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Digital Debate – Move on!

The Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy will on Tuesday (14 July) launch a Future Directions paper on Australia’s Digital Economy. The paper is the result of a process of consultation conducted Read More...

Posted Monday, July 13, 2009 3:58 AM by sassoong | 0 Comments

Australian Trial – Digital Democracy

Let me be honest – I titled this blog ‘Digital Democracy ” not because I wanted to discuss that subject particularly but rather to get more attention on the web through the search engines. My digital media friends have a few tricks. Such is the reality Read More...

Posted Friday, June 26, 2009 8:55 AM by sassoong | 0 Comments

Tiger's Tail? Give me the lot!

When I blogged on Monday under the heading," Has the Federal Government got the Tiger by the Tail? " I certainly never imagined that Minister Conroy and his Cabinet colleagues would adopt a policy as daring and deliberate as that announced by Read More...

Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 8:49 AM by sassoong | 1 Comments

Has the Federal Government got the Tiger by the Tail?

  The Federal Government is expected this week to announce the outcome of the tender for the roll-out and operation of a new open access, high-speed, fibre-based broadband network. In its tender specification the Government confirmed the objective Read More...

Posted Monday, April 06, 2009 9:08 AM by sassoong | 2 Comments