http://www.auda.org.au/ en http://www.auda.org.au/blog/netmundial10-strengthening-multi-stakeholder-internet-governance auDA is pleased to report on the outcomes of the NETmundial+10, a multi-stakeholder internet governance and digital policy event held in São Paulo, Brazil on 29-30 April 2024. Fri, 05/03/2024 - 09:16 Tom Lace 2002d7cd-af97-465e-a8d0-6461dbdc9e45 http://www.auda.org.au/blog/privacy-compliance-sprintlaw-protecting-your-business-data In the lead up to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)’s Privacy Awareness Week (6-12 May 2024), we asked online legal experts and .au member partner, Sprintlaw, to provide us their privacy law compliance tips for businesses. Mon, 04/29/2024 - 13:56 Hayley Wigg 7a3608e2-4d9b-4007-abc8-cec9541ac015 http://www.auda.org.au/blog/audas-views-gdc-zero-draft auDA provides its views on the Zero Draft of the GDC was published on 2 April 2024 and was presented to UN Member States on 5 April 2024. It will be negotiated by governments over the next few months and is scheduled to be   adopted at the Summit of the Future in September 2024.  Thu, 04/18/2024 - 09:59 Tom Lace 79379a69-712e-433d-bb9d-11bb243b2d7d http://www.auda.org.au/blog/leaders-tech-qa-sarai-faleupolu-tevita-national-university-samoa Sarai Faleupolu Tevita is the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Director at the National University of Samoa. Sarai discusses how she got her start in the internet governance sector, her experience as an ICANN fellow and the importance of advocating for the multi-stakeholder model of internet governance. Mon, 04/15/2024 - 16:25 Hayley Wigg f5851c59-1f4a-44af-bd80-ca97ef3c7f26 http://www.auda.org.au/blog/insights-2024-au-member-survey auDA recently conducted the 2024 .au member survey to understand how we can best support our .au members and learn what matters to them most. Wed, 04/10/2024 - 08:11 Tom Lace d87abcb4-057a-40c0-a2f4-6a766df00963 http://www.auda.org.au/blog/join-technical-community-coalition-defend-and-strengthen-multi-stakeholder-internet-governance auDA, CIRA, InternetNZ and Nominet outline why an open, free, secure and global Internet requires effective multi-stakeholder internet governance. Fri, 04/05/2024 - 09:10 Tom Lace e79eec3f-7a95-44b2-9bb5-f4791d3bb128 http://www.auda.org.au/blog/au-direct-two-years-and-counting auDA recently celebrated the two-year anniversary of .au direct – Australia's newest namespace. In the time it’s been available, this innovative namespace has become the second most popular choice for Australian internet users. Two years on, we're sharing what we love about .au direct. Tue, 03/26/2024 - 11:00 Tom Lace e73edde8-cfaa-4266-9355-2bb90f46a729 http://www.auda.org.au/blog/what-we-learnt-icann79 auDA hosted a readout webinar on 13 March with several key members of the ICANN community, to cover their parts of the 79th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN79), was held from 2-7 March in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Tue, 03/19/2024 - 15:07 Tom Lace 558c3e4a-3a03-48c0-813c-245dde54613f http://www.auda.org.au/blog/international-womens-day-2024-celebrating-women-pioneered-internet auDA is committed to diversity and we’re proud to have a strong representation of women at all levels of our organisation. Each one contributes in their individual way to auDA’s broader mission of championing an open, free, secure and global internet. In the lead up to International Women’s Day 2024, we explore the achievements of some incredible women throughout history who pioneered the internet and digital technologies, accelerated technological advances, and paved the way for others in STEM.   Tue, 03/05/2024 - 09:24 Hayley Wigg 64c226d7-3dd1-4fad-bc86-96bbf7ded886 http://www.auda.org.au/blog/building-world-leading-cyber-security-nation auDA hosted a webinar on 20 February 2024 in partnership with the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC) to explore the development and implementation of the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy, featuring Rosemary Sinclair AM, Rachael Falk, Hamish Hansford and Ambassador Brendan Dowling. Thu, 02/29/2024 - 10:31 Tom Lace 0cce139e-7eb2-4b69-a69b-fd39a41142b5 http://www.auda.org.au/blog/ip-australia-trade-marks-business-names-and-domain-names auDA hosted a webinar on 14 February with Sergey Litvinov, IP Officer at IP Australia, to dig into the relationship between trade marks, online businesses and how to make sure your intellectual property is protected. Thu, 02/22/2024 - 08:40 Tom Lace c5e3cf1f-6634-4941-92f2-706affe1b1d2 http://www.auda.org.au/blog/audas-statement-un-global-digital-compact-consultations auDA participated in stakeholder consultations on United Nations Global Digital Compact (GDC). The GDC is intended to address global challenges and outline shared principles for an open, free and secure digital future for all. Read auDA’s statement on the GDC. Tue, 02/20/2024 - 09:25 Hayley Wigg 393ef5f4-4e17-4d4a-8443-cc415cd867cb http://www.auda.org.au/blog/2024-technology-policy-forecast-key-trends-watch auDA hosted a wide-ranging discussion panel on 7 February, covering tech and digital policy trends for the coming year with Simon Bush, Kate Bower and Frank Zeichner. Thu, 02/15/2024 - 11:11 Tom Lace a4e3be2f-9b38-47e6-893f-00e3aceae22d http://www.auda.org.au/blog/meet-recipients-auda-foundation-2023-community-grants The auDA Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2023 community grant round. The 15 beneficiaries were named during a special event at the Koorie Heritage Trust in Melbourne earlier this week. Tue, 02/06/2024 - 15:24 Hayley Wigg 30288b59-ed38-40a6-b823-c781440d281a http://www.auda.org.au/blog/welcome-2024-internet-governance 2024 promises to be another big year for internet governance. In this blog post we highlight auDA’s planned work and priorities for 2024. Tue, 01/23/2024 - 08:42 Hayley Wigg f24dfc00-3eff-44d1-b9ff-2189e98fea05 http://www.auda.org.au/blog/au-membership-what-expect-2024-1 .au members are critical stakeholders for auDA, representing the diverse online needs of Australians and helping us in our role as custodians of the .au domain. . In 2024 we remain committed to ensuring our membership is representative of the Australian community and to continuing to deliver value to our members through a range of unique benefits and services. Here’s what you can expect from .au membership in the year ahead. Tue, 01/16/2024 - 10:48 Hayley Wigg 21c4ba55-8a04-4a90-8c11-f8103e47d50b http://www.auda.org.au/blog/2023-auda-advancing-au-australians Journey with us through the highlights of 2023 as Team auDA championed the .au and an open, free, secure and global internet. Mon, 12/18/2023 - 13:26 Hayley Wigg 87181a65-2096-4b78-9297-294adbcfd114 http://www.auda.org.au/blog/introducing-atlas-australia-online-2023 auDA has released new research demonstrating .au domain name registrations are a leading indicator of innovation and economic activity in Australia.  Tue, 12/12/2023 - 08:47 Hayley Wigg 3b04a4c5-3cfe-43b4-957e-7f916ac2375d http://www.auda.org.au/blog/leaders-tech-qa-olaf-kolkman-internet-society Olaf Kolkman is the Principal of Internet Technology, Policy, and Advocacy at the Internet Society, referred to as ISOC. We spoke with Olaf at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Kyoto, Japan in October 2023. Thu, 11/30/2023 - 15:04 Hayley Wigg 68720ff7-ea0d-4a42-b6bb-0cbe6600585f http://www.auda.org.au/blog/guest-blog-importance-web-accessibility-enhancing-inclusion-people-disability Sunday 3 December 2023 is International Day of People with Disability. auDA invited Dr Kirsty Nowlan and Alex Jones from The Achieve Foundation to share their views on the importance of web accessibility for persons with disability. Thu, 11/30/2023 - 14:20 Hayley Wigg ca3a92a5-cf9d-47e0-8164-03f83fbb926d