Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, in writing, on 10 February 2011:

In respect of a report prepared for the Minister’s department Impacts of Teleworking under the NBN (Access Economics Pty Ltd, July 2010, page 11), where it states that one benefit of teleworking is reduced workplace operational costs, and that the benefits associated with fewer workers in the office would be quantified by a cost benefit analysis type framework: will the Government consider undertaking a cost benefit analysis of teleworking under the National Broadband Network on all aspects of society and economy: if not, why not.

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has provided the following answer to the honourable member’s question:

No. The report in question simply outlines some of the elements of benefits of teleworking under the National Broadband Network - both quantitative and qualitative -and some of the other adjustment factors which might need to be taken into account. The impacts of teleworking under the National Broadband Network will differ in different industry and employment sectors and the detailed data required to undertake a robust cost benefit analysis across all aspects of society and the economy does not exist. As part of the development of strategies to maximize the benefits of the National Broadband Network and its impact on Australia’s digital economy, the Government will continue to commission targeted research into areas where use of the National Broadband network has the potential to deliver significant benefits.