internet

Online media use in Australia 2007-2011

sewing — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:35:41 +1100

This submission made to the Independent Media Inquiry presents and analyses data from the Australian component of the World Internet Project. The data shows that the internet has quickly become a key news and information source for Australians. Online official news sources mostly run by existing 'offline' news organisations dominate. The data also points to most consumers reluctance to pay for news and information delivered online.

World Internet Project (Australia)

Online Retail in Australia 2007-2011

sewing — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:50:32 +1000

This submission was made to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into the economic structure and performance of the Australian retail industry. It presents and analyses World Internet Project data from surveys undertaken in 2007, 2009 and 2011 to help the Commission understand the state of play in online retail in Australia.

World Internet Project (Australia)

Older Australians and the Internet

shaukka — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:44:43 +1000

In late 2009, Sandra Haukka secured funding from the auDA Foundation to explore what older Australians who never or rarely use the Internet (referred to as ‘non-users’) know about the types of online products and services available to them, and how they might use these products and services to improve their daily life. This project aims to support current and future strategies and initiatives by:

Creative Workforce 2.0

Home internet for remote Indigenous communities

mcummins — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:44:12 +1000

This report documents the circumstances and experiences of 3 remote Indigenous communities in central Australia and outlines the reasons for the low level of internet take-up, and considers the future prospects for ‘home internet’ in these communities.

Creative Industries and Innovation Policy

Who’s a Global Citizen? Julian Assange, WikiLeaks and the Australian Media Reaction

alawrence — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:24:35 +1000

The global release of 250,000 United States Embassy diplomatic cables to selected media sites worldwide through the WikiLeaks web site was arguably the major global media event of 2010. As well as the implications of the content of the cables for international politics and diplomacy, the actions of WikiLeaks and its controversial editor-in-chief, the Australian Julian Assange, bring together a range of arguments about how the media, news and journalism are being transformed in the 21st century.

The Internet: An Introduction to New Media

alawrence — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:16:07 +1000

Life without the internet, a very new technology, seems almost unimaginable for most people in western nations. Today the internet is intrinsic to media and communications, entertainment, politics, defence, business, banking, education and administrative systems as well as to social interaction. The Internet disentangles this extraordinarily complex information and communication technology from its place in our daily lives, allowing it to be examined anew.

CCI News

CCi Digital Futures 2010: The Internet in Australia

sewing — Mon, 17 May 2010 14:40:15 +1000

This report presents findings from the second survey of the Australian component of the World Internet Project. This survey is a project of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation at the Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology.

This report provides an overview of the study, presenting a broad picture of the Internet in Australia, with comparisons to our earlier 2007 study, and to the international findings of our partners in the World Internet Project.

World Internet Project (Australia)

Untangling the net: the scope of content caught by mandatory internet filtering

alawrence — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:50:19 +1100

The following report considers a number of key challenges the Australian Federal Government faces in designing the regulatory framework and the reach of its planned mandatory internet filter. Previous reports on the mandatory filtering scheme have concentrated on the filtering technologies, their efficacy, their cost and their likely impact on the broadband environment. This report focuses on the scope and the nature of content that is likely to be caught by the proposed filter and on identifying associated public policy implications.

Creative Industries and Innovation Policy

Who will pay for online news?

alawrence — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:30:34 +1000

With the revenue downturn for Fairfax Media being announced on Monday, I got the call from Ashley Hall at the ABC’s PM program to give my opinion. At 2.45pm I may not have been sure that I had an opinion, but the nature of the relationship between news journalists and academics is that it would be good for all concerned if you could get an opinion, and give that to us to put on air. With Crikey publisher Eric Beecher and former ACCC head Allan Fels also offering their opinions, I was in good company on the PM program.

Squeezing blood from a turnip

alawrence — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:22:10 +1000

A pyrrhic victory for the American recording industry shows that fast broadband and new applications demand a rethink of the law, writes Julian Thomas on Inside Story.

Creative Commons and Open Content Licensing