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Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (view source)
Revision as of 17:28, 20 June 2011
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DBCDE was Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA). DCITA was replaced with DBCDE after Kevin Rudd Government came to power in 2007.
DBCDE was Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA). DCITA was replaced with DBCDE after Kevin Rudd Government came to power in 2007.
In the past, DBCDE has taken some controversial decisions such as monitoring the blogs and filtering internet content.<ref>[http://technology.feedfury.com/content/30764027-dbcde-to-monitor-blogs.html technology.feedfury.com]</ref>
==Key Projects==
* NBN- In 2009, the Government announced it's plans to establish a new company to build and operate a new high-speed National Broadband Network (NBN)
* HiBIS- It was a $157.8 million initiative of the Australian Government providing 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.
==Groups==
* Infrastructure group
* Broadcasting and Digital Switchover group
* Digital Economy and Services group
==Portfolio Agencies==
* Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
* Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
* Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
* Australia Post
* NBN Co Ltd
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.dbcde.gov.au Official website of DBCDE]
* [http://www.archive.dcita.gov.au/ Archive of DCITA]
* [http://www.digitalbusiness.gov.au/ digitalbusiness.gov.au]
* [http://www.nbn.gov.au/ National Broadband Network]
* [http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/ Stay Smart Online]
* [http://www.occ.gov.au/ Online and Communications Council]
* [http://www.digitalready.gov.au/ Get Ready for Digital TV]
* [https://www.donotcall.gov.au/ Do Not Call Register]
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[[Category: Internet]]