Interesting Facebook comment on the impact of poor Internet access on
participation in the modern world.
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/BIRRR/permalink/519730404902318/>
I had completed an expression of interest to be a Field Officer for
this year's ABS census. I thought it would be an interesting
experience and the extra pocket money wouldn't hurt either.
Having spoken to the ABS representative, they recommend that Field
Officers increase their internet plan for the months of July and
August to cope with the work required. This is all fully reimbursed to
the Field Officers. Of course, I had to tell the representative that I
can't purchase extra data on my satellite internet plan. And that if I
use up all of my 20GB before the deadline of August 9, it will then
mean spending the rest of the month shaped which I am unwilling to do
as it makes even paying my bills impossible!
People just don't understand how limiting the #datadrought can be.
I know this is only one small example (I have many more), but it
really hit home how the assumption that everyone has access to
high-speed internet (and I'm talking "faster than dialup") is making
it increasingly difficult for those of us who don't.
And one of the comments:
I had applied for a polling booth position for the upcoming elections,
a job I have been doing for 16 years!! All of a sudden they now
require people to have police checks,which have to be certified then
uploaded to the AEC website. Once that's done, you then have to do the
online training...now that starts a whole new conversation...all the
online training is via high definition videos???
I have explained to them, that I will not be doing it, even though we
are on ADSL2, which only just gives us coverage...how do they expect
they are going to get people in regional and remote areas to be able
to do this??? They just don't get it!!..not as if it is for the money
I reckon they risk finding that many not-so-remote applicants don't have
the necessary access either.
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| And it worked.
http://david.boxall.id.au | --TJ Hooker
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