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Continued growth in internet access by Australian farms: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Report

The percentage of Australian farms with access to the Internet continues to increase according to results from a June 2002 survey released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). An estimated 48% of farms had access to the Internet, up by 14% since June 2000. Farm access to a computer increased by 4%, to 62%, in the same time period.

Not all farms with computer and Internet access used these technologies for business purposes. Figures showed more than 9 in 10 farms with access to the Internet and more than 4 in 5 with access to a computer used these technologies for business purposes.
Click here for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Report

News & Media Releases

Comindico Presence a Boost to Regional Telcommunications
Competition for telecommunications services in regional Victoria received a boost today with the opening of the Victorian office of an Australian-owned national telecommunications company.
Extension of Broadband Services in Regional Queensland
Six thousand Riverside Gardens residents in regional Queensland will have access to high speed ADSL broadband technology by the end of March as part of the Australian Government and Telstra's response to the Regional Telecommunications Inquiry.
ICTs for Intercultural Dialogue - A Project for Indigenous People
Preserving indigenous peoples’ cultural resources by fostering access to ICT, thus contributing to narrowing the digital divide – this is the aim of new project entitled "ICTs for Intercultural Dialogue. Developing communication capacities of indigenous peoples (ICT4ID)" that UNESCO has recently launched.
Improving the Lives of the Elderly With Information Technology
Enriching the quality of life of the ageing population through information and communications technology would be impossible without meaningful public diplomacy, according to one of the keynote speakers at a meeting held at United Nations.
Labor Says NOIE's Nine Lives Have Run Out
Media release of Senator Lundy on Labor's decision to shut down the National Office of the Information Economy.
Maximising the Benefits of the Information Economy
The Australian Government has refocussed its efforts to maximise the benefits of information and communications technology (ICT) to the community, business and to the delivery of government services.
New Internet Access for Kindergartens Across Vic
More than 1,200 Victorian community and not-for-profit kindergartens would have broadband internet access for the first time through a new $5 million IT program, Premier Steve Bracks said today (22 March 2004)
New project to recruit mature age Job Seekers in IT Industry
Forty mature age job seekers and those with a disability will be helped to find work in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry under a new Australian Government project.
Tassie Towns Benefit from Broadband Services
Forty-six towns in rural Tasmania will soon benefit from improved delivery of education and health services through the rollout of broadband technology.

Conferences

Australian Electronic Governance Conference - 14 and 15 April
The Conference will provide an opportunity to take stock of the practice and the promise of digital technologies, by drawing together academics, practitioners, and policy makers in the fields of electronic governance, participation, and democracy.
Australian Telecommunications Users Group 2004 Conference
ATUG’s 20TH Annual Conference, ATUG 2004, will be held in Sydney at the Inter-Continental Hotel on 3-4 March 2004.
Communities in Control 2004: Revolution in Community - Why? How? Now!
Sustainability and Community Technology: What Does This Mean for Community Informatics?
The Monash University Centre for Community Networking Research is the host for the 2004 Community Informatics Research Network Conference and Colloquium, to be held at the Monash Centre, Prato, Italy, 29 September to 1 October, 2004.

New Service Announcement

National Broadband Adviser for education
The National Broadband Adviser will work to improve the availability and price of broadband services for education.

Reports

Australia on-line: small country towns digitally disadvantaged
Small country towns were the least likely to have used home computers and the Internet, according to a new study based on 2001 Census data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issues broadband take-up figures - September 2003
An update of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's Snapshot of Broadband Deployment was issued today (4/3/2004).
Jump in Broadband Subscribers to Internet
Large numbers of Australians are now experiencing the Internet at high speed according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Internet Activity report.
Victorian schools were stocked with ageing computers, while computer-to-student ratios were worsening, the state opposition warned today.
Article in The Age, March 22, 2004

Training

Free mc2 Training
Free two-hour training to make the most of the interative features of mc2.
Tips on Safe Chats
New tips page to help young persons chat safely.

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