Routinely ranked among countries with the highest restrictions on Internet use in the world, Cuba's only telecommunications firm recently activiated two undersea fiber optic cables, drastically increasing access. This report explores the impact this will have on the island's information economy. Summary: Although Cuba is routinely listed alongside China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia as one...

Government has charged the Government Chief Information Officer (GCIO) with leading government ICT to provide system-wide assurance, enable integrated digital service delivery, and deliver sustainable business savings of $100 million per year by 2017. The Strategy and Action Plan is the response to this challenge. It sets out an action plan to transform service delivery...

This report traces how the technological revolution of the past few decades has created a new corporate world of Internet-based companies that have become the new gatekeepers of information. It offers recommendations for addressing the role of the new information gatekeepers in the age of the Internet.

This release contains details of internet activity supplied by Internet Service Providers in Australia with more than 1,000 active subscribers. It includes information on internet subscribers and their type of access connection, the type of user (i.e. business/household), the volume of data downloaded, the speed of internet connection and the location of the subscriber (by...

A 2013 update of the Guide is now available. The Guide aims to cut through the technical and political debate surrounding the establishment of the National Broadband Network (NBN) by providing accessible, jargon-free information about what the NBN will mean for Australians. Consumers can view a Quick Guide or a more detailed version on the...