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Episode 5 - Human Rights and Technology: Leading Organisational Change

23 July 2024

In episode 5, we meet with Wayne Hawkins. We discuss accessibility to telecommunications, equipment and affordability for the disabled and how more can be done.

 

 

 

Hosts

Myfanwy Wallwork
Vice President Regulatory Compliance - Global LexisNexis

 

Myfanwy Wallwork is the Vice President, Regulatory Compliance Global, leading an international cross-functional team comprising product, content, sales and marketing. Regulatory Compliance is an obligation register and alerting solution designed to assist compliance and legal professionals understand and demonstrate their compliance with multiple legal and regulatory instruments.

Myfanwy is also the Executive Sponsor for LexisNexis Australia’s Rule of Law program and has worked with government organisations across the Pacific, including the Australian Human Rights Commission, to ensure that legal materials are accessible and actionable. One of her notable roles was part of the Expert Reference Group for the Human Rights and Technology Project, led by the Commission. Following the release of the final report, Myfanwy is keen to further this work by demonstrating the financial and non-financial benefits of adhering to international human rights principles within governance frameworks.

Dr. Paul Harpur
Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, the University of Queensland

Dr Wayne Hawkins is Director of Inclusion with the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN). Wayne joined ACCAN in 2010 as Disability Policy Advisor and has led ACCAN’s work on telecommunications access for consumers with disability, broadcast television access for people with disability and emergency services. Prior to joining ACCAN Wayne was National Policy officer with Blind Citizens Australia.