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New Research

A flying start for Queensland children

08 February 2010The Queensland Government has launched a discussion paper on the future of education as part of its plan to provide all Queensland children with a flying start in life.

The National Broadband Network request for proposal process

08 February 2010The objective of this audit was to examine key aspects of the NBN RFP process, including: the background to and conduct of the RFP process; management of key risks associated with the process and outcome; and stakeholder consultations.

Review of the mobile phone jammer prohibition

29 January 2010In this discussion paper ACMA reviews the regulation of mobile phone jammers and provides background on a proposal to trial mobile phone jammers in a correctional facility.

Not rocket science: a roadmap for cultural R&D

27 January 2010Outlining a radical new roadmap for cultural R&D, these proposals challenge two entrenched prejudices which block arts and cultural organisations from playing their full role in society and economy.

interACT resource kit

27 January 2010The interACT Resource Kit has been designed to assist those who want to work in integrated performance settings.
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Arts, music & design

Achieving intercultural dialogue through the arts and culture?

27 January 2010Survey results in this paper indicate that it may be unrealistic to expect that a single arts strategy or cultural policy can address the diversity of challenges facing the promotion of intercultural dialogue through the arts.

Report of the child pornography working party

27 January 2010This report recommends that NSW State laws be amended to ensure that if material is found to be child pornography, the fact that it is art cannot be used as a defence.

Cultural policy & law

Commentary

Are All Online Images Fair Game?

03 February 2010It's easy to pinch a photo from a website and post it in a new context. But how is the easy circulation of images online challenging our ideas about privacy asks Jason Wilson in New Matilda?

The fine art of diplomacy

27 January 2010The lack of Australian cultural diplomacy in China has ramifications which reach far beyond the cultural sector, writes Dan Edwards in New Matilda.

Grizzling about Facebook

18 January 2010In Australian Humanities Review, Meaghan Morris tackles forebodings about the impact of the online environment on everyday life, sociability and political change
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Audio

Internet piracy

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13 January 2010Copyright began 300 years ago, but now laws can't cope with the anarchy of new technologies.

The politics of media and cultural policy

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13 January 2010Media and cultural policies are shaped by the few with access to political power. What role can academics play in current policy debates?

Cultural institutions

Towards sustainability indicators for museums in Australia

Towards sustainability indicators for museums in Australia

27 January 2010This report looks at environmental, societal, cultural and economic sustainability issues of collecting organisations.

A Delphi investigation into the research needs in Swedish librarianship

13 December 2009This article reports on the conduct of a national survey in Sweden to establish the desired research priorities for libraries.

A profession in transition: towards development and implementation of standards for visual resources management. Part B - the professional's perspective and beyond

13 December 2009As a result of expanding employment opportunities, there has been a marked increase in the required skill levels and the technical expertise expected of visual resources professionals.

Video

Security, cloud computing and the coming mobile environment

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04 January 2010This is a discussion of the evolving cybersecurity challenges, the role of the national communications infrastructure, and the need to bolster innovation.

Emerging technologies in Australia - Horizon report

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03 December 2009Education.au CEO Greg Black shares an Australian perspective on the four emerging technologies identified by the Horizon Report as likely to be entering mainstream use by educators within the next few years.

Creative industries

Communications report 2008-09

22 January 2010This report provides a overview of developments in the Australian telecommunications industry for 2008-09 and also covers many aspects of the broadcasting and radiocommunications industries.

Websites

Data.gov.uk

08 February 2010 UK government website containing open government data for other people to re-use.

Expressive life: Do we need a new framework for culture?

08 February 2010From 25-29 January 2010 a conversation took place between 18 bloggers asking whether the terms 'Art' and 'Culture' are tough enough to frame a public policy carve-out for the 21st century?

My school

29 January 2010My School enables you to search the profiles of almost 10,000 Australian schools.

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Events

Conference
VALA 2010 – Connections Content Conversations
9 Feb 2010 - 11 Feb 2010
Melbourne
Conference
2010 NARPACA Ticketing Professionals Conference
10 Feb 2010 - 12 Feb 2010
Sydney
Conference
Media 2010 - Introducing the New Media Decade
19 Feb 2010 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sydney

Books

Art censorship guide: What you should know about threats to artistic freedom and how to deal with them

Art censorship guide: What you should know about threats to artistic freedom and how to deal with them

  • National Association for the Visual Arts
he Art Censorship Guide talks about many Australian artists whose work has been ‘censored’ and the controversy this provokes. The guide provides advice to artists, galleries and publishers about how to anticipate and try to avoid damaging public or media reactions to artwork, and how to respond to complaints or threats.

Concepts and methods of youth work: Doing youth work in Australia

  • Edited by Rob White
  • Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
Recent decades have seen the development and growth of youth work as a recognised and increasingly professionalised occupation in Australia.

Noticeboard

National Prison Book Program - sending books to Australian prisoners
14 January 2010

The National Prison Book Program provides prisoners with free reading materials. Our aim is to provide books to prisoners and enhance prison library and educational services.

ACCAN call for Expressions of Interest: Independent Grants Panel
13 January 2010

ACCAN is establishing an Independent Grants Panel (‘the Panel’) to make recommendations about the allocation of Grants. We are calling for Expressions of Interest to join the Panel which has three (3) positions available.

Journal of Economic and Social Policy goes Online
03 December 2009

For the past thirteen years the Journal of Economic and Social Policy (JESP) has produced a biannual hard copy publication

Policy Guides

Indigenous Art and the Law

The project provides a literature review and critically examines existing laws and investigates options for urgently-required developments in the area of arts law as it pertains to Indigenous people and culture.

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