On 29 September, member states of the International Telecommunications Union voted to elect Doreen Bogdan-Martin as the organisation’s next secretary-general. Bogdan-Martin—a US national who’s served in the ITU since 1994—was in contention for the top …
Governments will always be outpaced by technological innovation. The internet, or more broadly cyberspace, is a unique domain that governments have yet to successfully navigate as they have with land, sea, air and space. It …
For seven years, eSafety, Australia’s independent regulator for online safety, has led the world when it comes to keeping people safer online, especially the protection of children. As a small agency, we know better than …
Increasingly, people worry about the concentration of power in the digital environment, and the control that large companies exercise over users’ data and experiences online. The Australian government has opted to regulate ‘big tech’ for …
It’s never easy being first. There are no playbooks to thumb through and no clear footprints to follow to let you know you’re on track, or even that you’re heading in the right general direction. …
