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Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
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Agency overview
Formed 1999
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Employees 701 (2012)
Annual budget A$129.08 million (2005/06)
Agency executives Mr Drew Clarke, Secretary
Mr Ian Robinson, Deputy Secretary, Telecommunications Corporate and Business
Mr Abul Rizvi, Deputy Secretary, Digital Strategy and Services
Nerida O'Loughlin, Deputy Secretary, Broadcasting and Digital Switchover Taskforce
Child agencies Australian Communications and Media Authority
NBN Co Limited
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Postal Corporation
Special Broadcasting Service Corporation
Website
http://www.dbcde.gov.au

The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) is an Australian government department.

The department's strategic policy areas include:

DBCDE is the primary replacement for the former Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) which was disbanded in 2007. DCITA was dissolved in December 2007 with the election of the Rudd Government. Responsibility for the arts was transferred to the new Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts and the responsibility for sports was transferred to the Department of Health and Ageing.

Contents

Minister [edit]

HiBIS [edit]

The Higher Bandwidth Incentive Scheme (HiBIS) was a strategy to provide registered Internet service providers with incentive payments to supply higher bandwidth services in regional, rural and remote areas at prices comparable to those available in metropolitan areas.

Australia connected [edit]

The Australia Connected package was announced on 18 June 2007. Up to $958 million ($600 million from Broadband Connect Infrastructure Program funding and an additional $358 million in funding) was allocated towards a new national wholesale network which was stated to deliver high speed broadband to rural and regional Australia by June 2009.

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Teleworkforce 2012 - Session 1

On Wednesday 14th November 2012, Infoxchange in partnership with Microsoft Australia, Telstra, KPMG Australia and the Department for Broadband Communications...

Teleworkforce 2012 - Session 2

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Robert Bunzli from the National Museum of Australia speaking at Ignite, Canberra on 19 March 2013

1 of 16 speakers at Ignite, presented by Lighthouse Business Innovation Centre. What is Ignite? See http://www.lighthouseinnovation.com.au/c100-event/ignite-...

No online gambling changes for now

19/04/2013 - The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has released its final report on the Interactive Gambling Act. Jamie discuss...

ITU INTERVIEW @ WCIT - 12: Dr. Bob Horton, Consultant, Dept. of Broadband, Comms. & Digital Economy

Interview with Dr. Bob Horton, Consultant, The Dept. of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, at WCIT 2012 being held in Dubai, United Arab Emir...

ZDNet's Telework Week Google Hangout

ZDNet's Josh Taylor hosted an exclusive panel discussion using Google Hangout, and was joined by a panel of experts, including: Abul Rizvi, deputy secretary,...

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Animated information about wireless internet security, with English voiceover, Auslan interpreting for deaf people and subtitles. Stay Smart Online -- a proj...

Wireless internet security

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David facilitated the Commission's conference. David Havyatt is a seasoned telco industry professional currently a Part-Time Temporary Special Adviser to the...

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41 news items

The Canberra Times

The Canberra Times
Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:18:32 -0700

Another federal government department revealed on Wednesday it was searching for at least 100 staff to volunteer for redundancies. Staff at the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy were called to meetings to discuss the offer.
 
ZDNet
Tue, 14 May 2013 02:45:29 -0700

According to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy's Budget statement, AU$2.4 million will also be spent in 2013-14 to "maintain existing essential functions" for Australia's transition to the NBN. According to the ...
 
Press Release Centre (press release)
Thu, 16 May 2013 23:55:51 -0700

According to the Australian Government Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, mobile phone coverage remains available to only 25 percent of the Australian landmass while satellite phone services cover 100 percent of the ...
 
The Australian
Wed, 15 May 2013 21:12:26 -0700

The cause of the blocking had remained a mystery after Senator Conroy's office consistently stated that it was not responsible, telling The Australian on April 16, "The Department of Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy and its agencies ...
 
West Coast Sentinel
Wed, 15 May 2013 18:14:45 -0700

The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy announced all national and commercial free-to-air television services broadcast from the Ceduna/Smoky Bay transmission site would be switching over to digital only starting on June ...
 
Register
Tue, 14 May 2013 18:47:35 -0700

Funding for NICTA, funded through the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy's ICT Centre of Excellence program, is to end when its current funding deed expires at the end of 2015. In previous budgets, the program was ...

Radioinfo (subscription)

Radioinfo (subscription)
Tue, 14 May 2013 04:35:27 -0700

According to data in the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy's budget portfolio statements, ABC Radio will receive $3.705 million to fund digital radio, a slight increase on the $3.658 million spent on digital last financial ...
 
ZDNet
Tue, 14 May 2013 02:47:33 -0700

The government said in the Budget statement documents for the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy that the "cybersafety enhancement program" will achieve the savings, because the government will instead force ISPs to ...
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