Politics and Policy
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Action on Gender Equality Urged
Les Pickett | July 21, 2010
Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick recently launched the Gender Equality Blueprint 2010. There are some highlights worth noting.
The Gender Equality Blueprint 2010 sets out fifteen recommendations in the following five priority areas: 1) Balancing paid work and family and caring responsibilities 2) Ensuring women’s lifetime economic security 3) Promoting women in leadership 4) Preventing violence against women and sexual harassment 5) Strengthening national gender equality laws, agencies and monitoring.
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Productivity Commission Review of Regulatory Burdens on Business
Les Pickett | July 21, 2010The Australian Government Productivity Commission invites comment on draft report on Annual Review of Regulatory Burdens on Business: Business and Consumer Services.
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Health Information Exchange becoming a reality in Canada. When in Australia?
Malcolm Crompton | July 21, 2010Canada is getting on with the job that matters with eHealth information: Health Information Exchange (I call it HIX…).
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Actions speak louder than words: APEC Launches New Privacy Enforcement Initiative
Malcolm Crompton | July 21, 2010The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has launched an initiative to help boost consumer trust in e-commerce by fortifying enforcement of regional data privacy laws.
The APEC Cross-border Privacy Enforcement Arrangement (CPEA) will serve as a platform for authorities to engage in information sharing, evidence collection and complaints handling, among other imperatives. The formal commencement day was 16 July 2010.