The purpose of the first stage of the Creative Industries Cluster Study is to undertake a preliminary analysis and mapping of the industries producing digital content and applications identifying the key enterprises, their location and productivity drivers and barriers. The findings of this stage of the study will be used to inform more detailed analysis […]
Since May 2000 the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE) has published a statistical compendium presenting a range of data on Australia’s progress in the emerging Information Economy. The current report is the 5th edition since the project’s inception. In a change from past practice this edition presents international benchmarking data in a new […]
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industries now have a pervasive role in the Australian economy. All industries have benefited from growth and improvements in ICT, not least traditional industries. ICT is important because it has the capacity to facilitate complementary innovation such as new business processes and work practices. By reducing business costs, these technologies […]
The primary conclusion of the Working Party is that while Australia has been a good user of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) it has not captured the major benefits of being a producer of ICT goods and services. This is demonstrated in Australia’s export and patent performance. There are a number of structural and organisational […]
This report addresses the particular issues, challenges and opportunities for the information technology and telecommunications (IT&T) industry to promote, establish, nurture and grow its small and medium enterprises (SMEs). In particular, this report examines how the relationship between SMEs and their key stakeholders can drive mutual success. The audience for this report is the boardrooms […]
Information Technology (IT) is belatedly being recognised in government and industry circles in Australia as the dominant engine for productivity improvement and business opportunities for enterprises in the 21st Century and a key factor for generating future employment. Indeed the convergence of computing and communications as manifested in the Internet means that much commerce in […]