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ABA – Online services

  • 'Australia: a case study on internet content regulation' presented by Andree Wright, ABA Director, Industry Performance and Review at the UNESCO Symposium in Paris, 15/16 November 2002. Download the RTF file (366k/14p) or view the PDF file (296k/14p).
  • 'The digital millennium: opportunties for asian media' presented by Gareth Grainger, then ABA Deputy Chairman at the Asian Mass Communication Research & Information centre (AMIC) annual conference in Singapore, June 2000. Download the RTF file (93k/11p) or view the PDF (50k/10p) version.
  • A Co-regulatory scheme for Internet content: operation of Australia's online- hotline presented by Gareth Grainger, ABA Deputy Chairman at the joint meeting of the Council of Australian university directors (CAUDIT) and the Council of Australian librarians (CAUL), March 2000. Download the RTF (89k/10p) or view the PDF (49k/10p)
  • A Co-regulatory scheme for Internet content: the Australian approach presented by Gareth Grainger, ABA Deputy Chairman at the Internet Content Summit, Policy panel, Munich in September 1999. It was also presented at the Council of Australian University directors of information technology annual meeting in September 1999. Download the RTF (85k/11p) or view the PDF (70k/11p)
  • The future of communications regulation in a converding digital era - National coregulation and international cooperation (44k/18p) presented by Gareth Grainger, ABA Deputy Chairman at the Key Centre for Cultural and Media Studies Conference, Brisbane on 20 November 1998
  • Freedom of expression and regulation of information in Cyberspace content - issues concerning principles for cyberspace (153k/56p) presented by Gareth Grainger, ABA Deputy Chairman on at the UNESCO international congress infoethics ‘98: Ethical, Legal and Societal Challenges of Cyberspace And Expert Meeting on Cyberspace Law in Monte Carlo, Monaco, in September 1998
  • Regulation of content of the Internet - an Australian perspective at the 20th (51k/11p) presented by then ABA Chairman, Professor David Flint Annual Pacific Telecommunications conference in Honolulu, in January 1998.
  • Emerging Trends: Content Regulation in Australia and Some International Trends presented by then ABA Manager, On-line Services, Ms Kaaren Koomen at an Ad Hoc Meeting of the Information, Computers and Communications Committee on International Cooperation for Content and Conduct on the Internet at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in July 1997.
  • Defining the rapidly evolving media and broadcasting regime (50k/11p) presented by ABA Manager, On-line Services, Ms Kaaren Koomen at an AIC conference at the Wentworth Hotel in Sydney, in May 1997.
  • The Internet and Some International Regulatory Issues presented by ABA Manager, On-line Services, Ms Kaaren Koomen at the UNESCO InfoEthics Conference in Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco, in March 1997.
  • Safe surfing for children: lessons for parents (77k/15p) presented by then ABA Manager, Standards, Ms Lesley Osborne at the Children and ineractive multimedia: A place to play? conference at the University of NSW, in March 1997.
  • Electronic Commerce Australia, National Conference presented by then ABA Chairman, Mr Peter Webb at the Hilton Hotel, Sydney, in November 1996.
  • Free Speech in Australia presented by ABA Manager, On-line Services, Ms Kaaren Koomen to the Communications Law Centre Conference at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, in September 1996.
  • Former ABA Chairman, Mr Peter Webb presented a paper at the AMIC 1996, Asian Mass Communications Research and Information Centre (AMIC) 25th Anniversary Conference in Singapore, in June 1996.
  • Regulatory and legislative future of Australia's online economy and society at the 1996 Online Services Regulatory Forum, in April 1996. 1996 Online Services Regulatory Forum.
 

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