The Importance of Broadband for Socio-Economic Development: A Perspective from Rural Australia

Julie Freeman, Sora Park, Catherine A. Middleton, Matthew Allen · 2016 · AJIS. Australasian journal of information systems/AJIS. Australian journal of information systems/Australian journal of information systems

Summary. Rural Australian communities lack reliable broadband access despite national infrastructure plans, creating significant disadvantages. Residents in New South Wales report that slow, unreliable connections harm business development, education, emergency services, and healthcare. The study finds that rural-urban digital disparities worsen when urban infrastructure advances without addressing remote areas. Current broadband policy fails to account for rural geographic and socio-economic contexts, requiring strategic reforms prioritizing underserved regions.

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  title   = {The Importance of Broadband for Socio-Economic Development: A Perspective from Rural Australia},
  author  = {Julie Freeman and Sora Park and Catherine A. Middleton and Matthew Allen},
  journal = {AJIS. Australasian journal of information systems/AJIS. Australian journal of information systems/Australian journal of information systems},
  year    = {2016},
  doi     = {10.3127/ajis.v20i0.1192},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v20i0.1192}
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DOI

10.3127/ajis.v20i0.1192

Countries

Australia

Regions

Oceania

Categories

broadband-and-digital, policy, rural-data-and-definitions

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2026-04-28