Other links

Upcoming International meetings for the telecommunications and ICT sector

APEC TEL 33
The International Telecommunication Union
The Asia Pacific Telecommunity

Useful links

Communications, media and trade – Australia

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

Australian APEC Studies home page : The Australian APEC study centre is a unit of Monash University in Melbourne. Information includes publications, study materials and a range of APEC related links

AusTrade : The Australian government trade commission for Australian exporters and information for companies wanting to do business with Australia

Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO), Department of Finance and Administration (DOFA): AGIMO works to promote the productive application of ICTs to government administration, information and services

AusAID: AusAID the Australian government's overseas aid program

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) : The Australian government organisation responsible for access and competition regulation, and ensuring compliance with the Trade Practices Act 1974

Telecommunications Standards Portal : An Australian web portal which provides information current international standards-setting activity

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) : An independent body responsible for the standards setting, quality of service monitoring, licensing, regulation of carriers, carriage service providers, and regulation of broadcasting, radiocommunications, and on-line content

Industry bodies and consumer protection agencies operating in the Australian ICT sector

The Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) : An industry body responsible for the development of technical standards and industry codes

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) : An independent, industry body responsible for resolving consumer complaints investigation/resolution

Australian Telecommunications User's Group (ATUG) : A not-for-profit membership-based organisation of Australian telecommunications users

Consumer's Telecommunications Network (CTN) : A national coalition of consumer and community organisations as well as individuals that represent community interests in the national policy arena on telecommunications issues

Service Providers Association Incorporated (SPAN) : An industry body that represents service providers in established and emerging communications technologies, and related organisations

Australian Electrical and Electronic ManufacturersAssociation Ltd (AEEMA) : Industry body representing Australia's information and communication technology (ICT), electronics and electrical manufacturing industries

Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) : An industry body that works to represent Australia 's information and communications technology (ICT) industry

Australian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association (AIMIA)

Internet Industry Association (IIA)

Communications, media and trade – International

Asia-Pacific Economic Community (APEC)
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
The Asia Pacific Telecommunity
OECD The Information and Technology site and the OECD Digital Economy and Information site
Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association
Telecom Standards Portal
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)
World Trade Organisation (WTO)
International Telecommunication Users Group (INTUG)
Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

Equivalent departments in other countries

Austria
Austrian Broadcasting Corporation

Belgium
Ministry of Communications and Infrastructure

Brazil
Ministry of Communications

Brunei Darussalam
Ministry of Communications Webpage

Canada
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canada Council for the Arts

Chile
Ministry of Public Works and of Transport and Telecommunications

China
Ministry of Information
Ministry of Culture

Czech Republic
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Transport and Communications

Denmark
Ministry of Culture
National Information Service

Fiji
Ministry of Fijian Affairs, Culture and Heritage, Native Land Trust Board (NLTB)

Finland
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Telecommunications Administration Centre

France
Ministry of Culture and Communications
Authority of Regulation of Telecommunication

Germany
Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Postal Service

Greece
Ministry of Transportations and Communications
National Telecommunications Commission

Hong Kong
Office of the Telecommunications Authority
Hong Kong Arts Development Council (ADC)

Iceland
Ministry of Communications
Ministry of Culture and Education

Ireland
Office of the Director of Telecommunications Regulation

Indonesia
Currently unavailable

Italy
Ministry of Communications

Japan
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Republic of Korea
Ministry of Information and Communication

Malaysia
Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission

Mexico
Federal Commission of Telecommunications
Secretariat of Communications and Transport

Netherlands
Independent Postal and Telecommunications Authority
Telecommunications Agency

New Zealand
Ministry of Economic Development

Norway
Ministry of Transport and Communication

Peru
Ministry of Transport, Communication, Housing and Construction

Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communication

Portugal
National Authority of Communications

Russia
Ministry for Communication and Information

Samoa
Government of Samoa

Singapore
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts

Slovak Republic
Ministry of Transports, Posts, and Communications

Spain
Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sport

Sweden
Post and Telecommunications Agency

Switzerland
Federal Department for Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication

Chinese Taipei
Ministry of Transportation and Communication

Thailand
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Post and Telegraph Department Post

Tonga
Government of Tonga online

Turkey
Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications Authority

United Kingdom
Office of Communications (Ofcom)

United States of America
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
National Coordination Office for Information Technology Research and Development (NCO/IT R&D)
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Vietnam
Ministry of Posts and Telematics

The Cook Islands
Government of The Cook Islands

 

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