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Creative Economy Weekly Top 5
The most read reports 21-28 August 2008
1. Mapping the internet in Australia
2. Funding public broadcasters to do... what?
3. CHASS – the next steps: Discussion paper
4. Creating scholarly tools and resources for the digital ecosystem: building connections in the Zotero Project
5. The creative economy: A new definition
1. Mapping the internet in Australia
2. Funding public broadcasters to do... what?
3. CHASS – the next steps: Discussion paper
4. Creating scholarly tools and resources for the digital ecosystem: building connections in the Zotero Project
5. The creative economy: A new definition
NEWS FROM CCI
IN THE VERNACULAR - BOOK LAUNCH IN BRISBANE
University of Queensland Press in partnership with Avid Reader are delighted to invite you to the launch of Stuart Cunningham’s compelling new book "In the Vernacular: A Generation of Australian Culture and Controversy" on Wednesday 10 September. More details here>>.
University of Queensland Press in partnership with Avid Reader are delighted to invite you to the launch of Stuart Cunningham’s compelling new book "In the Vernacular: A Generation of Australian Culture and Controversy" on Wednesday 10 September. More details here>>.
What's New
Localising culture: the growth in the regional gallery sector and its impact on government support
Brett Adlington / Asia Pacific Journal of Arts and Cultural Management
Whilst there is no national cultural policy in Australia, the local government sector has embraced cultural planning to a high degree which has aided the growth of a somewhat unsustainable regional art gallery sector. Posted
More than a museum? Understanding how small museums contribute to social capital in regional communities
Christine Burton and Janette Griffin / Asia Pacific Journal of Arts and Cultural Management
The purpose of this research is to understand how small museums contribute to social capital in their community using three distinct case studies to distinguish differences and similarities. Posted
SportsFanLive arrives: social networking for sports fans
David Chartier / ars technica
Just in time for fantasy football, Dave Katz, a former Yahoo programming exec, is launching a new social network specifically designed for sports enthusiasts. Posted
Studying online (Part I)
David Kosslyn and Kanupriya Tewari / Digital Natives
This post discusses some of the more positive contributions Digital Natives are making to society including studying online. Posted
Price of monopoly and democracy
Internet and Democracy Project
Shrinking the digital divide, the gap between those people with effective access to information technology and those without, worldwide has been on the table of activists, NGOs and governments for years now. Posted
Social networking - staying safe online
Australian Communications and Media Authority
This fact sheet has published in support of the Federal Privacy Commission's Privacy Awareness Week. Posted
Photography connects us with the world
David Griffin / TED - Technology, Entertainment, Design
The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories. Posted
A POOL of creative commons
Antony Funnell and Sherre Delys / The Media Report, ABC Radio National
Those who seek a middle way between junking copyright altogether on the one hand, and slavishly trying to enforce it on the other, often talk about what's called 'Creative Commons' licensing. Even large media organizations are starting to look at this innovative form of licensing. Posted
Accessible broadband for all Australian's
Media Access Australia, Australian Communication Exchange and the Consumers' Telecommunications Network
This paper discusses the importance of having a strategic plan to ensure broadband can be, and is, accessible for all Australians. Importantly, it outlines the practical individual policy steps that government can take in order to achieve the outcome of accessible broadband for all. Posted
Celebrations and critiques of contemporary journalism
Rodney Tiffen / Australian Review of Public Affairs
A new book presents a seemingly endless and always depressing catalogue of irresponsible journalism. Another explains why judgements of political newsworthiness derive, at least partially, from journalists' sense of where the centre of gravity of power lies. Posted
Interaction between the Privacy Act and the Spam Act
Australian Privacy Commissioner
This report discusses the coverage of the Privacy and Spam Acts, and how they interact; whether businesses have to get people's consent when sending electronic marketing messages; what businesses must tell people when marketing or sending other information by email. Posted
Draft Australian radiofrequency spectrum plan 2009
Australian Communications and Media Authority
The Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan (the Spectrum Plan) is ACMA’s broadest level planning document. ACMA intends to introduce a new domestic Spectrum Plan on 1 January 2009 and is seeking comments on this draft. Posted
Social networking explodes worldwide as sites increase their focus on cultural relevance
Comscore
A study of worldwide usage of social networking sites, indicates that while the growth in new users in North America is beginning to level off, it is burgeoning in other regions around the world. Posted
Australian libraries facts and figures from the ABS, 2008
Australian Bureau of Statistics
This snapshot on the theme of "Libraries are for everyone", provides several interesting statistics about libararies and library attendance in Australia. Posted
At school, technology starts to turn a corner
Steve Lohr / New York Times
This essay considers some US and UK examples where technology can play a role in changing education. Posted
Creative Commons provides tools for online sharing
Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand
Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand has just launched a dynamic web project that offers a new approach to copyright. Posted
Pedestrian crossings and superhighway robbery: sources of market power in broadband
Rob Nicholls / ACCC Regulation Conference
In a world where ubiquitous and affordable broadband availability is the key to unlocking the benefits of the information society, obstacles remain to the deployment of appropriate access networks. Posted
Market power in broadband
Rod Shogren / ACCC Regulation Conference
This paper begins with some observations about the extreme focus on the speed of broadband services at the expense of a broader discussion of the nature of the services and concludes that a key characteristic of broadband provision is a carriage service providing access to customers. Posted
CHASS – the next steps: Discussion paper
Stuart Cunningham / Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences
This short paper is designed as a discussion starter for "CHASS - the Next Steps" on 3 September and relates to the Labor Governement's new priorities and attitudes to innovation and the creative sector. Posted
An anthropological introduction to YouTube
Michael Wesch / You Tube
This video explores the use of YouTube from a cultural and anthropological standpoint, focusing on user communities, how the service affects the lives of amateur videographers, and even how YouTube "stardom" can propel an individual or group into notoriety in the "real world." Posted
Australia's innovation malaise
New figures reveal a very patchy performance, write PAUL JENSON and ELIZABETH WEBSTER
Mapping the internet in Australia
A map of how we're using the Net will help us identify where it can go next, writes JULIAN THOMAS
Funding public broadcasters to do... what?
We don't really know exactly what the ABC and SBS should do next, but they need to be given the scope to do it, writes MARGARET SIMONS
Quality/control: a new system for ethical media
Certification would strengthen and unite community media, argues ELLIE RENNIE
No longer tuned in to master's voice
Online digital environments are inviting all of us to participate actively in our own learning write ERICA McWILLIAM and NORMAN JACKSON.
Where the future meets the past
YouTube's significance is partly to do with its pre-history, write HENRY JENKINS and JOHN HARTLEY
The ghost of Arthur Rylah
The old battles against ignorance and prejudice were not permanently won, argues GEOFFREY BARKER
Budget 2008: what it means for broadcasting
MARGARET SIMONS detects some good news for community radio, but not a great deal else
What the internet means for the way journalists write
The internet is creating a more dynamic and interactive understanding of what disinterested reporting can mean, writes MARGARET SIMONS