[LINK] range of stuff

[Jan Whitaker]

Lots of different things in this issue of Fwd: 
Weekly Briefing - 15 December 2010


>*** CREATIVE & DIGITAL ***
>http://www.apo.org.au/creative-economy
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>PRIVACY AND THE MEDIA - HOW TO BALANCE RIGHTS AND INTERESTS
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/privacy-and-media-how-balance-rights-and-interests
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>Anthony Bendall, Helen Versey | Privacy Victoria
>09 December, 2010 | While the media is rightly 
>concerned about protecting freedom of 
>expression, this paper argues that this must not 
>be to the exclusion of privacy rights.
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>DATA CENTRE STRATEGY INDUSTRY BRIEFING
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/data-centre-strategy-industry-briefing
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>Department of Finance and Deregulation
>09 December, 2010 | This briefing provides an 
>overview of the Australian Government’s Data 
>Centre Strategy, including a summary of the 
>drivers behind the initiative and an update on 
>the nine projects currently underway.
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>TAXONOMY USAGE AND SKILLS BY AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/taxonomy-usage-and-skills-australian-information-professionals
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>Matt Moore | Innotecture
>09 December, 2010 | This survey reveals a strong 
>desire among information professionals to employ 
>taxonomies more effectively and a need to 
>demonstrate the business value of taxonomy work 
>to organizational decision makers.
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>SHARING MUSIC FILES: TACTICS OF A CHALLENGE TO THE INDUSTRY
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/sharing-music-files-tactics-challenge-industry
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>Colin Salter, Chris Moore, Brian Martin | First Monday
>09 December, 2010 | This paper examines the 
>struggle between representatives of major record 
>companies and artists in the music industry, and 
>peer-to-peer file-sharing services and their users.
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>AL-MANAR TELEVISION PROGRAMMING 2010
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/al-manar-television-programming-2010
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>Australian Communications and Media Authority (the ACMA)
>09 December, 2010 | ACMA is proposing to amend 
>the anti-terrorism standards that apply to open 
>and subscription narrowcasting services 
>following an investigation into the content of Al-Manar Television.
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>CONVERGENCE REVIEW: BACKGROUND PAPER
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/convergence-review-background-paper
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>Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
>14 December, 2010 | This paper spells out the 
>major issues to be examined by the federal 
>government's newly announced review of 
>Australia’s communications and media regulation.
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>GROWING FUTURE INNOVATORS: A NEW APPROACH TO 
>LEARNING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/growing-future-innovators-new-approach-learning-programs-young-people
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>Julie Robson | Perth Institute of Creative Arts 
>and Edith Cowan University's Centre for Research 
>in Entertainment, the Arts, Technology, Education and Communications (CREATEC)
>10 December, 2010 | This scoping study includes 
>a detailed review  of local, national and 
>international policy relating to arts, 
>education  and innovation and case studies of 
>innovative and best practice schools  education 
>programs delivered by eighteen contemporary arts 
>organisations  in Australia and the UK.
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>PROPOSED WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT ICT SERVICES PANEL
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/proposed-whole-government-ict-services-panel
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>Department of Finance and Deregulation
>09 December, 2010 | This paper outlines the 
>Australian Government's current Information and 
>Communication Technology services panel situation and proposes a new model.
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>ACMA COMMUNICATIONS REPORT 2009-10
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/acma-communications-report-2009-10
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>Australian Communications and Media Authority
>13 December, 2010 | This report provides an 
>overview of the Australian  telecommunications 
>industry performance against a range of regulatory  obligations.


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Our truest response to the irrationality of the 
world is to paint or sing or write, for only in such response do we find truth.
~Madeline L'Engle, writer

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