College of Business, Law & Governance
Carrie Wilson
- Senior Research Officer
- carrie.wilson1@jcu.edu.au
Louise Floyd
- Associate Professor
- louise.floyd@jcu.edu.au
Karnika Bansal
- Lecturer
- karnika.bansal@jcu.edu.au
Skye Zhu
- Lecturer, Financial Accounting/Auditing
- skye.zhu@jcu.edu.au
Diana Castorina
- Lecturer, Economics
- diana.castorina@jcu.edu.au
Zhanming Liang
- Professor, Health Systems Management & Policy
- zhanming.liang@jcu.edu.au
Siggi Gudergan
- Professor of Strategy
- siggi.gudergan@jcu.edu.au
Barry Yau
- Lecturer, Law
- barry.yau@jcu.edu.au
Eijaz Khan
- Adjunct Senior Lecturer
- eijaz.khan@jcu.edu.au
Arusha Cooray
- Adjunct Professorial Research Fellow
- arusha.cooray@jcu.edu.au
The Connectivity Code: Unlocking Digital Access Through Community Innovation
The project is a community-led education initiative designed to address digital exclusion in rural, regional, and remote (RRR) Australia. The program trains natural helper networks (extension networks, librarians, digital champions) - trusted community members who informally support others – to navigate complex and misunderstood connectivity options, a persistent barrier to innovation, productivity and inclusion in RRR areas. Developed with both online and face to face teaching resources, the program uses innovative pedagogy, authentic learning, and co-design with existing communities of practice, collective impact members and First Nations communities to ensure cultural relevance and accessibility. It directly supports auDA’s funding objectives by improving digital inclusion, building trust in internet use, and enabling underserved groups to establish an online presence. Outputs will be shared under a Creative Commons licence to ensure public benefit. The program creates long-term social and economic value, supports sustainability, and builds digital capability across diverse communities. It is supported by experienced educators, digital learning experts, and national connectivity advocates, ensuring high-impact delivery and measurable outcomes.
The Connectivity Code: Unlocking Digital Access Through Community Innovation
The project is a community-led education initiative designed to address digital exclusion in rural, regional, and remote (RRR) Australia. The program trains natural helper networks (extension networks, librarians, digital champions) - trusted community members who informally support others – to navigate complex and misunderstood connectivity options, a persistent barrier to innovation, productivity and inclusion in RRR areas. Developed with both online and face to face teaching resources, the program uses innovative pedagogy, authentic learning, and co-design with existing communities of practice, collective impact members and First Nations communities to ensure cultural relevance and accessibility. It directly supports auDA’s funding objectives by improving digital inclusion, building trust in internet use, and enabling underserved groups to establish an online presence. Outputs will be shared under a Creative Commons licence to ensure public benefit. The program creates long-term social and economic value, supports sustainability, and builds digital capability across diverse communities. It is supported by experienced educators, digital learning experts, and national connectivity advocates, ensuring high-impact delivery and measurable outcomes.
Wild Slaughter Feasibility Study
contract
Public opinion and immigration: who favours employment discrimination against immigrants?
- 2018
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Researchers:Arusha Cooray
Export performance of developing countries: does landlockedness matter?
- 2018
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Researchers:Arusha Cooray
Do energy prices affect U.S. investor sentiment?
- 2018
- Taylor & Francis
- Researchers:Arusha Cooray
The right to be free: is media freedom good news for women's rights?
- 2017
- Cambridge University Press
- Researchers:Arusha Cooray
Trade openness and labor force participation in Africa: the role of political institutions*
- 2017
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Researchers:Arusha Cooray
Start Date:
23 Jun 2021
Start Date:
26 Sep 2017
Start Date:
29 Jan 2021
Start Date:
06 Aug 2024
Start Date:
10 Jan 2019
Start Date:
03 Aug 2022
Start Date:
25 Sep 2017
Start Date:
01 Jan 2019
End Date:
01 Jan 2024
Start Date:
01 Jan 2017
End Date:
01 Jan 2017
Start Date:
01 Jan 2010
End Date:
01 Jan 2015