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A report from the Australian Federal Government has found that Australians would rather use the Internet to interact with government services than to talk to someone face to face. According to Interacting with Government 2009, people  aged 55 to 64 were also the most frequent users of the Internet as a means of interaction with …

A new report from the US Federal Communications Commission has shown that when it comes to the ongoing development of online service delivery it is important to remember that not everyone is so readily able to join in. The survey of 5005 Americans taken in late 2009 found that 78 percent of adults were Internet …

Australia’s media ownership laws have long been contentious, placing barriers on cross ownership of media and restricting (for better or worse, depending on your point of view) the reach that media companies can have across Australia’s population. It’s long been touted that these restrictions become meaningless in a broadband age, where a TV station for …

Smart grid technologies offer to save power companies potentially millions of dollars by helping them to better manage their networks, while saving consumers potentially hundreds by helping them manage their consumption. So it’s not surprising then to hear that NSW energy retailer EnergyAustralia is in talks with the National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) to …