Creative Economy News and Research

Access to technology remains uneven across schools, student competency levels differ and teacher expertise varies considerably.

• Education

The digital dividend is the Australian Government's opportunity to ensure that the benefits to individuals and the community outweigh the costs associated with the switchover to digital television.

• Social Policy

• Politics

Governments regularly hold consultations with their public. Craig Thomler wants value given for value received.

• Politics

This report develops a taxonomy of negative economic impacts associated with digital exclusion in the US.

• Economics

The NZ Government's review of Creative New Zealand’s governance structure aims to improve efficiency and make the best investment of resources for the benefit of New Zealand artists and arts organisations.

• Creative Economy

What role can government play in assisting Australian creative talent to catch some of dynamism of emerging markets for culture asks Stuart Cunningham in The Punch.

• Social Policy

This report provides practical and realistic recommendations to ensure literature in Scotland is able to thrive and is supported in the most appropriate way.

• Creative Economy

Following on from the conversation last week on 'open government' this program hosts the head of the newly created Office of the Information Commissioner.

• Politics

The theme of this year’s conference is “Workplace policy in 2010 and into the future”.

• Social Policy

Microsoft recently added a new layer of complexity to the ongoing debate regarding the filtering and censorship practices of U.S. search engines in Arab countries.

• Creative Economy

This article reports on research into the potential of interactive multimedia to develop K-1 students' understanding of fractions.

• Education

This paper contends that the hype surrounding the steep rise of social media networking website use has tended to mask the reality of a corresponding growth in online fraud and crime.

• Justice

A conversation about 'open government' in light of the recent report of the Government 2.0 Taskforce.

• Politics

Dr Nicholas Gruen, Chair of the Government 2.0 Taskforce presents a Library Lecture on the Gov 2.0 Taskforce Report.

• Politics

Buffeted by streams of information coming via their Blackberries and laptops, this elite live with only one eye on the here and now.

• Social Policy

The Program is a nationwide what's on guide, providing the latest info on events, festivals, gigs, performances, theatre shows, exhibitions and loads more

• Creative Economy

David Marr hosts a discussion with Margaret Simons and Michael Gawenda about the current state of the media, in particular the print media, and the challenges presented by new online media outlets.

Part one

• Creative Economy

This essay is based on a study that explores the relationships among multilingualism, technological change and the generation of novelty.

• Social Policy

This essay examines the central issues raised by illegal file sharing and the future for record companies in an environment that increasingly demands flexibility.

• Justice