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• NBN delays 'almost inevitable': Lundy

  ACT senator and former shadow Minister for ICT Kate Lundy told ZDNet.com.au last month in a video interview that a project as large as the National Broadband Network was bound to see schedule slippage.

• Conroy misses NBN board date

  Minister for Communications Stephen Conroy has missed the self-imposed deadline of July to announce the National Broadband Network Company's remaining board members and other details.

• Govt to explore Google 'safe harbour'

  The Safe Harbour scheme, at the centre of the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) case against internet service provider iiNet, may be extended to Google and Yahoo.

• Digital economy launch: Photos

  Last night digital economy stakeholders and enthusiasts turned up in droves to be at the launch of Conroy's future directions paper.

• Reaction round-up: Conroy's digital economy opus

  Communications and Digital Economy Minister Stephen Conroy will tonight release the government's roadmap for Australia's participation in the digital economy. But what does the nation's industry think of the effort?

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  Conroy's future or pure lip service?

  Senator Stephen Conroy last week launched the Future Directions for the Digital Economy whitepaper, but the Patch Monday team believes it is more of a state-of-the-industry paper than a sign of what's to come.

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  Does Conroy's FUD make a Ludd of Rudd?

  Pretty soon, the government will be screening and filtering our email as well as making blogs like this one disappear.

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  Why did Telstra and O2 say bye-mode?

  This week has seen both Telstra and O2 in the UK ditch NTT DoCoMo's i-mode mobile content service after adopting it for just two years. Is this a good sign or a bad sign for the Internet on mobiles?

Features and Case Studies (18)

• Telstra between a rock and the ACCC?

  The proposed regulatory reforms ahead of the roll-out of the National Broadband Network rely on a finely balanced carrot and stick approach. But will Telstra cooperate with the government's ultimatum?

• Future direction trapped in halt state

  Stephen Conroy's opus on the future direction of Australia's Digital Economy mainly curates existing success stories and government policies, and does little to demonstrate any form of roadmap to take the nation out of the Dark Ages.

• 10 ideas for Australian ICT policy

  There is currently a great deal of gloom and doom about the state of the Australian ICT sector. Here's 10 ideas for moving ahead.

• Is the world ready to fight cybercrime?

  Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.

• When will virtual worlds become a business tool?

  Reality has been cruel to virtual worlds, with most failing to live up to expectations, especially in business environments. Did analysts get that right or are they also guilty of second-degree Second Life hyping?

Reviews (2)

• Lose the wires, keep the security: 6 wireless access points tested

  Until recently, it's been difficult to use the words "secure" and "wireless" in the same sentence. Recent developments mean that's no longer the case. We look at six different options.

• Intel Promises to Speed Up the I/O Interconnect

  Bashing AMD's new HyperTransport technology as limited, Intel is working on its own technology to speed up the I/O interconnect.

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