The #Optusoutage has particular ramifications and opportunities for remote Australia. I'm really pleased to provide some thoughts on this in my first-ever op-ed, in Griffith University's Englighten.
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What a hoot to publish alongside my former colleagues and recent PhD graduates from @qutdmrc. Congratulations on your sole-authored papers @s1223coulibaly and @Ollie_Eklund!
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MIA #OpenAccess article from issue #189: @s1223coulibaly from @qutdmrc explores health (mis)information sharing on WhatsApp in African migrant and refugee communities, including the role of technological affordances & difficulties in content moderation.
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Happening now! @dezuanni, lead CI for our ARC Linkage on digital inclusion in low-income families, debunks the assumption that there is a 'safety net' for people who can't get a reliable, affordable connection or complete essential tasks online @qutdmrc
And Kim Osman delivers the first of several recommendations to help close the digital divide between low-income families and other Australians. Telcos need to offer products in ways that don't exclude certain segments of the population from their services ...
I'm delighted to share this paper authored by an all-woman team, comprised of Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers. We did our best to represent the voices of First Nations people, taking a non-deficit approach to unpack the everyday digital choices families make.
I am humbled to publish this article alongside colleagues (editors & authors) I hold in such high esteem. It brings together 6 years of fieldwork & scholarship on rural digital inclusion in Australia. It's been a wonderful journey & it's not over yet!🦘
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Yesterday, at the magnificent Cloncurry Shire Hall, I had the opportunity to share some thoughts about digitally skilling a farming workforce for data futures. @NationalFarmers & @AgForceQLD, thanks for including me in the conversation & hosting me on the road. @GriffithBiz
After an excellent meal at the Wagon Wheel last night, it's a cool start to a full day forum in Cloncurry talking workforce, skills and digital tech with @NationalFarmers and @AgForceQLD
With digital identified as a key economic accelerator, Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) committed to the development of the Greater Whitsunday Digital Roadmap to guide the next phase of digital infrastructure investment and activity. #DNA23#DevelopingNorthernAustralia
It was terrific to be included on this panel to help shape the agenda for enabling infrastructure in NA. Looking forward to further conversations with @NAIFAustralia and others to progress holistic telecommunications solutions for the North. #digitalinclusion@GriffithBiz
I'm really excited to see this article out, the first of several articles in our special issue on #homelessness and #mobilemedia that explores meanings and practices of homelessness from around the world, co-edited by @willmarler Maren Hartmann, David Lowis and myself.