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This chapter considers just two countries in the Asia-Pacific region, India and Australia. Policies are outlined that show how the governments in these countries are attempting to encourage the IT industry, eBusiness and eGovernment, address problems of Internet access, and regulate Internet content.
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References to Indian IT policy
Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Act 2000
Information Technology Act 2000
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Act 2000
Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 (allows software firms to freely undertake transactions on current account)
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act 1997
New Telecom Policy 1999 (and 1994)
Export Import Policy 1997–2002 (provides for license free import of computers, imports of second-hand equipment no older than 10 years and sales of up to 50% by revenue, by units under Software Technology Park, Electronic Hardware Technology Park, Export Oriented Unit, Export Processing Zone Schemes)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Venture Capital Funds) Regulations 1996
Software Technology Park Scheme 1991
Computer Software Export, Development and Training Policy 1986
New Computer Policy 1984
Income Tax Act 1961, Sections 80HHE, 10A and 10B (deduction of profits from export of computer software)
Indian Copyright Act 1957 (amended in 1995, makes copyright infringement of computer software an offence)
References to Australian IT policy
Australian Communications Authority, http://www.aca.gov.au
Australian Broadcasting Authority http://www.aba.gov.au/aba/index.htm. For a summary of prohibited Internet content see http://www.aba.gov.au/internet/complaints/complaints.htm#what
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Online Services) Act 1999 http://www.aph.gov.au/parlinfo/billsnet/main.htm
CTC@NSW, http://www.ctc.nsw.gov.au
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts http://www.dcita.gov.au/
Department of Transport and Regional Services’ Rural Transaction Centres Program http://www.dotars.gov.au/rtc/
Multimedia Victoria — Connecting Communities, 2002. Available at http://www.mmv.vic.gov.au. See also http://www.skills.net.about/default
NOIE, National Office for the Information Economy, http://www.noie.gov.au/
NOIE Business, http://www.noie.gov.au/projects/ebusiness/index.htm
NOIE Government, http://www.noie.gov.au/projects/egovernment/index.htm
Networking the Nation, available at http://www.dcita.gov.au/Article/0,,0_l–2_3–4_106337,00.htm
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Sadagopan, S., Weckert, J. (2005). The Information Society in the Asia-Pacific Region India and Australia. In: Berleur, J., Avgerou, C. (eds) Perspectives and Policies on ICT in Society. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol 179. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25588-5_5
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