[LINK] bits from Australian Policy Online

[Jan Whitaker]

Fwd: APO Weekly Briefing - 19 May 2011

The first one may have some relationship to the AusCert fiasco.
Jan

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>THE STORY SO FAR: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF DIGITAL JOURNALISM
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/story-so-far-what-we-know-about-business-digital-journalism
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>Lucas Graves, Ava Seave, Bill Grueskin | Columbia Journalism Review
>13 May, 2011 | This report argues that news 
>organizations must do more to embrace 
>the  unique attributes of the Internet rather 
>than trying to adapt Web  offerings to legacy business models.
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>EVALUATING WIKITRUST: A TRUST SUPPORT TOOL FOR WIKIPEDIA
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/evaluating-wikitrust-trust-support-tool-wikipedia
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>Jan Maarten Schraagen, Teun Lucassen | First Monday
>16 May, 2011 | Because of the open character of 
>Wikipedia readers should always be  aware of the 
>possibility of false information. WikiTrust aims 
>at helping  readers to judge the trustworthiness of articles.
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>WORKING IN AUSTRALIA'S DIGITAL GAMES INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION REPORT
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/working-australias-digital-games-industry-consolidation-report
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>Sandra Haukka | The ARC Centre of Excellence for 
>Creative Industries and Innovation
>18 May, 2011 | This study responds to concerns 
>that Australia's games industry would not  reach 
>its full potential due to a lack of local, 
>highly skilled staff,  and a lack of 
>appropriately trained graduates with the necessary  knowledge and skills.
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>THE POWER OF ANALYTICS FOR PUBLIC SECTOR: 
>BUILDING ANALYTICS COMPETENCY TO ACCELERATE OUTCOMES
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/power-analytics-public-sector-building-analytics-competency-accelerate-outcomes
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>Michael Schroeck, Lynn Reyes, Hammou Messatfa | 
>IBM Institute for Business Value
>18 May, 2011 | Today’s unprecedented 
>"information explosion" can paralyze government 
>and other public sector organizations as they 
>address increasingly intertwined public issues.
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>ALWAYS CONNECTED: THE NEW DIGITAL MEDIA HABITS OF YOUNG CHILDREN
>http://www.apo.org.au/research/always-connected-new-digital-media-habits-young-children
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>Aviva Lucas Gutnick | The Joan Ganz Cooney Centre
>18 May, 2011 | Today’s parents, academics, 
>policymakers and practitioners are  scrambling 
>to keep up with the rapid expansion of media use 
>by children  and youth for ever-larger portions of their waking hours.


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