Given the pace and spread of cyber attacks around the world, Canberra and Washington will be spending a lot more time consulting. October was cybersecurity month in Washington. On Capitol Hill and in several think tanks around town, US policymakers and analysts focused on various aspects of the cybersecurity problem, from the nature and scale...

Technology can reduce the latency to joining data to publications but there is a lack of common best practice conventions for scholarly publications. From a researcher perspective, the value of data is that of a first class research object which represents the basis of their research. Researchers discover and use data and analyses from others...

Cloud computing is a significant opportunity for Australian industry. Ibis World estimated Australian cloud revenues at over $1 billion for 2010 and employment at around 4,300 persons. When it comes to cloud computing, can Australia reasonably aspire to become a regional hub for cloud computing? What will determine Australian industry's competitive position in offering cloud...

This paper seeks to start discussion how government, industry and the community can work together to address the challenges and risks arising from greater digital engagement. The result of this conversation will be the release of Australia’s first Cyber White Paper in the first half of 2012. This discussion paper seeks your views on a...

This consultation paper sets out the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s views on future arrangements for call charges to freephone and local rate numbers. Together these number ranges are known as freephone and local rate numbers (FLRNs). During 2010–11, the ACMA undertook a program of work (the Numbering Work Program) to examine the regulatory framework...