Thursday, May 16, 2013

Australian Budget 2013: Government scales back NBN advertising | ZDNet

Australian Budget 2013: Government scales back NBN advertising | ZDNet: "The federal government will pump in AU$17.8 million to promote the National Broadband Network (NBN), and over AU$21.4 billion for the construction of the network over the next four years.

In the 2013-14 Budget released on Tuesday, the government announced that it would expand the Digital Local Government program, adding 14 new local councils that will be taking part in the program over the next two years at a cost of AU$5.7 million.

The program aims to help councils prepare for the rollout of the NBN in their local area, and each council can receive up to AU$375,000 to improve the delivery of services to residents using the NBN."

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Telehealth and the NBN myth - Strategy - Business - News - iTnews.com.au

Telehealth and the NBN myth - Strategy - Business - News - iTnews.com.au: "Of all of the many promises the NBN is supposed to fulfill, its role in the delivery of electronic health is probably the most contentious.

Society has a very real problem of escalating health costs for services struggling to meet the increasing burden of ageing, chronic disease and obesity. Alongside this is the promise of improved efficiencies brought about by computerisation and faster broadband networks."

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