National Indigenous Australians Agency digitalinclusion@niaa.gov.au 1 November 2021 Australian Digital Inclusion Alliance submission on the Indigenous Digital Inclusion Plan

The ADIA is committed to working in partnership with the Government, the private sector and community organisations to improve levels of digital inclusion across Australia. [...] A plan for the digital inclusion of Indigenous Australians Digital inclusion of Indigenous Australians is a key challenge for the nation. [...] Currently underway is the Mapping the Digital Gap project, which is intended to make a contribution to the understanding of digital inclusion in remote communities, and to the development of the strategies which will be required to improve outcomes. [...] The Mapping The Digital Gap project, being undertaken through the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society in partnership with Telstra, is working with 10-12 remote communities over a four-year period (2021-2024) to: ● Generate a detailed account of the distribution of digital inclusion and the uses of digital services including news and media across 10-12 First Nations c. [...] In the ADIA’s view, the Digital Economy Strategy being developed within the Digital Technologies Taskforce of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet is an opportunity to assess and coordinate efforts across the digital inclusion space.