CRCNA Northern Australia Communications Analysis: Communique

This project brings together a consortium of universities and industry partners to explore key issues of social and economic inclusion in the context of digital inclusion for developing Northern Australia. This consortium – led by QUT – has been commissioned by the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) to undertake a broad scoping activity to assess the ‘state of play’ for digital inclusion in Northern Australia.The purpose of this communique is to share insights from two forums we have organised in Cairns and Darwin to gain localised understandings of the challenges and opportunities for digital inclusion in the North. Hosted by the Cairns Institute (JCU) and the Northern Institute (CDU) in August and November respectively, these forums were attended by over 50 leaders and stakeholders from various sectors (government, health, agriculture, tourism, Indigenous enterprise, not-for-profit) and geographic areas (North Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia)