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Convergence ReviewA comprehensive analysis of the issues related to the convergence of technologies and markets in the telecommunications, information technology, broadcasting and media industries, and the wider economy, over the next five to ten years. |
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Governments all over the world are grappling with the issues raised by convergence between previously separate industries. The traditional barriers between industry sectors such as film, music, publishing, broadcast television and radio, telecommunications, computing, and services industries such as education and health are being eroded or restructured, and new industry boundaries are emerging. In order to examine the implications of convergence for government policy, in June 1999 the Government announced it would be conducting a high-level strategic review that would be a comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the issues related to the convergence of technologies and markets in the telecommunications, information technology, broadcasting and media industries, and the wider economy, over the next five to ten years. In late 1999 a comprehensive Issues Paper was released for public discussion, and submissions were called for and received from a variety of interested parties. The closing date for submissions was 20 December 1999. All these documents are available for browsing or download below. The review was led by David Kennedy, who is also the General Manager of Strategy and Policy in NOIE. The full Report of the Convergence Review was tabled in Parliament on 10 May 2000. It can be downloaded here. |
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Convergence
Review - Final Report (PDF) - Tabled in
Parliament on 10 May 2000. - PDF (597kb) - Word (1375kb) - 10/05/00 |
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Convergence
Review Issues Paper (HTML) - paper - PDF (270kb) - Word (694kb) - 10/05/00 |
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The
Age Vision 21 (HTML) - speech by SENATOR THE HON RICHARD ALSTON Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts - 28 March 2000 |
Submissions:
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ABC - save to disk - (45k DOC) |
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AFC - save to disk - (115k DOC) |
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Attorney Generals Department - save to disk - (17k DOC) |
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Attorney Generals Department (Information Law Branch) - save to disk - (23k DOC) |
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AIIA - save to disk - (51k DOC) |
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Australian Caption Centre - save to disk - (83k DOC) |
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Australia Consumers' Association - save to disk - (67k DOC) |
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FARB - save to disk - (35k DOC) |
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News Ltd - save to disk - (26k DOC) |
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Nortel - save to disk - (51k DOC) |
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SPAA - save to disk - (4400k DOC) |
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Telstra - save to disk - (279k DOC) |
Mr David
Kennedy
General Manager, Strategy and Policy
National Office for the Information Economy
Ph. [+61] 03 9268 7905
Fax: [+61] 03 9268 7904
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