Investigators from QUT Digital Media Research Centre researchers have been awarded $898,788 in the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects scheme. 
The Linkage Program promotes national and international research partnerships between researchers and business, industry, community organisations and other publicly funded research agencies.
Congratulations to DMRC researchers Professor Michael Dezuanni, Professor Peta Mitchell, Professor Marcus Foth, and Dr Kim Osman; colleagues from Western Sydney University, Deakin University, and Griffith University; and partner investigators and participant organisations listed below. 

 
Promoting low-income parents’ digital media literacies ($898,788) 
Assisting children to successfully navigate the digital world has become an essential parenting skill, but many low-income parents and carers find this challenging due to a lack of confidence in their own digital media literacies. Meanwhile, there are very few community-based opportunities for these parents to develop their digital skills.
This project brings together leading Australian digital inclusion researchers and organisations to investigate new ways to enhance low-income parents’ digital media literacies in five diverse Australian communities. It uses a Social Living Labs approach to place low-income parent voices at the centre of new community-led solutions.
Investigators: Professor Michael Dezuanni, Professor Peta Mitchell; Professor Marcus Foth; Dr Kim Osman; Associate Professor Tanya Notley; Professor Julian Sefton-Green; Dr Xinyu Zhao; Dr Kate Mannell; Dr Amber Marshall; Michelle Carter (State Library of Queensland); Anne Hampshire (The Smith Family)
Participant organisations: The Smith Family; Good Things Australia; State Library of Queensland; Australian Library and Information Association; WorkVentures.
 
*QUT Digital Media Research Centre researchers in bold. 
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