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Determination under subsection 24(1) of the Public Service Act 1999—Determination 2016/02

I, Dr Heather Smith, Secretary of the Department of Communications and the Arts, make the following Determination under subsection 24(1) of the Public Service Act 1999. Dated: 1 April 2016

Open government data and why it matters

A critical review of studies on the economic impact of open government data

BCR Digital Productivity Report

IT use and Australia’s productivity: Where are we now? uses ‘growth accounting’ analysis to measure the labour-saving effects of computers on labour productivity growth in Australia.

Open government data and why it matters

A critical review of studies on the economic impact of open government data

Position Description of Non-judicial members of the Copyright Tribunal of Australia

Applications are sought for the appointment of part-time non-judicial members to the Copyright Tribunal of Australia, an independent specialist body established by the Copyright Act 1968 (Copyright Act).

Grant reporting—Ministry for the Arts—2015–16—updated 29 January 2016

A grant is a conditional transfer of resources from the Australian Government to a recipient for a specified purpose. Grants are directed at assisting recipients to achieve their own goals whilst also supporting Australian Government policy objectives. The Ministry for The Arts was transferred from the Attorney General's Department in September 2015. For completeness, all grants awarded for the current financial year (from 1 July 2015) are published here. This list was last updated on 29 January 2016.