About Creative Economy

Creative Economy is a gateway to research and commentary on developments in Australia's creative industries and their cultural and social impact, hosted by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI). The site draws on the resources of Australian Policy Online, together with outputs from industry groups, consultants and other Australian and international researchers and research organisations. All listings are archived and can be retrieved via our SEARCH facility or browsed in our ARCHIVE.

Creative Economy is edited by Peter Browne, Amanda Lawrence, and Penelope Aitken at the Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology.

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI) was established in July 2005. It is the first Centre of Excellence funded outside the science, engineering and technology sectors. The Centre gratefully acknowledges the support of the Australian Research Council in providing core funding to establish the Centre, 2005-09.

The Centre is administered by the Queensland University of Technology, and the main collaborating partners are Swinburne University of Technology, Australasian CRC for Interaction Design, Australian Film Television and Radio School, Australian National University, Charles Darwin University, Edith Cowan University and the University of Wollongong.

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Commentary

Kevin Rudd's partner
Fresh back from overseas, a prime minister makes a stunning telecommunications announcement. And the historical parallels don't end there, writes JOCK GIVEN

Revolutionary highway
PODCAST | There's no turning back for the news media. MARGARET SIMONS discusses the threats and opportunities with PETER CLARKE

Why China wants creativity
What does the “creative economy” mean in China and how might it be developed, asks MICHAEL KEANE

Going private
The evidence suggests that publicly listed media companies are digging their own graves. Does this mean a return to the age of moguls, asks JONATHAN ESTE

Public broadcasting looks for a future
The pay TV industry has opened up a new front in its battle with free-to-air, writes MARGARET SIMONS on our partner website, Inside Story

A unique television channel under threat
The withdrawal of government funding threatens South Korea's innovative RTV, writes ELLIE RENNIE

The bad news
Are Australians abandoning the news? Drawing on new survey material SALLY YOUNG looks at the drift away from conventional news and the evidence about where audiences are going

Movement at last on media policy
The government's review of public broadcasting might be unnecessarily narrow, but there's plenty of fuel for controversy, writes Margaret Simons

Copyright: the middle way
Support is growing for a different perspective on intellectual property, write BRIAN FITZGERALD and BEN ATKINSON

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