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Strategies and initiatives

A recent range of resources proposing strategic cultural policy initiatives supported by the Australian Government include:

• The Digital Content Industry Action Agenda;
• The Creative Industries Cluster Study and;
• The OZeCulture conference of culture, creative industries and ebusiness.

Policy advice and implementation

These Australian arts and culture organisations are charged with advising on and implementing arts policy, developing the arts and cultural industries and ensuring access for all Australians.

State and territory governments:

• NSW - Arts NSW
• Vic - Arts Victoria
• Tas - Arts Tasmania
• SA - Arts SA
• WA - Department of culture and the arts
• NT - Arts NT
• QLD - Arts Queensland
• ACT - artsACT

Australian Government organisations:

Creative Industries Innovation Centre (CIIC)

The Creative Industries Innovation Centre (CIIC) was launched in Sydney in February 2009. It connects creative skills with business expertise, so that new ideas and innovations can find their way to the marketplace, providing jobs in the creative sector and stimulating the economy. Creative industries use individual creativity, skill and talent to create jobs and wealth.

Australia Council for the Arts

The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body.