Perhaps it's an idea just a bit ahead of its time.
A web discussion page established by the government to debate the recommendations of a study into the national broadband network has attracted just six brief contributions in its first week online.
The site, hosted by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy uses a wiki format to encourage users to proffer their thoughts on the implementation study as part of a broader public consultation.
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"Ahead of its time"... really? Nothing new about government obfuscation and double speak.
What's the point of talking to Senator Conroy's Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy? He will only listen to the religious right, his pet techs and the people who are spruiking the net filtering panacea.
He doesn't speak to or for people making a living online. I suspect he's never even met a netizen. I am part of the digital economy. I find the Senator's ignorance is disturbing. He's any industry's nightmare. A politician who is completely oblivious to his portfolio's needs and wishes and unwilling to listen to industry experts is incompetence at it's most dangerous.
The site mentioned site looks like it is designed to serve two purposes:
1) give other non-netizens a place to vent
2) create the appearance of consultation.
A third purpose would be to waste millions of dollars... but that serves no purpose.
The one piece of information that I really want is when the Senator is up for election. That is a piece of data I can hang my hat on.
The Government's 'Wiki'
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