Social & Environment

The mobile industry delivers significant business and social benefits to our economy and society and AMTA's vision is to promote a safe and sustainable mobile industry in Australia. With 94% of Australians taking their mobile with them when they leave the house each day, it's important to be aware of all the implications of our increasing reliance on mobile technology.

Mobiles and Kids

Mobiles, schools and bullying – statistics from the USA

Data collected by the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics shows some interesting results around cyber bullying in schools, with schools that prohibit phone use by students reporting a higher incidence of cyber

Mobiles and Kids

Screentime – Get the facts

An article published by the ABC explains that a recently released study from the UK finds that the negative impacts of screentime on the mental health and well being of teenagers is overstated. The researchers found that impacts of digital

Mobiles and Kids

Screentime-Guidelines for parents

The UK’s Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has published a Guidance for parents and caregivers on screen time for children.Interestingly, RCPCH concluded that the evidence is weak for a threshold to guide children and