July 2021 – The Spoken Word

Future job and skills outlook poll

WEF carried out a global poll of 11,000 young people on future skills using u-report platform.

I wish life was a game which came with instructions, but unfortunately we don’t have that roadmap that can tell us exactly what we should do to get to where we want to be.
Praise Majwafi, 22, South Africa

63% believe, given the current economic and social changes, they will have the career that they want in the future?
30% can’t afford training and its their biggest barrier to develop the skills they need to pursue career aspirations.
In Australia, which was a small sample size – don’t know what skills they need came up top.
32% job ready skill program and 28% access to on the job training would make the most difference to achieve their career goals. Thats also reflected in Australia’s small sample.

Its worth checking out the knowledge graphs – you have to create a WEF account for free, as well as easily accessible ureport

#education #skillsofthefuture # #training

Vaccine Eligibility Checker – no medicare? Another fine piece of gobbledygook

Bottom line, the Vaccine Checker is confusing and I’m sure will discourage completion by those who aren’t Australian

What gobbledygook exists in the Vaccine Eligibility Checker when you don’t have medicare? My interest was sparked when I saw the following ABC article.

Federal Government blasts Campsie GP clinic for charging for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine ‘consultations’

Bottom line, the Vaccine Checker is confusing and I’m sure will discourage completion by those who aren’t Australian citizens. Surely the outcome has to be to get everyone vaccinated? There’s a lot of room for improvement in its design to successfully reach minority groups and/or those with poor digital literacy – groups that need the vaccine the most.

A woman in her 20s, who did not wished to be named, told the Australian Associated Press (AAP) she paid the $250 fee at the clinic because she didn’t want to risk waiting months for the Pfizer jab.
The Malaysian woman said she was on a bridging visa and did not have Medicare. She said her colleagues, who were on temporary visas, had been vaccinated the same way.

An early question asks you if your are eligible for medicare and you have to press the tiny question mark for more info.

The more info page is dense and doesn’t get to the point that you can get the vaccine for free regardless.

It suggests to follow a further link to get a Individual Healthcare Identified if you aren’t eligible for medicare. If you are eligible regardless, then why ask the question at all?

Perhaps, the form should simply prompt at the end to bring in a Medicare card, IH card or failing that, their residential address? Then again, what happens if you’re homeless… 116,427 people in 2016 census.

So here’s another confusing page that leads to a number of other text filled, confusing pages. No pictures or shortcuts and what looks like endless bureaucracy.

Youtube is trying to radicalise me

Have you noticed the upturn in the number of of radical channels popping up in Youtube search ranking recently?

I’m not a fan of Sky News due to its incessant propaganda, especially Sky After Dark which has spread disinformation around Covid, vacinnations and many other matters.

However, I’m finding it harder to get ABC and other channels in my Youtube searches. I really don’t want to be fed slanted articles and I fear what this trend does to others. I certainly am wart of what this trend has done to Americans and what it will end up doing to Australians.

Vaccine Eligibility checker fails those who need it most

The Vaccine Eligibility checker is too complex for many Australians with a level of literacy required that is beyond many.

According to the Info Access Group, 14.1 per cent of our population have very low levels of literacy, and over 40% have literacy levels below what is considered enough to get by in everyday life. So groups that are least most likely to need vaccines are the least likely to be able to complete the checker successfully.

At a time where we have not enough Pfizer in the country and AstraZeneca readily available, more should be done to make the form simpler, more accessible to the point and not confusing for Australians. There’s an understatement to say that there is a lot of streamlining for AZ that could be done, as you’ll be prompted by your doctor or nurse giving the vaccine anyway, helping you make an informed choice.

As one example, its easy to think in the below part that the Yes and No refers to do you need help deciding rather than are you willing to consider AstraZeneca – leading to you ruling yourself out.

https://lnkd.in/gdrs8M4
#covid19vaccines Healthdirect Australia

Inclusive Digital Economies for the SDGs

This recent report by the UN Capital Development Fund looked at underserved communities in 46 of the worlds least developed countries and the opportunities that fit for purpose digital financial services brings.

Don’t be mistaken to think this isnt relevant to developed countries. We have our fair share of marginalised individuals and groups. We can find great examples and insights to create inclusive digital economies that we can apply right here.

#financialinclusion Grameen Australia United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

#SaveOurNDIS

This video highlights the dangers of steamrolling NDIS reforms without involving the community, focusing only on cost cutting rather than much needed performance and productivity improvements or the national building economic benefits and opportunities of the scheme.

So few people outside of those living with disability and their familes understand the hopes and challenges of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

“Robo-planning will blow up the NDIS. And it will also blow up the vision for this scheme to be there for all Australians”
Professor Bruce Bonyhady, former NDIA chair.

The video was produced in conjunction with Marie Johnson GAICD Sam Connor – #criprights Nicole Rogerson and the broader community.

Uses footage from the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS Enquiry Into Independent Assessments Public Hearings.

#saveOurNDIS #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs