Families living on Mornington Island have to make compromises due to a lack of digital services – including missing out on cultural activities on Country .
Beyond the obvious risk of financial loss, cyberattacks can weaken our trust in digital infrastructure – and by extension, our trust in public institutions, too.
Internet cafe owner Kaleb Alemayehu checks a computer in Adama City, Ethiopia. Internet shutdowns are common.
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An absence of laws governing the digital space has allowed the government to tinker with internet accessibility as it sees fit.
Research by Relationships Australia released in 2018 revealed one in six Australians experience emotional loneliness, which means they lack meaningful relationships in their lives.
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There is heavy social media use among both the most lonely and least lonely people. So what exactly is the relationship between social media use and loneliness?
Our smartphones are made by rare earth metals, and consume large amounts of electricity.
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Last year, it was estimated data centres around the world generated the same amount of carbon emissions as created by the global airline industry’s fuel usage.
Online activities enable Sudan’s women to work at home without jeopardising social expectations.
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Learning to code is often presented as a solution to job market problems of the 21st century, but are students really learning the competencies they will need?
VAR is already proving controversial at this year’s World Cup.
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Britain has always been good at projecting its values to the world. It’s going to need that soft power once it leaves the EU.
High-tech startup success stories shouldn’t hide that the Indonesian economy and population are relying primarily on a myriad of micro and small businesses that are low-tech and low-growth.
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Micro-entrepreneurs make up the bulk of the Indonesian economy and population. But red tape and corruption are keeping them from entering the ‘formal’ sector.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has often spoken of the value of education and learning.
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