This report outlines updated findings from the Mapping the Digital Gap project's second research visit to Tennant Creek and the seven town camps, that encircle the town. This Update Report is intended to assist local and regional agencies, leaders and residents to better understand barriers to digital inclusion, develop local strategies to address these barriers...

This submission to the 2024 Regional Telecommunications Review addresses the significant and persistent digital divide in regional and remote Australia. It argues that despite some improvements, regional and remote Australians continue to exhibit lower digital inclusion scores across Access, Affordability, and Digital Ability compared to the national average and metropolitan areas. It underscores the multifaceted...

This report outlines updated findings from a second research visit to Wadeye, a large coastal community in the West Daly region of the Northern Territory. The report presents research findings to date, compares survey results from 2022 and 2023, outlines changes in communications and media services and usage, and renews the analysis section with 2023...

Having reliable access to the internet is a fundamental part of everyday life — but not for everyone. Indigenous and northern communities are behind the rest of Canada in being able to access the internet at speeds needed to take advantage of essential online services, such as health care, education, banking and employment. To close...

Since technologies are not neutral, the principles underpinning digital technologies and their governance system are fundamental to protecting their capacity to foster, maintain and protect human rights. This paper identifies four areas of work that highlight the main opportunities for embracing democracy through an open and safe digital future, as well as the challenges to...