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"Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) aims to provide high-speed Internet broadband access to all Australians and transform Australia into one of the world's top five digital economies by 2020. The NBN's model of universal and equal access to information flows supported by a nationwide infrastructure network stands out from the dominant scenario of profit-driven, tiered models of communication infrastructure networks. This paper analyses the economic and social value of information as a basic utility in contemporary society and argues that the NBN is an essential component in a nationwide project of digital citizenship, while highlighting the need for strong and effective policies to support it. The policies underlying the NBN and the technical aspects of its infrastructure network are compared with the Coalition's alternative plan and public and private initiatives from other countries. It is argued that, in order to realise the full potential of the NBN, its future strategies must take into account the current networked practices of Australian citizens and be supported by an equally universal project of digital literacy. Finally, examples of current practices and future benefits of the implementation of high-speed broadband access are presented."

"Despite being announced three years ago, many Australians still have little idea what the NBN actually is. This coupled with some of the worst media coverage of anything, well, ever plus a raft of politicians and commentators saying things about it which are disingenuous or simply not true has led to the primary discussion surrounding it focusing on who said what. Today we're ignoring the politics and reviewing the NBN as though it were a new television or a phone: rating it according to performance, features and value."

"The world's foremost internet traffic study and growth forecast, which historically has been proven very accurate, describes a further explosion of internet traffic around the world and in Australia. The findings illustrate a requirement for fibre optic cable "deep deep into the infrastructure" both for wired and wireless broadband connections."

"The Digital Regions Initiative Health eTowns TelehealthNT Network project has been launched by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy."

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In its report, Modelling the Economic Impact of Cloud Computing the economic advisory firm estimates if Cloud services are adopted across 75 per cent of ICT spend by businesses it would increase long-run GDP after 10 years by 0.23 per cent, which translates to $3.32 billion per annum. A 75 per cent adoption rate, according to KPMG, is achievable.

The availability of faster broadband in Australia has the potential to generate $1 trillion in revenue for the country by 2050, according to a report from IT vendor, IBM. The A Snapshot of Australia's Digital Future to 2050 report written by IBISWorld and commissioned by IBM, highlights Australia's natural resources boom will pass in the next 30 years, making room for a "developed resources" economy.