The need for a National Digital Inclusion Roadmap coming out of COVID-19

Published 20th October 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly increased the pace of services being moved online. When Australians were told to stay home from work and school in March, the need for internet connections, access to devices and skills to utilise technology became a headline issue. 

For the past six months, we have adjusted our lives to an online world. Now we are realising that when Australia adjusts to COVID-normal, many of the programs and services forced to digitise will not revert to operating as they did before the pandemic. This will only highlight the digital inequity in Australia.

To read the full article, please visit the Australian Pro Bono website.

Source:
David Spriggs, 2020, Probono Australia (https://probonoaustralia.com.au)