United Nations Convention Against Corruption

UN Global Compact Launches Call-to-Action for Companies and Governments to Work Together on Strengthening Governance and Anti-Corruption Efforts

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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Corruption is one of the greatest obstacles to economic and social development around the world.

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  • Corruption is one of the greatest obstacles to economic and social development around the world.
  • Corruption has considerable and costly impacts on the private sector, including on both companies and people.
  • Companies are also challenged to work collectively and join civil society, the UN and Governments to realize a more transparent global economy.
  • To boost accountability, encourage the use of ICT to monitor, evaluate and report governance and anti-corruption efforts undertaken by the public and private sectors.

A decade on, the NDIS has had triumphs, challenges and controversies. Where to from here?

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Friday, June 30, 2023
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Officially launched in July 2013, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) reached full rollout in 2020.

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  • Officially launched in July 2013, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) reached full rollout in 2020.
  • A decade later, Australians with disability, their families, advocates and support providers are waiting for the NDIS independent review and Disability Royal Commission findings, both due around October.

The goal posts

    • It would be administered at the federal level with joint funding from state and territory governments.
    • It would also aim to foster inclusion and community awareness and provide information and referrals to services outside the NDIS (such as health and education).
    • Read more:
      Part-time work is valuable to people with disability – but full time is more likely to attract government support

Debates and controversies

    • But in 2022, the NDIS Act 2013 was changed to embed the principle of co-design into the legislation and new funding followed.
    • Read more:
      A disabled NDIA chair is a great first move in the NDIS reset.
    • Now expected to cost A$50 billion by 2025, the NDIS will overtake the cost of Medicare or defence.
    • In our research, incorporating the lived experience of NDIS participants, some people have said their lives have been transformed through the NDIS.
    • Read more:
      What we know about the NDIS cuts, and what they'll mean for people with disability and their families

Untapped potential

    • Boosting the NDIA workforce, as announced by NDIS Minister Bill Shorten, should help and also reduce mistakes and delays.
    • And there needs to be capacity development for NDIS participants.
    • Read more:
      The government says NDIS supports should be 'evidence-based' – but can they be?

A new decade

    • It is clear NDIS reform will stay front-of-mind for some time yet.
    • It is crucial people with disability remain central and involved in genuinely co-designing the second decade of the NDIS and beyond.

Ridiculous Excuses Not to Be Inclusive

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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To mark the occasion, CoorDown presents RIDICULOUS EXCUSES NOT TO BE INCLUSIVE, the international awareness campaign created in collaboration with SMALL NY and TikTok.

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  • To mark the occasion, CoorDown presents RIDICULOUS EXCUSES NOT TO BE INCLUSIVE, the international awareness campaign created in collaboration with SMALL NY and TikTok.
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    In a world increasingly focused on inclusion, there are still those who roll out ridiculous excuses not to be inclusive.
  • Some of these excuses were so incredibly ridiculous that they deserved to be brought to life and properly celebrated.
  • These are some of the ridiculous excuses given, excuses that deny people who have Down syndrome the chance to fully participate.

IEEE Publishes New Standard to Address Age Appropriate Design for Children’s Digital Services

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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As technology use expands across age groups, interest in age appropriate considerations geared toward young users are expected to grow among product and service providers.

Key Points: 
  • As technology use expands across age groups, interest in age appropriate considerations geared toward young users are expected to grow among product and service providers.
  • This standard provides organizations a framework to practically orient design processes for age appropriate digital services toward responsible technological innovation inclusive of children.
  • IEEE SA believes IEEE 2089-2021 is part of a new generation of standards that emphasize ethical alignment by design, alongside the IEEE 7000 series, and help us collectively build a better digital world for children.
  • For many years we have asked how to design digital services for children; the IEEE 2089 standard answers that question.