INFORMATION POLICY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN AUSTRALIA

Development of information policy in Australia is reviewed from the in troduction of planning documents in the 1980s through to recent progre ss. Emphasis is given to federal government and national initiatives a nd legislation. The reports of several committees of inquiry are consi dered, along with outcomes arising from them. It is concluded that man y of the elements identified early in policy development are now being addressed, though integrated and compatible formulation of policy bet ween different arms of government remains problematical. Copyright (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.