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The 'Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA') is an Australian government department. Its role is to ensure the integration and operations of telecommunication, Information Technology and the Arts. The department's policy areas include:

★ arts and culture

★ broadcasting and online regulation

★ information and communications technology

★ intellectual property

★ post

★ sport

★ telecommunications

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Ministers

HiBIS

Australia connected

See also

External links

Ministers

Senator the Hon Helen Coonan

★ Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Senator the Hon George Brandis SC

★ Minister for the Arts and Sport

HiBIS

The Higher Bandwidth Incentive Scheme (HiBIS) was a strategy to provide registered Internet service providers with incentive payments to supply higher bandwidth services in regional, rural and remote areas at prices comparable to those available in metropolitan areas.

Australia connected

In June 2007, a landmark funding and legislative initiative was announced by the Department, stating that 99% of the Australian population will have fast, affordable broadband by June 2009. ''Australia Connected'' will be a new national high speed wholesale network, independent of current service providers, aiming to deliver 12Mb speeds using ADSL2, fibre, and wireless connections.

See also

★ Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

★ Minister for Arts and Sport

★ Australia Council

★ List of Australian Commonwealth Government entities

External links

★ Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Website