About us
The Digital Industry Group Inc. (DIGI) is a not for profit industry association advocating for the digital industry in Australia. We’re the industry association for companies that invest in online safety, privacy, consumer protection, cyber security and a thriving Australian digital economy.
DIGI'S MEMBERS
DIGI is for companies that invest in safety, data and consumer protection.
DIGI aims to bring together global, Australian, large and scale-up technology companies together on issues of shared interest.
DIGI works on issues of shared interest to all founding members, and never on the singular interests of individual members.
OUR VISION
DIGI’s vision is a thriving Australian digitally-enabled economy that fosters innovation, a growing selection of digital products and services, and where online safety and privacy are protected.
OUR MISSION
DIGI’s mission is to advocate for policies that enable a growing Australian technology sector that supports businesses and Internet users, in partnership with industry, governments and the community.
THE DIGI TEAM
Sunita Bose
DIGI’s Managing Director
DIGI is led by Sunita Bose, who is its Managing Director. Sunita Bose was previously the Head of Global Policy for the online petition platform Change.org, based in San Francisco. She developed the company’s Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, Community Guidelines and policy infrastructure to manage harmful user-generated content, in areas such as bullying, hate speech, defamation, misinformation, data privacy and child protection.
Before that, Sunita spent seven years working in a range of international and Australian advocacy and strategic communications roles at humanitarian aid agencies Oxfam and UNICEF, and has a Masters of Policy from the University of New South Wales. A leading advocate for the tech sector and the democratising power of the Internet, Sunita sits on the Government’s Digital Experts Advisory Committee and her opinions have been published in The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Guardian.
Dr Jennifer Duxbury
Director of Regulatory Affairs, Policy & Research
Dr Duxbury is a senior legal professional and policy advisor with over 20 years of international experience spanning private and public sector legal practice, corporate governance, government regulation and education.
Dr Duxbury has held General Counsel roles at Reuters Limited, Airservices Australia, Lonely Planet and ninemsn. Jenny has recently completed a PhD in public policy at the Institute of Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra, where she also teaches graduate programs in law and business administration.
She led the drafting of the Australian Code of Practice for Disinformation and Misinformation for DIGI.
Tahlia Davies
Associate Director
Tahlia Davies is Associate Director at the Digital Industry Group Inc. (DIGI), working on policy and communications across issues including artificial intelligence, online safety, misinformation and disinformation, scams, and the broader digital economy. She develops advocacy strategies, coordinates multi-stakeholder submissions, and engages with government, regulators, and industry leaders to shape effective digital policy in Australia.
Prior to joining DIGI, Tahlia was part of Twitter Australia and New Zealand’s Public Policy team, where she managed philanthropic and government partnerships and contributed to policy work spanning online safety, civic integrity, privacy, and social impact.
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Digital Industry Group Incorporated (DIGI)
The Managing Director leads the Digital Industry Industry Group Inc. as its most senior executive leader. The Managing Director oversees DIGI’s staff, operations, external communications, and reactive and proactive policy strategies workstreams that serve DIGI’s founding members’ shared advocacy interests (including online harms, consumer and data protection and growing the digital economy)
General responsibilities of the Managing Director
- Leading and managing staff and consultants across various functions.
- Acting as public spokesperson.
- Driving consensus amongst founding members to identify and promote shared advocacy interests.
- Reporting to DIGI’s chair, and serving on DIGI’s board of directors.
- Developing and optimising organisational processes and budgets.
- Identifying growth opportunities and threats.
- Relationship building with members, Government and a range of stakeholders.
- Ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.
- Acquisition and retention of members
Specific responsibilities of the Managing Director
- Developing and ensuring the execution of proactive advocacy strategies that advance the shared goals of the founding members.
- Overseeing strategic responses to emerging issues in relevant policy areas, through submissions, Government and media engagement.
- Overseeing quality execution of DIGI’s workstreams, across advocacy, code development, partnerships, communications, Government relations, events and operations.
- Driving consensus to determine shared policy interests among the founding members, and work toward high member satisfaction and retention. Plan, agenda-set and facilitate fortnightly meetings of the DIGI founding members.
- Management of the Director – Policy, Regulatory Affairs & Research, the Associate Director – Policy & Communications, and any other staff employed by the organisation.
- Management of consultants engaged by DIGI that serve business functions (including in accounting, audit, public relations and policy).
- Growing DIGI through member acquisition, and possible other revenue generating activities.
- Managing all DIGI operations and ensuring financial sustainability through budgeting and audit management.
- Being a public advocate for the digital industry in Australia, through media, thought leadership and publicly lifting the profile of DIGI and its advocacy.
- Representing DIGI with Government at meetings, parliamentary hearings and other fora.
- Building alliances and strong relationships with relevant stakeholders across industry, Government, and civil society.
- Serving on the board of directors, and managing board processes.
- Being ‘hands-on’ as required, owing to the small nature of the organisation, and drafting submissions, media and advocacy materials where necessary.
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