Tag: economy

Strategy

AIIA sets out election platform

By Charis Palmer | May 3, 2013 | Comment Now

Warns Govt of risks of not acting.

Telco/ISP

Socio-economic benefits of FTTH 'significant': study

By Juha Saarinen | Mar 28, 2013 | Comment Now

Benefits all round.

Software

Brisbane digital strategy launched

By Juha Saarinen | Mar 11, 2013 | Comment Now

Chief digital officer appointed.

Strategy

France looks at taxing user generated content

By Juha Saarinen | Jan 21, 2013 | Comment Now

Lifeblood of the digital economy.

Software

Fashion website takes top Deloitte Fast 50 spot

By Juha Saarinen | Nov 16, 2012 | Comment Now

Tech sector does well.

Training & Development

Australian Government agencies to trial teleworking

Nov 12, 2012 | Comment Now

Government aims for 12 percent of workforce to work from home.

Telco/ISP

Britain dumps internet blocking plans

Aug 4, 2011 | Comment Now

Reveals new details on planned piracy notification system.

Telco/ISP

Conroy talks up NBN participation

By Stephen Withers | Mar 11, 2011 | Comment Now

International experience highlights effort required.

Telco/ISP

Conroy wins bigger comms role

By Ry Crozier | Sep 11, 2010 | 23 Comments

Cabinet shake-up.

Strategy

Australia Post targets digital economy

By Liz Tay | Jul 27, 2010 | Comment Now

Strives to keep from being a ‘burden to the taxpayer’.

Strategy

Top 10 policy ideas from IIA's Digital Economy Paper

By Brett Winterford | Jul 26, 2010 | Comment Now

Comment: A concise guide.

Telco/ISP

UK's Digital Economy Bill passes into law

By Phil Muncaster | Apr 11, 2010 | 1 Comment

Digital Economy Act 2010 could still be altered in next parliament.

Telco/ISP

Conroy vows to tackle illegal file sharing

By Ben Grubb | Jul 15, 2009 | 19 Comments

Government promises to "facilitate" a solution.

Strategy

ACS wants Gershon savings put into ICT pilots

Dec 1, 2008 | Comment Now

Part of the $400m in yearly savings that the government is expected to get by implementing all of the Gershon report’s recommendations should be put back into ICT pilot ...

Finance

Secrets of the underground economy

By Kathryn Small | Dec 1, 2008 | Comment Now

In IRC channels and web-based forums, the underground economy is thriving, according to the latest year-long report by Symantec. Find out how much a botnet or a set of credit ...

Training & Development

Virtual economy is on the up

By Emma Hughes | Aug 23, 2008 | Comment Now

Sweatshops are far more fun than they used to be – multiplayer online games have given rise to an ever-growing virtual economy.

Telco/ISP

$20m iPhone injection could boost Aussie adoption of 3G

By Ashley Clark | Jul 14, 2008 | Comment Now

Market researcher IbisWorld has predicted that Friday’s launch of the iPhone across Australia delivered $20 million into the economy in just a matter of hours.

Security

Underworld economy runs on bots and spam

By Shaun Nichols | Apr 11, 2008 | Comment Now

The world of cybercrime is thriving on spam and the means of distributing it, say security experts..

Telco/ISP

Hostworks warns new Government to invest in broadband backbone

Nov 26, 2007 | Comment Now

Hostworks managing director, Marty Gauvin has warned the incoming Federal Government that Australia’s broadband infrastructure hinders the nation's ability to compete internatio...