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ACCAN administers an Independent Grants Scheme aimed to support consumer research and consumer representation that helps us achieve our strategic goals
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Charles Sturt University
This project and its report outlines regional and rural consumer understandings of smart technologies and their applications in North West New South Wales, Australia. It identifies consumer engagement with digital infrastructure, the changing nature of development and planning in a digital context and the impact of smart services on social relations.
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Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
This project focuses on giving a voice to how seniors perceive risk associated with ICT usage and ownership.
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Wamboin Communications Action Group Inc.
This project assisted regional and rural areas to effectively engage with their local communities and build a business case for the implementation of network capabilities to support their current and future needs. The project delivered a set of resources that can be applied across regional, rural and remote areas to help communities identify local requirements to achieve better Internet connectivity to support their economic and social growth.
Read more: Achieve Better Broadband for Regional Communities
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Centre for Accessibility
In 2021, the Centre For Accessibility (CFA) Australia undertook research to improve the accessibility of websites and apps provided by the telecommunications sector.
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Children and Media Australia (Formerly ACCM)
Grant Round: 2020
Amount: $48,000
Read more: Apps Can Trap - Tips for Protecting Children’s Privacy
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Deakin University
Read more: Enhancing Consumer Awareness of Privacy and the Internet of Things
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Monash University, Automated Society Working Group
Grant round: 2019
Amount: $49,579
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First Nations Media Australia
Grant round: 2019
Amount: $49,670
Read more: Indigenous Community Perspectives and Experiences of Digital Inclusion
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SACOSS (South Australian Council of Social Service)
Grant Round: 2019
Amount: $99,112
Read more: Connectivity Costs II: Telecommunications Affordability and Waged Poor Households
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WEstjustice
Grant Round: 2019
Amount awarded: $50,000
Read more: Newly-Arrived Consumers Telecommunications Advocacy Project
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UTS Faculty of Law, UNE School of Law
Grant round: 2017-18
Amount: $50,603
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James Cook University, Cairns Institute
Grant round: 2017-18
Amount: $36,000
Read more: Connectivity and digital inclusion in Far North Queensland agricultural communities