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Open data and Earth observations

Abstract Earth observations (EO) represent a growing and valuable resource for many scientific, research and practical applications carried out by users around the world. Access to EO data for some...

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Economic benefit of the National Broadband Network

This paper argues that all regions benefit from the NBN but the economic effects are greater in the major cities because of their larger economic activity. Executive summary This paper is a partial...

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Rivers of red threaten the future of the reef

It's going to take the reinvention of 10,000 farms to improve water quality and repair the Great Barrier Reef, and there's new evidence that sediment from farms producing Australia's favourite...

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Positive disruption: healthcare, ageing and participation in the age of...

Australia is on the cusp of two of the greatest disruptive transformations in history: the ageing of the population and a technological revolution. How the nation manages with both of these prospects...

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Five-year spectrum outlook 2015 –19: The ACMA’s spectrum demand analysis and...

The object of the ACMA’s Five-year spectrum outlook (FYSO) is to outline the fundamental issues that affect spectrum requirements and management over the next five years. It outlines the ACMA’s...

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Beyond 2020— A spectrum management strategy to address the growth in mobile...

The spectrum management implications of the growth in demand for mobile broadband capacity continue to be important issues for the ACMA. Mobile broadband spectrum management is one area where the ACMA...

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Net neutrality developments in the European Union

Introduction This contribution will consider current moves in the European Union (EU) to legislate net neutrality regulation at the regional level. The existing regulatory landscape governing Internet...

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Students, computers and learning: making the connection

Explores how education systems and schools are integrating ICT into students’ learning experiences. Summary Are there computers in the classroom? Does it matter? Students, Computers and Learning:...

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Digital humanities

Digital Humanities: It’s the coming together of digital computing technology and human cultural artefacts. This academic discipline embraces a variety of topics, from curating online collections to...

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Americans' views on mobile etiquette

Summary of findings Cellphones and smartphones have become a mainstay in the lives of many Americans, and this has introduced new challenges into how users and non-users alike approach basic social...

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Open budget data: mapping the landscape

This report offers analysis of the emerging issue of open budget data, which has begun to gain traction amongst advocates and practitioners of financial transparency. Issues and initiatives associated...

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State of the art 2015: a literature review of social media intelligence...

Overview This paper is a review of how information and insight can be drawn from open social media sources. It focuses on the specific research techniques that have emerged, the capabilities they...

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The state of broadband 2015: Broadband as a foundation for sustainable...

Every year, the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Digital Development ‘State of Broadband’ report takes the pulse of the global broadband industry and explores progress in broadband connectivity....

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Technology and Australia's future: new technologies and their role in...

Technology and Australia’s Future examines how technology has changed in the past, how it will continue to change in the future and what one can consequently say about the impacts of new technologies...

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Point of view: overflow in science and its implications for trust

Abstract To explore increasing concerns about scientific misconduct and data irreproducibility in some areas of science, we interviewed a number of senior biomedical researchers. These interviews...

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Mozilla Cybersecurity Delphi 1.0: Towards a user-centric policy framework

Government cybersecurity paradigms that focus heavily on securing critical infrastructure should shift and expand to consider a much wider array of connected users and devices, types of actors, and...

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Scientific cooperation in the South China Sea: another lever for China?

Overview Security issues in the South China Sea are often studied, whereas analysis of scientific cooperation in those waters is rare, thinly spread and short. This paper looks at shared priorities,...

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Internet activity, Australia, June 2015

This release presents results from the Internet Activity Survey (IAS) conducted in respect of the three months ended 30 June 2015. The ABS counts the number of subscribers that have an internet...

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The Australian internet security initiative: interviews with industry...

Based on interviews with participants in the AISI, this report reveals how the AISI is valued and the important role it plays in how internet service providers manage malware. Executive summary The...

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Get off my cloud

A European court ruling presages a transatlantic battle over data protection and privacy. Even before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) struck down the “safe-harbour” privacy pact between the...

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