Program objectives
Working in partnership with industry, government and community organisations, this program uses innovative digital ethnographic and co-design methods to understand, intervene, and advocate for digital access and literacy as vital elements of social inclusion. We help equip citizens and consumers with the knowledge and skills to confidently, effectively and ethically navigate the increasingly complex digital media environment; and we deliver actionable new knowledge of the structural conditions and circumstances that impact on equitable and safe participation in the digital society.
Program Leader: Assoc Prof Michael Dezuanni
- Prof Michael Dezuanni Program Leader - Digital Inclusion & Participation
- Prof Jean Burgess Associate Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society
- Dr Elija Cassidy Senior Lecturer, School of Communication
- Prof Marcus Foth Professor, Urban Informatics
- Dr Bridget Harris Lecturer, Faculty of Law
- Dr Amber Marshall Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Digital Media Research Centre
- Dr Ariadna Matamoros Fernandez Lecturer, School of Communication
- Assoc Prof Peta Mitchell Associate Professor, School of Communication
- Dr Kim Osman Senior Research Associate, Digital Media Research Centre
- Dr T.J. Thomson Senior Lecturer, School of Communication
Relevant projects
- De-risking priority opportunities for agricultural investment in north Queensland
- Building community resilience through robust digital connectivity and inclusion
- Telecommunications and Digital Connectivity Strategy for the Cape York Peninsula
- Advancing digital inclusion in low income Australian families
- Discovering a Good Read: Cultural Pathways to Reading for Australian Teens
- The media literacy needs and experiences of adult Australians
- Advancing digital inclusion in low income Australian families
- A Study into Digital Inclusion and Human Factors of AgTech Adoption on Queensland farms
- Northern Australia communication analysis: Investigating digital inclusion infrastructure, governance, policy and intervention
- Advancing the news media literacy of young Australians
- M:EE - Minecraft for Educational Impact
- Mentoring digital mentors - facilitating impactful digital ability programs for Australians at risk of digital exclusion
- Minecraft for Type 1 Diabetes (MCT1)
- Australian screen content in primary, secondary and tertiary education: uses and potential
- Fostering digital participation through living labs in regional and rural Australian communities