Denise Bradley delays report to delve deeper

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24321142-12149,00.html

Andrew Trounson | September 10, 2008

IN a surprise move, Denise Bradley’s review of higher education has ditched plans to report its priorities next month and instead will consult directly with government as it prepares a “comprehensive and integrated package of reforms” in December. more…

source: the Australian Higher ed

Cutler Review of Innovation has strings attached

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24321139-12332,00.html?from=public_rss
THE Cutler Review of Innovation yesterday strongly backed the university sector’s demands for government to fully fund research, but Canberra has signalled extra money will depend on universities collaborating and specialising in research. more…
source: the Australian Higher Ed

GOVERNMENT RELEASES INNOVATION REVIEW PAPER

http://minister.innovation.gov.au/Carr/Pages/GOVERNMENTRELEASESINNOVATIONREVIEWPAPER.aspx

Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, today released the report of the Review of Australia’s National Innovation System, calling it a turning point for the future of innovation in Australia.
The Review was conducted by an expert panel chaired by Dr Terry Cutler. The panel analysed Australia’s innovation [...]

Collaborating to a purpose

http://www.innovation.gov.au/innovationreview/Documents/CRCReviewReport.pdf
review of the CRC program July 2008

Inquiry into Improving Access to Victorian Public Sector Information and Data

http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/edic/inquiries/access_to_PSI/EDIC_PSI_Discussion_Paper.pdf
DISCUSSION PAPER
July 2008
Terms of Reference
The Legislative Assembly under section 33 of the Parliamentary
Committees Act 2003 refers Terms of Reference requiring:
That the Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee inquire into,
consider and report to Parliament on the potential application of open
content1 and open source licensing to Victorian Government information,
and in particular, the Committee is asked to:
a) report on [...]

Excellence in Research in Australia (ERA) Initiative Consultation Paper

http://www.arc.gov.au/pdf/ERA_ConsultationPaper.pdf
The paper outlines the framework for ERA, the proposed timetable, and seeks views from the sector and other relevant stakeholders on specific issues. Submissions due 30 June 2008.
ARC, June 2008

Review of Australian Higher Education

http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/06C65431-8791-4816-ACB9-6F1FF9CA3042/22465/08_222_Review_AusHEd_Internals_100pp_FINAL_WEB.pdf
On 13 March 2008, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, announced a major review of Australia’s higher education system which will examine and report on the future direction of the higher education sector, its fitness for purpose in meeting the needs of the Australian [...]

Australia 2020: initial report

http://www.australia2020.gov.au/report/index.cfm
The Initial Report from the 2020 Summit to the Prime Minister, sets out the key results of discussion by 1000 Australians over the weekend of 19 and 20 April in Canberra.
The Report includes results across the 10 streams of the Summit, including ambitions, priority themes and top ideas from each stream.
A more [...]

NCRIS Roadmap Review Discussion Paper

http://www.ncris.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/2CE4A0D5-AEC3-458A-B0DB-F85D9F9618B0/21214/NCRISRoadmapReviewDiscussionPaper_180408.pdf
The Expert Working Groups and the ICT Strategy Group have prepared input to a discussion paper for consultation.

Islam: 3 reports from CRS

http://www.docuticker.com/?p=19365
Three Reports About Islam
Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists)
+ Islam: Sunnis and Shiites (PDF; 215 KB)
The majority of the world’s Muslim population follows the Sunni branch of Islam, and approximately 10-15% of all Muslims follow the Shiite (Shi’ite, Shi’a, Shia) branch. Shiite populations constitute a majority in Iran, [...]