Social network sites, online games, video-sharing sites, and gadgets such as iPods and mobile phones are now fixtures of youth culture. They have so permeated young lives that it is hard to believe that less than a decade ago these technologies barely existed. Today?s youth may be coming of age and struggling for autonomy and...

Technological forms of exclusion are a reality for significant segments of the UK population and can reinforce and deepen existing disadvantages, according to this report. It offers policy recommendations and describes ways in which digital inclusion research can be improved. This study was commissioned to investigate the extent to which social exclusion and digital exclusion...

This speech by ACMA Chairman Chris Chapman: ? provides a snapshot of Australians? participation in the emerging digital economy; ? touches on some of the challenges to that participation; and ? considers the collaborative, multi-layered approach that ACMA sees as necessary in the changing media landscape. It was presented to the Digital Economy Forum, Melbourne...

You've heard of 'fair trade' coffee. Well what about 'fair trade' media. Is it possible to develop a labelling system that would give people confidence in the ethical values of the sites they view? Ellie Rennie, Research Fellow at CCI and Swinburne University's Institute for Social Research says, "In the new media environment there are...

This discussion paper aims to stimulate ideas and comments about the future roles of Australia's two national broadcasters, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Special Broadcasting Service, as part of a review of the two organisations.