Strategic Digital Industry plan released

Tuesday 23 August 2011

Arts Minister Simon Crean has released a Strategic Digital Industry Plan (SDIP) that recognises for the first time, at a national level, the significant contribution of Australia’s creative industries sector and its importance in the digital age to the country’s economy and culture.

The plan – Creative Industries, a Strategy for 21st Century Australia – outlines whole-of-Australian Government action to support the country’s creative businesses and talent. The plan highlights the significant contribution of Australia’s creative industries to the broader economy.

Creative Industries, a Strategy for 21st Century Australia was developed by the Office for the Arts in association with the Attorney-General’s Department, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

• More information about Creative Industries
• Creative Industries, a strategy for 21st Century Australia (PDF – 509 KB) | (RTF – 4 MB)