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Because the majority of Australia’s population clings to its coastal cities, people in regional areas are often left out when it comes to the so-called “digital economy.” Two Indigenous Australians are hoping to change that. 

Leigh Harris and Julie-Ann Lambourne want to create technology hubs, led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, to help share digital skills with communities in the northern city of Cairns, Queensland. 

Their proposal has been dubbed D:HIVE, and Harris, the creative director of digital design agency Ingeous studios, told Mashable he hopes it will open early next year. Read more…

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