Emma Dawson is an IA columnist and the executive director of independent progressive think tank Per Capita.
She was formerly senior advisor on digital inclusion at Telstra, executive director of the Institute for a Broadband Enabled Society at the University of Melbourne, and a senior policy advisor in the Rudd and Gillard governments. Emma holds a Masters in Media and Communications Policy from Monash University.
You can follow Emma on Twitter @DawsonEJ.
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