Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (Australia)
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The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) is an Australia
Australia
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Government of Australia
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 department.


The department's strategic policy areas include:
  • National Broadband Network
  • Postal
    Australia Post
    Australia Post is the trading name of the Australian Government-owned Australian Postal Corporation .-History:...

     and telecommunications policies and programs
  • Spectrum management
  • Broadcasting
    Broadcasting
    Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...

     policy
  • Digital economy
  • Regional communications
  • Cybersafety and e-security
  • Regulatory reform and convergence
  • Digital Television


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
Rudd Government
The Rudd Government refers to the federal Executive Government of Australia of the Australian Labor Party from 2007 to 2010, led by Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister. The Rudd Government commenced on 3 December 2007, when Rudd was sworn in along with his ministry...

. 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.

Ministers

  • Stephen Conroy
    Stephen Conroy
    Stephen Michael Conroy is an Australian politician and the current Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy in the Gillard Ministry...

    , Minister for Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy
    Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Australia)
    The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy is currently Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy. He replaced Senator the Hon Helen Coonan on 3 December 2007.-Portfolio:...


HiBIS

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

In June 2007, a landmark funding and legislative initiative was announced by the Department, stating that 99% of the Australian population will have fast, affordable broadband by June 2009. Australia Connected will be a new national high speed wholesale network, independent of current service providers, aiming to deliver 12Mb speeds using ADSL2, fibre, and wireless connections.

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