Difference between revisions of "Government use of Creative Commons"

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== Australia ==
 
== Australia ==
  
* Australian Bureau of Statistics - Australia's census and statistical data are now licensed under CC BY 2.5 Australia.http://abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/Home/Website+Changes+Coming+Soon   
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* Australian Bureau of Statistics website - Australia's census and statistical data are now licensed under CC BY 2.5 Australia. http://abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/Home/Website+Changes+Coming+Soon   
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* National Library of Australia - various policy etc materials eg http://www.nla.gov.au/policy/cdp/
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* Powerhouse Museum - releases a large range of material under CC, including its photo of the day project  (http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/imageservices/), downloadable pdfs from its Play program (http://play.powerhousemuseum.com/) and the museum's general collection information and data (http://www.creativecommons.org.au/node/225)
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* NSW Department of Education and Training  - 'Dynamic Calculus': Teaching Resource http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go/pid/921
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* Aged Care Queensland's eMentoring Handbook http://www.creativecommons.org.au/node/247
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* National Copyright Unit - 'Creative Commons for Educators' fact sheets produced for the Smartcopying website in conjunction with Creative Commons Australia. http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go/pid/956
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* Department of Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy - 'Buddie E-security Education Package' https://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/budd-e/common/info/copyright.html
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'''Australian government reports recommending CC usage'''
 
* Government Information and Licensing Framework - a Queensland Government strategy on open access and use of information http://www.qsic.qld.gov.au/QSIC/QSIC.nsf/CPByUNID/BFDC06236FADB6814A25727B0013C7EE  
 
* Government Information and Licensing Framework - a Queensland Government strategy on open access and use of information http://www.qsic.qld.gov.au/QSIC/QSIC.nsf/CPByUNID/BFDC06236FADB6814A25727B0013C7EE  
* Venturous Australia: the National Innovation review - report recommends government use of CC licences, and is released under CC http://www.innovation.gov.au/innovationreview/Pages/home.aspx  
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* Venturous Australia: the National Innovation review - report recommends government use of CC licences, and is released under CC http://www.innovation.gov.au/innovationreview/Pages/home.aspx
* policy etc materials from the National Library of Australia eg http://www.nla.gov.au/policy/cdp/
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* Victorian Government's Economic Development Committee recommends CC licensing for public sector information. http://creativecommons.org.au/node/250
* the photo of the day project by Sydney's Powerhouse Museum http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/imageservices/
 
* downloadable pdfs from the Play program of Sydney's Powerhouse Museum http://play.powerhousemuseum.com/
 
* 'Dynamic Calculus': NSW Department of Education and Training Teaching Resource licensed under Creative Commons http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go/pid/921
 
* Economic Development Committee recommends CC licensing for Victorian Government http://creativecommons.org.au/node/250
 
  
 
== Bulgaria ==
 
== Bulgaria ==

Revision as of 01:30, 13 July 2009

Currently this is a scratchpad for referencing known government uses of CC licensing (and government recommendations of CC licensing). Please add to the list and turn compelling uses into Case_Studies.

Armenia

Australia

Australian government reports recommending CC usage

Bulgaria

Colombia

Mexico

Netherlands

OECD

Russian Federation

Spain

United States