[LINK] MBS/PBS data

According to here: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/budget/publishing.nsf/content/budget2016-factsheet12.htm The Health Department has been giving MBS/PBS data away for free. Now it has decided to to charge Medicare Benefits Schedule and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data – efficiencies This m

Re: [LINK] Public data - Budget

At 10:53 +1000 5/5/16, Marghanita da Cruz wrote: >One of the items, I did note in the budget was the funding for the Office of >the Information Commissioner. >Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Outcome 1 >Total $14,399,000 (and below this $12,610,000) >This morning, there was a sugg

Re: [LINK] Public data - Budget

One of the items, I did note in the budget was the funding for the Office of the Information Commissioner. Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Outcome 1 Total $14,399,000 (and below this $12,610,000) This morning, there was a suggestion on the radio, that he would be working from

Re: [LINK] IT in the Budget

On 04/05/16 09:26, Roger Clarke wrote: ... how this vast quantity of taxpayers' money can be expended on such straightforward projects? It is needed to pay for the interpretive dance. One of the weirder events I have been to recently was a free "Future Earth Australia" workshop, in a building

[LINK] Regional Internet Access Survey Results, 2016

(52 pages, 1.9 MB) A bit of an eye-opener. Well worth a read. One thing that strikes me: the variety of factors that affect usability. Perhaps we need a definition of broadband that encompasses: - maximum

[LINK] Internet access survey points to need for universal service guarantee

From another report on the same site (RRR=Rural, regional and remote): Internet in RRR Australia is mainly used for business 88pc of RRR respondents stated current data did not meet their needs Mobile broadband costs – an average of $9.27 per GB, some consumers paying up to $20 per GB Satellite b

Re: [LINK] Public data

At 17:00 +1000 4/5/16, Marghanita da Cruz wrote: >As a reuser of government data (Annandale Short Walk Books >http://ramin.com.au/walks/) I welcome this: > >> Public data. The data that is produced and held by the Australian >> Government is a >> national resource with the potential to help grow t

[LINK] Public data

As a reuser of government data (Annandale Short Walk Books http://ramin.com.au/walks/) I welcome this: Public data. The data that is produced and held by the Australian Government is a national resource with the potential to help grow the economy, stimulate innovation, improve service delivery