Selection Process
Each panel member is recruited for a 3-year term and is selected through a competitive process against selection criteria. A sub-committee of the ACCAN Board assesses Expressions of Interest and makes a recommendation to the Board. Panellists are chosen based on their individual expertise.
ACCAN values diversity: women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, persons with disabilities and people from diverse cultural, linguistic and religious backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Call for Expressions of Interest
Information on how to apply, including selection criteria can be found here:
Terms of Reference
The Panel Terms of Reference explain the scope of the Panel, including terms of appointment and the required availability:
Conflict of Interest Guidelines
All Panel members are required to follow ACCAN's Conflict of Interest guidelines. Download them below:
Independent Grants Panel - Current Members
Dr Robbie Fordyce
Robbie Fordyce is a lecturer at Monash University in communications and media studies, where he studies digital platforms and infrastructures, with a particular interest in globalisation. His recent research projects have covered data ethics, foreign interference and propaganda on social media, innovative analytical approaches around digital platforms. He is currently researching a book on the Steam videogame distribution system.
Professor Molly Dragiewicz
Molly Dragiewicz is a Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University. She has conducted research on technology-facilitated abuse and cybersecurity policy for the last seven years, including two studies funded by ACCAN. This research has focused on the misuse of communication services, the misalignment between cybersecurity policy and regulation and the realities of everyday communication service and device use. Professor Dragiewicz has also worked in the community sector for domestic violence and youth-serving organisations as a violence prevention specialist.
Holly Raiche
Holly Raiche is a telecommunications policy veteran with many years of experience in the Australian telecommunications sector. Past roles include: CEO of Internet Australia and committees for Australian Privacy Foundation, Internet Australia, auDA and ICANN. Holly currently teaches Internet Governance at Sydney University’s Media and Communications School.
Independent Grants Panel
The Panel assesses applications to ACCAN's Independent Grants Program and recommends the strongest applications to the ACCAN Board for funding. The Panel is an important part of ensuring the independence and rigour of the Grants Program process.