ACCAN Debate: Digital disruption is in the best interest of consumers

Disruptive innovation has the potential to create new markets, choice, drive down prices and improve service delivery for consumers. Will the latest wave of digital disruptors liberate consumers from monopolies or shackle them to new ones? We hear from six experts debating the merits of disruption for consumers.

Moderator:
Delia Rickard
Deputy Chairperson, ACCC

Affirmatives:
Brad Kitsche
Director Public Policy (Oceania), Uber

Brendan Coady
Maddocks Lawyers

Daniel Duggan
Head of Mobile, Yatango

Negatives:
Stilgherrian
Freelance Journalist and Commentator

Katina Michael
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Engineering & Information Sciences, University of Wollongong

David Vaile
Executive Director, Cyberspace & Policy Centre

Full transcript available here in PDF

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