Scott is a Senior Research Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology’s Institute for Social Research and at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Creative Industries and Innovation. He has more than twenty years’ experience as a social researcher, both at Swinburne and in the private sector. Scott is the author of numerous articles analysing the social impact of new technologies. He is currently managing the Australian component of the World Internet Project, a global survey of internet use and non-use.