scholarly journals Ideology-Driven Telecommunications Market Leads to a Second-Rate Outcome

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. ii-vi
Author(s):  
Mark A Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Television Broadcasting ◽  
Broadband Network ◽  
The Future ◽  
Telecommunications Market

Papers in the December 2020 issue of the Journal include a discussion about the parlous state of television broadcasting in Australia, 6G and the future of the National Broadband Network. The digital economy is a focus, with papers on tax risk assessment and assurance and the use of e-commerce by MSEs in Indonesia. Global telecommunications markets are struggling to move beyond the 20th century thinking and ideology-driven decision making that pervades many governments. Telecommunications use has surged as work from home has become normalised, yet the digital divide and second-rate outcomes abound as the result of poor decision making by government. Dr Leith Campbell takes over as the Managing Editor in January 2021. The Journal welcomes contributions on telecommunications and the digital economy.

scholarly journals The Future of Australia’s NBN Continued

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. ii-iv
Author(s):  
Copyeditor JTDE
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Broadband Network ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Internet Of Things

TelSoc has held its first forum on the future of Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN). Three papers from that forum are published in this issue. TelSoc is planning a second forum, discussing the user potential of the NBN, in October 2019. The historical reprint in this issue is also NBN-related about online learning. The technical papers in this issue concern architectural issues in the Internet of Things and cybersecurity. The Journal welcomes further contributions on telecommunications and the digital economy.        

Child protection, risk assessment and blame ideology

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Gillingham ◽  
Leah Bromfield
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Risk Society ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
The Future

In this article we use qualitative data drawn from a sample of child protection cases to demonstrate how the process of attributing blame to parents and carers for child maltreatment is a significant influence on decisionmaking, sometimes to the detriment of assessing the future safety of children. We focus on two cases which both demonstrate how the process of apportioning blame can lead to decisions which might not be considered to be in the best interests of the children concerned. We conceptualise blame as an ‘ideology’ with its roots in the discourse of the ‘risk society’, perpetuated and sustained by the technology of risk assessment. The concept of blame ideology is offered as an addition to theory which seeks to explain the influences on decision making in child protection practice.

scholarly journals Australian Wholesale Telecommunications Reforms

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Mark A Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Telecommunications Industry ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Telecommunications Infrastructure ◽  
National Priority ◽  
Broadband Network ◽  
The Government ◽  
Telecommunications Market ◽  
Essential Service

The Australian telecommunications market has been reshaped with the introduction of the National Broadband Network (NBN), arguably a short-term renationalisation of the fixed-access telecommunications infrastructure. The NBN rollout commenced in 2009 and is expected to be completed by 2021. The telecommunications market has evolved rapidly as the NBN has taken shape and it is anticipated that the telecommunications industry will seek a period of certainty following the NBN’s completion. This paper considers what the government of the day should do with the NBN after the NBN is built and fully operational in 2022. It discusses four options for the ownership of NBN Co beyond 2022 and describes arguments for and against each option. Telecommunications provides an essential service, is central to the nation’s participation in the global digital economy, and the management of telecommunications infrastructure is a national priority.

Reducing Risk in Information Search Activities

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Brindley ◽  
Bob Ritchie
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Key Terms

This chapter proposes that the initial perceptions of uncertainty and risk relating to decision making are unlikely to be modified irrespective of the quantity or quality of the information transmitted and processed by the decision maker. It argues that initial risk perceptions and decisions are fairly robust even when confronted with contradictory information. The chapter begins by offering definitions of the key terms such as risk, uncertainty, and the components of the digital economy. The authors then provide an overview of risk assessment and associated management processes before moving onto an examination of the contribution of intelligence and information to risk resolution. A case scenario provides a practical illustration of the issues raised.

‘Walking on ice’: The future of parole in a risk-obsessed society

2019 ◽  
pp. 136248061988055
Author(s):  
Monica Barry
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Future ◽  
Key Drivers ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Risk Assessment And Management

The aim of risk assessment and management in criminal justice is increasingly about minimizing opportunities to create harm to the public rather than maximizing opportunities to create change in offenders. This seems to be particularly the case in respect of parole, where the balance of public protection with rehabilitation has become increasingly unstable in prioritizing the former. This article examines parole decision making and management within the UK from the perspectives of both high risk offenders on licence and parole professionals. It discusses two key drivers to burgeoning recall rates: the stringency of licence conditions and the propensity of professionals to recall in the name of risk elimination rather than risk reduction. The article concludes that the effectiveness of parole is in question, not least in enabling re-entry and reintegration of high risk prisoners. In particular, the future sustainability of parole itself is deemed to be under threat.

scholarly journals The NBN Futures Project

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-44
Author(s):  
Jim Holmes ◽  
Leith Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Policy Positions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Broadband Network ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Government ◽  
Policy Discussion

Over the past 20 years the provision of broadband services in Australia has become a matter of contention. The National Broadband Network (NBN) and longer-term plans for the way in which it will be structured and operate into the future have been caught up in this. The potential sale by the government of NBN Co, the developer of the NBN, in the next few years has brought greater urgency to considering the longer-term future of the NBN. An NBN Futures Project, whose aims are explained in this article, is promoting public and policy discussion through TelSoc (the Telecommunications Association) on the NBN and its future, with the aim of building consensus and common ground as a basis for developing public policy for the future. TelSoc’s role is not to advocate particular policy positions, but to provide media and forums for ensuring that critical analysis and discussion does occur and is shared as widely as possible. The Project promotes articles in the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, together with forums, talks and other events. This article describes the NBN Futures Project and how it envisages that it will make a difference.

scholarly journals Digital Divide of Russia's Regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 05011
Author(s):  
Aibika Beksultanova ◽  
Liza Gaisumova ◽  
Movsar Eniev
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Economic Structure ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Strategic Decision Making ◽  
Income Levels ◽  
Changing World

Digital technologies in all spheres of life are becoming an increasingly necessary requirement of the current era, an imperative for states that want to ensure themselves a foothold in an ever-changing world. It is no coincidence that the Digital Economy has become one of Russia's key programs to shape the country's future. This paper analyses the digital divide between cities by comparing settlements of different sizes, economic structure, income levels and histories. Such comparisons provide a voluminous analysis of the digitalisation of the country as a whole, assisting in strategic decision-making in both government and business. The analysis leads to conclusions and proposes key directions for a possible program of action for the regions.

scholarly journals Australian Wholesale Telecommunications Reforms

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Mark A Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Telecommunications Industry ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Telecommunications Infrastructure ◽  
National Priority ◽  
Broadband Network ◽  
The Government ◽  
Telecommunications Market ◽  
Essential Service

The Australian telecommunications market has been reshaped with the introduction of the National Broadband Network (NBN), arguably a short-term renationalisation of the fixed-access telecommunications infrastructure. The NBN rollout commenced in 2009 and is expected to be completed by 2021. The telecommunications market has evolved rapidly as the NBN has taken shape and it is anticipated that the telecommunications industry will seek a period of certainty following the NBN’s completion. This paper considers what the government of the day should do with the NBN after the NBN is built and fully operational in 2022. It discusses four options for the ownership of NBN Co beyond 2022 and describes arguments for and against each option. Telecommunications provides an essential service, is central to the nation’s participation in the global digital economy, and the management of telecommunications infrastructure is a national priority.

scholarly journals 5G and Wi-Fi 6 Milestones

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. ii-iv
Author(s):  
Mark A Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Cellular Networks ◽  
Mobile Network ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
System Management ◽  
Mobile Cellular ◽  
Mobile Cellular Networks ◽  
Broadband Network ◽  
The Future ◽  
Mobile Network Operators ◽  
The U.S

Papers in the March 2020 issue of the Journal include discussion on the future of the $51 billion National Broadband Network (NBN), IoT device and system management and the mobile cellular networks in Indonesia. The Telecommunications Association is hosting public forums on the future of the NBN in 2020 at RMIT University in Melbourne. The Australian mobile network operators continue to rollout 5G and Telstra has announced a 5G milestone. In the U.S., the FCC has announced the allocation of 1,200 MHz in the 6 GHz band for unlicensed use including Wi-Fi 6. The Journal welcomes contributions on telecommunications and the digital economy.

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