Digital communications
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Tangible outcomes of internet use: from digital skills to tangible outcomes project report
In the past decade, digital divide discussions have moved from discussions of use or non-use, to a more nuanced recognition of different types and levels of access, motivation, skills and Internet use in a discourse that centres around digital inclusion and inequality. However, there remain challenges in measurement and conceptualisation. In 2014, the authors of...
Submission
Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015 submission
This submission from the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) is about steps to prevent online piracy using systems such as geoblocking.
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Toward a social compact for digital privacy and security
Executive summary The Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG) was established in January 2014 to articulate and advance a strategic vision for the future of Internet governance. In recent deliberations, the Commission discussed the potential for a damaging erosion of trust in the absence of a broad social agreement on norms for digital privacy and...
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The global information technology report 2015
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are transforming our economies and societies. Since 2001, The Global Information and Technology Report series and the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) have been taking the pulse of the ICT revolution worldwide. The NRI identifies the capacity of countries to leveraging ICT, by assessing the overall political and business environment, the...
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The digital-only media consumer: Key findings from a conversation with all-digital millenials
This study offers insight on the digital-onlys, a sub-population of Millennials who only consume media through digital platforms. Based on informal group conversations with 16 to 34 year-olds, the study provides a snapshot of their daily media consumption and preliminary answers to why they regard digital content as the norm. These findings reveal that some...