Telecommunications giant Telefónica, in conjunction with academics from London’s Imperial College Business School, George Mason University, and the University of Pécs compiled the Index on Digital Life to measure the global digital economy. Rather then measuring each country's infrastructure, the Index focuses on three key dimensions of a country’s capacity to embrace and improve the...

The Open Government Partnership is an international initiative that provides a platform for reformers inside and outside governments around the world to develop reforms that “promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption and harness new technologies to strengthen governance”. This article provides an update on where things are at with the OGP process and argues for...

Today, the Internet of Things and cheaper telemetry means we now have unprecedented volumes of data. This data can be aggregated and pooled, helping to maximise benefits for consumers. Technology consultancy, Gartner estimates that there will be 4.9 billion connected devices in use by the end of 2015 – and 26 billion by 2020. This...

The sharing economy and on-demand services are weaving their way into the lives of (some) Americans, raising difficult issues around jobs, regulation and the potential emergence of a new digital divide. The Pew Research Centre surveyed 4.787 American adults – its first-ever comprehensive study of the scope and impact of the shared, collaborative and on-demand...

This paper reports on a study conducted in 2014 and 2015 that explored the accessibility of eLearning for students with disabilities studying fully online in Australia. Executive Summary The study looked at students studying through Open Universities Australia (OUA). OUA brings together 15 different independent higher education institutions to teach students fully online across a...