National ICT Australia — NICTA — is pushing for the Productivity Commission to recommend greater use of what the research organisation dubs 'smart ICT' to enable better decisions in the planning, construction and operation of public infrastructure.
Australia’s retail sector must overcome myriad of challenges before its is able to address the growing loss of sales to overseas online outlets, according to the Productivity Commission’s Economic Structure and Performance of the Australian Retail Industry draft report.
The independent research and policy advisory body charged with conducting the cost-benefit analysis of the Gillard Government’s $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) has conceded the process is merely a “useful tool” and cannot be solely relied upon.