Telephutures

Posted on | July 22, 2010 | No Comments

Thanks to Andrew Davies and Antony Funnell for inviting me to be on Future Tense today. You can hear the program, “Ditching the Landline”, on the ABC website.

It was a nice coincidence to arrive at work to a copy of Genevieve Bell’s final report for the Adelaide Thinkers in Residence Program, Getting Connected, Staying Connected: Exploring South Australia’s Digital Futures. Her recommendations show what it would take to develop a “whole-of-government” approach to technology use and roll-out, and in particular, the need to invest in community hubs that enact connectedness beyond the individual home.

Genevieve’s ideas also reinforce the need to consider issues such as service provision, maintenance and disposal – the ongoing infrastructure that IT policy initiatives often overlook. As an anthropologist, she does this with requisite attention to the specifics of (South) Australia’s unique cultural and demographic make up.

Imagine if these recommendations could be implemented nationally…

Category: Web studies

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