Tag: Productivity Commission

Calls for an end to Telstra ‘subsidy’

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
The Productivity Commission has released a report calling for the called for phasing out of the Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation (TUSO). The TUSO is a subsidy the government (which...

Economy needs better data sharing

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Productivity Commission (PC) has released its report on ‘Data Availability and its Use’. It recommends a new Data Sharing and Release Act, and the creation of the position...

Deleting data like ‘book burning’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The destruction of useful public data due to confidentiality and privacy laws is “akin to burning books” and potentially damaging for innovation, according to Productivity Commission chairman Peter Harris....

Peter Harris on the data economy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Productivity Commission has come up with a good balance in its draft proposals of how to approach the massive data flows of the twenty-first century. In its draft...

No chance the USO will be dumped

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There is “absolutely no chance” that government will end the Universal Service Obligation (USO) at the end of its review of the system, according to Telstra Group Director of...

Regime change needed for IP laws

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s Intellectual Property regime has lost sight of its users and in need of significant rebalancing, with the current system now tipped too far in favour of vocal rights-holders...

Govt establishes PC data inquiry

Posted on   |  by Beverley Head
The Productivity Commission has called for submissions to its inquiry into Data Availability and Use which seems set to impact organisations’ ability and opportunity to leverage consumer and citizen...