Executive summary

Summary : Carbon dioxide is being released into the atmosphere nearly twice as fast as it is removed by Earth's carbon sinks, like forests and oceans. Think of it as a bath tub overflowing. To get atmospheric carbon levels back to manageable levels we not only need to turn off the tap by reducing emissions...

This is the second of two reports from the Government as a Social Machine project. The first report gave an overview of the evolution of electronic/digital government, and explored the concept of 21st century government as a 'social machine'.

The Innovation Policy Report is produced by the Department of Industry, and aims to highlight developments in the innovation policy area. It also includes reference to relevant innovation documents and events.

This report explores the details of the Obama Administration's executive order on cybersecurity, breaking down the challenges, criticisms, and successes of the effort to date, before offering clear lessons from the US experience that can be applied to the Australian context. Summary: On 12 February 2014 the United States National Institute of Standards & Technology...