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IN THE NEWS: 2021 ACCAN Grants round opening soon, Regional Tech Hub launches, and more.
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ACCAN Grants Program funds projects to enable research on telecommunications issues, represent telecommunications consumers, or create educational tools which empower consumers to understand telecommunications products and services and make decisions in their own interests. Contact the Grants team to find out more today. [ACCAN]
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The newly launched Regional Tech Hub will help to improve the digital literacy of Australians in regional, rural and remote areas by providing a one-stop source of independent, practical advice. [ABC News]
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ACCAN recently made a submission to the Digital Industry Groups (DIGI) consultation on their voluntary industry Code on disinformation. The Code has been developed in response to ‘Regulating in the Digital Age: Government Response and Implementation Roadmap for the Digital Platforms Inquiry’. The Code outlines what the digital platforms will do to address concerns regarding disinformation and credibility signaling for news content in the Australian context. [ACCAN]
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Consumer groups Financial Rights Legal Centre, Consumer Action Law Centre and Financial Counselling Australia have called for a “radical” overhaul of privacy laws they say will provide greater protections for consumers to counterbalance the “increased use and exploitation of big data by business and industry”. [iTWire]
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An Australian-first study led by Curtin University has found that while around 80 per cent of the country’s blind and low vision community own a smartphone, many users are finding limitations with the technology, such as general features being inaccessible or unaccommodating. [Curtin University]
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An investigation from the industry ombudsman found the telcos were not always able to meet the needs of victims of family violence, especially with the handling of personal information and financial assistance. [CRN]
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Consumers are benefiting from faster download speeds, as retail service providers now deliver on average more than 94 per cent of plan speed in the busy evening with some monitored services regularly achieving higher speeds than expected by consumers, according to a new ACCC report. [ACCC]
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The South Australian government is set to ban mobile phones in public primary schools in a major push to keep technology out of the classroom. [7News]
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Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) builder has rolled out the first of its planned emergency network services, flagging the locations of nearly 100 such services set to be established by the end of the year. [ARN]
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