With the advent of the Internet, infinite quantities of information have become available to almost everyone, and an ever-increasing proportion of reading, especially by younger people, takes place in digital environments. This entails new demands on readers. The traditional mechanisms in print publishing that exert some control over the reliability of information(Warschauer, 1999) are largely...

"Since 2004, the city of Yokohama, has become one of the frontier creative cities in Asia by launching its creative city policy known as Creative City Yokohama. Yokohama’s creative city policy – unlike its western counterparts – has been positively evaluated for its aim not only to reform urban infrastructure but also to regenerate local...

The digital economy is important to most Australians with almost three-quarters of the adult population believing the internet has improved their day-to-day lives. The real benefits of the internet are demonstrated by the increasing frequency of internet use and the range and scope of activities performed online. For many Australians, going online is about getting...

The Producer Offset was introduced in July 2007 as part of the Australian Screen Production Incentive (ASPI), the Australian Government's package of measures to boost support for the Australian film and television industry. One of the key aims of the Offset was to assist Australian producers to build stable and sustainable production companies. By 30...

This report investigates the degree to which participation in the labour force may increase with the rollout of the National Broadband Network and the increased telework opportunities it will provide. This study involved qualitative and quantitative research, leading to economic modelling to estimate the impacts of NBN-enabled telework on labour force participation, employment and Gross...