Volume 24 Issue 2 (2006)
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Fostering Multidisciplinary Engagement: Communication Challenges for Social Research on Emerging Digital Technologies
There is wide agreement on the value of multidisciplinary social research related to information and communication technologies. This paper provides insights into the dynamics at play in these studies, drawing…
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Achieving Effective Cross‐Sector R&D Collaboration: A Proposed Management Framework
Cross‐sector R&D collaboration, as exemplified by the Australian Cooperative Research Centre Program, is increasing in incidence due to government policies and corporate practices. While the benefits of such collaborations are…
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Broadband Technologies in Australia 1993–98: Developing the Social Shaping of Technology Approach
The development and deployment of technologies for delivering broadband services to homes in Australia are investigated using the ‘social shaping of technology’ (SST) approach. The focus is on the period…
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ICT and Australia’s Productivity Growth: Understanding the Relationship
This paper explores how information and communication technology has influenced Australia’s productivity performance in the 1990s, drawing on research undertaken by the Australian Department of Communications, Information Technology and the…