What are politicians saying at this Federal election in relation to seniors from multicultural backgrounds? As part of The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria’s (ECCV) policy advocacy on behalf of seniors from non-English speaking backgrounds, ECCV wrote letters to the Greens, Australian Labor Party, and Liberal Party of Australia asking each party five questions in...

A complacent government could easily adopt a wait-and-see approach when it comes to the effects of technology on our economy, but a report from the Productivity Commission advocates what governments need to do to confront digital disruption - get out of its way, writes Jim Minifie.

The Australian Government is investing in the digital transformation agenda to make it easier for individuals and businesses to access government services. The push to move government service delivery online and the speed of reforms require adequate consideration of, and tailored responses to, accessibility issues regarding the online information provision and service delivery.

The disruptive potential of digital technologies has become a hot topic in recent years. There are calls for governments to add or remove regulations, invest in digital start ups, and protect the jobs of workers threatened by new ways of doing business. This research paper reviews and interprets expert opinion on disruption in order to...

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...