DIGITAL ECONOMY: Innovation-killing regs must go; digital education must rise

By Perry Hoffman

WHILE SPECTRUM AND rural broadband were two of the major themes to emerge from the federal government’s digital economy consultation, there were a number of others worth highlighting, such as the emergence of mobile banking, slow ICT uptake by the small business community and education and training in the digital economy. In many countries, including Canada, wireless users can use their mobile device to make payments, but according to Visa Canada new rules contained in the Voluntary Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Industry in Canada, will actually stymie future growth of mobile payments.The company writes that based...