The Codifying online safety webinar recording is now available. New industry codes have been developed under the Online Safety Act 2021, which will provide a wide range of services to promote and deliver online safety. Watch the recent IICA webinar about this issue featuring keynote speaker Julie Inman Grant, and panel speakers Gerard Brody, Dr… [Read More]
IIC Australian Chapter Event | Codifying online safety
This event will be held online. A Zoom link will be forwarded to individual ticket holders in the lead up to the event. When:Monday, 22nd November 2021Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pmWhere: Online Join the IIC Australian Chapter, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, and an industry panel for a discussion about the development of new industry codes under the… [Read More]
IIC Australian Chapter AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the IIC Australian Chapter will be held Thursday 18th November at 4 pm. Members will be emailed a zoom link and associated materials.
IIC Regulators’ Forum 2021
Dr Wilhelm Eschweiler: “International dialogue supports national regulatory strategies” The Bundesnetzagentur, together with the International Institute of Communications (IIC), hosted this year’s International Regulators’ Forum on 4 and 5 October. “Regulatory authorities across the world are facing the same challenges. International dialogue supports the development of regulatory concepts based on tried and tested principles. Competition… [Read More]
A new approach to trust
If we want to ‘rebuild trust’, let’s focus on competence and transparency. Trust is better considered as a by-product of our actions, rather than as a goal. I’m not sure when ‘rally round the flag’ was first coined, but it broadly describes the tendency of countries or populations to pull together in times of crisis…. [Read More]
Round-up of the latest industry news – September 2021
Regulatory Watch Ireland’s data privacy regulator, the Data Protection Commission, has fined WhatsApp a record 225 million euros for violating EU data protection rules, following a three-year investigation. The Facebook-owned app was said to have shared data with other Facebook companies. WhatsApp said it would appeal. Read more here.