Victorian government takes up the open access agenda

July 21, 2008

1 state down, 5 more & a couple of territories to go! Via net traveller, news that the Victorian government is holding an inquiry on improving access to public sector information, with a focus on the potential for open content licensing. The terms of reference specifically mention Creative Commons. The discussion paper can be downloaded here. Submissions close on August 22, 2008.

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Miriam Lyons

About Miriam Lyons

Miriam Lyons is the Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Development. Formerly the Policy Coordinator of New Matilda, Miriam has a long history of bringing policy ideas to new audiences, as the founding director of the Interface Festival of Ideas in Sydney, and director of the Ideas Program for the StraightOutof Brisbane Festival. Miriam has also worked as a freelance writer and a media development consultant in East Timor with the international NGO, Internews. Miriam was a participant in the 2020 Summit and was recently nominated in the Thinkers’ category of The Australian’s Emerging Leaders series.

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