Abstract
Volume: 15/ 2015 | Publication Collection: Northern Institute - Learning Communities: International Journal of Learning in Social Contexts | Read the full record details for Publication: A cyber safety poster/pamphlet comes to life as an object of governance
Highlights
During their end of financial year budget sessions in 2012 the East Arnhem Land regional arm of the Government department responsible for Indigenous Affairs, earmarked some money and created a project concept to address feedback given at community-based ‘Stronger Futures’ consultations
In the ‘Stronger Futures’ discussions, community elders in three Yolŋu Aboriginal communities spoke of their concerns and worries about what was happening with new technology, and in particular, mobile phones
I work with a group of academics and practitioners in the Northern Institute at Charles Darwin University
Summary
A cyber safety poster/pamphlet comes to life as an object of governance | Van Weeren ‘Community feedback’ might be imagined as an object of governance – like the ball that skillful children playing a game are ‘ordered around by.’ the actions of the skillful public servants involved in the ‘Stronger Futures’ consultations setting about their ‘game’ brought to life another object of governance : The Makmakthurr gurruṯu rom ga gurruṯumirri mala (Connect with Respect) - Cyber safety poster/pamphlet. In the ‘Stronger Futures’ discussions, community elders in three Yolŋu Aboriginal communities spoke of their concerns and worries about what was happening with new technology, and in particular, mobile phones.
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