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Shedding light on climate change and disinformation: journalists https://www.byteseu.com/2002628/ #FreedomOfExpression #InformationAndCommunication #InformationMedia #journalism #NorthMacedonia #TrustInMediaInSouthEastEurope #WorldPressFreedomDay

Navigating the digital future: from the Western Balkans regulators on

For participants, the message was clear: institutional design matters but cooperation matters just as much. “The visit created…
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Montenegro steps forward to strengthen its https://www.byteseu.com/1220881/ #EDUCATION #InformationAndCommunication #Montenegro #TeacherEducation

'It must help people feel connected': Volunteer-run newsletters thrive as regional press declines In a year where the global pandemic, presidential elections and severe bushfires dominated the news media, small newsletters are proving vital in ensuring local stories don't go untold. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-18/volunteer-run-newsletters-thrive-in-regional-areas-with-no-paper/12892854 #InformationandCommunication #CommunityandSociety #RuralMedia #PrintMedia #Regional #Media

Roads, infrastructure get regional Federal Budget boost with further decentralisation push States, local councils, and regional areas will benefit from major infrastructure spending in this year's Federal Budget with a significant boost to roads, bridges, rail, and community works. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-07/roads-infrastructure-get-regional-federal-budget-boost/12732208 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InformationandCommunication #GovernmentandPolitics #InternetTechnology

'Shouldn't be happening in this day and age': New data shows gap between bush and city kids is widening More than a quarter of school students in rural NSW do not have access to the internet at home, showing where kids live may determine educational outcomes. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-28/internet-access-for-students-in-the-bush-unequal-to-city-kids/12601120 #InformationandCommunication #ComputersandTechnology #InternetTechnology #AccessToEducation #Rural

If news publishers went on strike against Google and Facebook, Australians could suffer. Here's why Tech giants could be forced to pay for news on their platforms, and media businesses may be able to collectively boycott Google and Facebook under new proposals being considered by Australia's consumer watchdog. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-20/news-publishers-accc-google-and-facebook-boycott/12263776 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #InformationandCommunication #InternetTechnology

'My mental health would spiral': The town hall holding a fire-ravaged community together The community hall that survived the bushfires now is the centre of hope as coping with the coronavirus also has an impact. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-10/bobin-hall-binds-community/12193244 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #InformationandCommunication #CommunityOrganisations #WirelessCommunication #CommunityandSociety #Agribusiness #Bushfire

'My mental health would spiral': The town hall holding a fire-ravaged community together The community hall that survived the bushfires now is the centre of hope as coping with the coronavirus also has an impact. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-10/bobin-hall-binds-community/12193244 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #InformationandCommunication #CommunityOrganisations #WirelessCommunication #CommunityandSociety #Agribusiness #Bushfire

'It's not an unknown issue': Remote farmer calls for Telstra to rectify SMS flaw While Australians debate privacy issues around the new COVIDSafe app, those in rural areas are being forced to go to great lengths just to activate the app before even being able to use it. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-01/rural-residents-unable-to-use-covidsafe-app/12202772 #InformationandCommunication #WirelessCommunication #MobilePhones #COVID-19 #Health #Rural

'It's not an unknown issue': Remote farmer calls for Telstra to rectify SMS flaw While Australians debate privacy issues around the new COVIDSafe app, those in rural areas are being forced to go to great lengths just to activate the app before even being able to use it. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-01/rural-residents-unable-to-use-covidsafe-app/12202772 #InformationandCommunication #WirelessCommunication #MobilePhones #COVID-19 #Health #Rural

'Somebody wondered if I'd adopt them!': Video of 92yo scone baker goes viral For Muriel Halsted, being part of the world of social media isn't something she's ever given much thought to. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-30/cwa-member-muriel-halsted-and-her-viral-scones/12189722 #InformationandCommunication #CommunityOrganisations #ClubsandAssociations #BiscuitsandSlices #InternetCulture #FoodandCooking #TipsandTools #SocialMedia #Influencers #AfterDinner #BushTucker #RuralWomen #Family

'It's about limiting the damage': Concerns rural families will struggle if schools close A regional school principal says the pandemic highlights gaps in education opportunities as a quarter of his students might not be able to access the internet at home. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-17/coronavirus-pandemic-highlights-regional-city-students-gap/12063396 #InformationandCommunication #InfectiousDiseases(Other) #ComputersandTechnology #EpidemicsandPandemics #DiseasesandDisorders

A small town's big challenges when the power goes out Menindee local Kevin Staker has sleep apnoea and relies on a machine to breathe, but when the electricity goes off — as it has five times in six months — he's afraid to close his eyes. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-06/menindee-blackouts-give-small-town-big-problems/11769192 #ElectricityEnergyandUtilities #InformationandCommunication #WirelessCommunication #HealthcareFacilities #CommunityandSociety #RuralTourism #Regional

Y2K of GPS causes glitch grounding BOM weather balloons A GPS clock rollover that experts predicted would have little impact because of years of advance notice causes the grounding of the Bureau of Meteorology's weather balloons. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-10/weather-balloons-grounded-in-gps-clock-rollover-glitch/10984806 #InformationandCommunication #WirelessCommunication #HumanInterest #Weather #Rural