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Australia Conducting Electronic Census

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the please-list-ammunition-separately dept.

ajdlinux writes "On 8th August 2006, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will be conducting the 2006 Census of Population and Housing. The big difference this year is that you will now be able to fill out your census online. The technology, developed by IBM, cost AU$9 million and is designed to be accessible to screen readers, and, unlike similar efforts in Canada, does not require any special software. However, there is concern that the 2011 eCensus could be integrated with the proposed Human Services Access Card. Will this turn the Census from an anonymous snapshot into one connected with name-identified information?"

2 of 174 comments (clear)

  1. Canadian special software by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    ya that special software was the latest version of Safari.

    did the whole thing in about 15 seconds.

    there was no step three.

  2. Re:GNAA campaign against PHP and ZEND bears fruit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    what the fuck has this to do with the OP???

    delete!