Digital inclusion in central Australia: what is it and what makes it different?

IF 1.1 Q3 SOCIOLOGY
J. Guenther, Ben Smede, Metta Young
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Abstract

ABSTRACT Based on an evaluation of the inDigiMOB project, auspiced by First Nations Media Australia, this article examines the role of a programme designed to improve digital inclusion for people living in town camps and remote communities of central Australia. Increasingly, Australians are expected to use technology to access health, government, utility, and education services. Over the last three years, inDigiMOB has been testing a model using local “Digital Mentors” to support a transfer of essential digital skills and knowledge to community members. The evaluation identified a number of enabling mechanisms that have led to several important outcomes. These outcomes are employability skills, essential access to technology, and basic literacy, as well as maintaining language and culture, which are supported through organisational structures and relationships. The article concludes by responding to the question: Does the “place” of central Australia change how digital inclusion should be pursued as an outcome?
澳大利亚中部的数字包容:它是什么,是什么使它与众不同?
摘要基于澳大利亚第一民族媒体对inDigiMOB项目的评估,本文探讨了一项旨在改善澳大利亚中部城镇营地和偏远社区居民数字包容性的计划的作用。越来越多的澳大利亚人希望利用技术获得医疗、政府、公用事业和教育服务。在过去的三年里,inDigiMOB一直在测试一种使用当地“数字导师”的模式,以支持向社区成员转移基本的数字技能和知识。评价确定了一些促成机制,这些机制产生了若干重要成果。这些成果是就业技能、获得技术的基本途径和基本识字能力,以及通过组织结构和关系支持的保持语言和文化。文章最后回答了这样一个问题:澳大利亚中部的“位置”是否会改变数字包容性的追求方式?
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Rural Society
Rural Society SOCIOLOGY-
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