Formed 3 December 2007 Jurisdiction Government of Australia | Dissolved 18 September 2013 Founded 2007 Number of employees 679 (at April 2013) | |
Annual budget A$113.190 million (2012/013) Predecessor Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Superseding agency Department of Communications |
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The Australian Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy is a former department of the Government of Australia that was charged with the responsibility to help develop a vibrant, sustainable and internationally competitive broadband, broadcasting and communications sector and, through this, promote the digital economy for the benefit of all Australians.
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The department was formed in 2007 and dissolved in 2013. Its functions were assumed by the newly created Department of Communications.
Operational functions
In the Administrative Arrangements Order of 3 December 2007, the functions of the department were broadly classified into the following matters:
Department programs
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Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA