Avoiding a fractured digital global economy

Digitalisation accelerated during the pandemic as societies adjusted to social distancing through rapid responses in healthcare, education and service delivery but a global governance deficit and geopolitics are contributing to a digitally divided global economy.

The Christmas gifts that keep giving – your data away

It’s exciting to get tech gifts for Christmas, but few of us stop to consider how our new devices may open channels between ourselves and cyber criminals. With this in mind, here are some simple tips to help you lock down your digital footprint this year.

Economic and social participation depend on digital inclusion

Digital inclusion is a key challenge in social justice, as the opportunity and ability to use technology allows disadvantaged people to improve their education and skills, enhancing their quality of life and economic wellbeing.

The future of ASEAN is digital, but Australia crawls at a dial-up pace

In spite of Australia emphasising its need to engage with the Asia Pacific, its digital engagement with ASEAN still lags behind their advances.

Privacy matters

Public concern about the use of their online data by technology corporations and the government continues to grow. The solution may not always require new controls and regulations, but the enforcement of current law in the new digital world.

Two data points can pinpoint you in open transport records

Last year, 15 million partially redacted public transport passenger details were posted online. It took Melbourne University researchers very little time to re-identify themselves and others, highlighting a risk to privacy.

“Why technology favors tyranny”: only part of the story?

Australia’s leading expert on privacy and data ownership, Malcolm Crompton, responds to a recent article by Yuval Noah Harari, the bestselling author of Sapiens.

Digital solutions can boost Asian women’s workplace roles

The digital economy is expanding rapidly in Asia and creating new opportunities for women.

Surviving digital disruption will take more than just technology

Australia must educate its leaders and empower its population as well as invest in new technology to adjust to the economic disruption and social changes in the world today.

Will Asia’s digital integration be derailed?

Governments increasingly distrust each other over online issues such as cybersecurity, data and taxation. The internet is not the globalist nirvana many expected, instead the digital frontier is where globalisation ends.

6 ways to clean up online in 2019

Data breaches, malware attacks and microtargeted personalized advertising spoiled our “digital lives’ in 2018, but taking some simple steps can produce a better and safer online experience for us all this year.

Digital Earth and data cities

Today’s smart cities rely on electronic networks and are planned with data from space, but how do people fit into this new digital age?