Category Archives: ccAustralia

Professor Brian Fitzgerald re-appointed to Advisory Council on Intellectual Property for a second term

Posted on 12 February 2013 by Robin

Professor Brian Fitzgerald has been appointed for a second three year term as a member of the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP). Professor Fitzgerald, who has been co-Project Lead for Creative Commons Australia since 2005 and a member of … Continue reading →

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Free Public Seminar: Creative Commons and Innovation

Posted on 17 January 2013 by Cheryl Foong

Creative Commons increasingly underpins innovation, engagement and growth in various areas, including government, education and research. This seminar will build on our previous seminar series ‘Creative Commons and the Digital Economy’ and provide an update on CC developments across these … Continue reading →

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CC licensing underpins Queensland’s Open Data Revolution

Posted on 11 January 2013 by Cheryl Foong

The Queensland Government has implemented its ’open data revolution’ by launching the Queensland Government Data website – data.qld.gov.au. The initiative was first announced by Premier Campbell Newman in a press release ‘Queensland Government’s ‘open data’ revolution begins‘ in October 2012. The … Continue reading →

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Access to data in emergencies

Posted on 9 January 2013 by Cheryl Foong

  by  Sascha Grant    We’ve previously blogged about the Emergency 2.0 Wiki, which was developed by Eileen Culleton and a team of volunteers in response to the floods and cyclones experienced in eastern Australia in 2011.  Emergency 2.0 is ‘a free global resource … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas and see you in 2013!

Posted on 21 December 2012 by Cheryl Foong

2012 has been a very successful year for CC in Australia. We’ve seen the CC licences adopted for the Queensland Police data website, Geoscience Australia Landsat 8 images, the Australian Government’s Vocational Education and Training database website, the Australian Electoral … Continue reading →

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