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=== Australia ===
 
=== Australia ===
* [http://www.ausgoal.gov.au/ AusGOAL], the Australian Governments Open Access and Licensing Framework, provides support and guidance to Australia's governments and related sectors to facilitate open access to [http://blog.ausgoal.gov.au/2011/07/07/launch-ausgoal-is-online/ publicly funded information]. AusGOAL makes it possible for organisations to manage their risks when publishing information and data in a way that drives innovation and entrepreneurial activities; providing enhanced economic and social benefits to the wider community.  AusGOAL is aligned with numerous open government initiatives around the world and supports the [http://www.ksaday.com mobil] [http://www.oaic.gov.au/publications/agency_resources/principles_on_psi_short.html Australian Information Commissioners Open Access Principles].  AusGOAL endorses the Creative Commons Australia Version 3.0 Licences, and the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark.
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* [http://www.ausgoal.gov.au/ AusGOAL], the Australian Governments Open Access and Licensing Framework, provides support and guidance to Australia's governments and related sectors to facilitate open access to [http://blog.ausgoal.gov.au/2011/07/07/launch-ausgoal-is-online/ publicly funded information]. AusGOAL makes it possible for organisations to manage their risks when publishing information and data in a way that drives innovation and entrepreneurial activities; providing enhanced economic and social benefits to the wider community.  AusGOAL is aligned with numerous open government initiatives around the world and supports the [http://www.oaic.gov.au/publications/agency_resources/principles_on_psi_short.html Australian Information Commissioners Open Access Principles].  AusGOAL endorses the Creative Commons Australia Version 3.0 Licences, and the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark.
 
* Australian Parliament. The Parliament’s central web portal http://www.aph.gov.au houses the most important documents of the Australian Federal Government including all bills, committee reports and, most importantly, the Hansard transcript of Parliamentary Sittings, and the portal will be published under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND Version 3.0 Australian license.
 
* Australian Parliament. The Parliament’s central web portal http://www.aph.gov.au houses the most important documents of the Australian Federal Government including all bills, committee reports and, most importantly, the Hansard transcript of Parliamentary Sittings, and the portal will be published under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND Version 3.0 Australian license.
 
* Australian budget delivered May 12, 2010 was [http://www.budget.gov.au/2010-11/content/bp1/html/bp1_prelims.htm released] under a Creative Commons Attribution licence. Also the [http://gov2.net.au/report/ Gov 2.0 response] and the [http://www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/national_broadband_network/national_broadband_network_implementation_study NBN Implementation Study]  
 
* Australian budget delivered May 12, 2010 was [http://www.budget.gov.au/2010-11/content/bp1/html/bp1_prelims.htm released] under a Creative Commons Attribution licence. Also the [http://gov2.net.au/report/ Gov 2.0 response] and the [http://www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/national_broadband_network/national_broadband_network_implementation_study NBN Implementation Study]  
* government data - three of the largest sources of Australian government data sets - [http://www.abs.gov.au Australian Bureau of Statistics], [http://goo.gl/o4K21 4shared], [http://www.ga.gov.au/ Geoscience Australia] and the still beta [http://data.australia.gov.au/ data.australia.gov.au] - are all licensed by default under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/au/ CC BY 2.5 Australia] and/or [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/ CC BY 3.0 Australia] . Together these sites provide free access to all of Australia's census data, official geoscientific information and knowledge, and other miscellaneous government data (such as the location of public toilets). The [http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/Home/%C2%A9+Copyright?opendocument#from-banner=GB ABS] and [http://www.ga.gov.au/copyright.jsp Geoscience Australia] have detailed copyright and attribution guidelines, to assist with user implementation. data.australia.gov.au played a major role in the [http://mashupaustralia.org/ Mashup Australia] competition run by Australia's [http://gov2.net.au/ Government 2.0 Taskforce] [http://teknologi.ksaday.com teknologi terbaru].  
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* government data - three of the largest sources of Australian government data sets - [http://www.abs.gov.au Australian Bureau of Statistics], [http://www.ga.gov.au/ Geoscience Australia] and the still beta [http://data.australia.gov.au/ data.australia.gov.au] - are all licensed by default under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/au/ CC BY 2.5 Australia] and/or [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/ CC BY 3.0 Australia] . Together these sites provide free access to all of Australia's census data, official geoscientific information and knowledge, and other miscellaneous government data (such as the location of public toilets). The [http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/Home/%C2%A9+Copyright?opendocument#from-banner=GB ABS] and [http://www.ga.gov.au/copyright.jsp Geoscience Australia] have detailed copyright and attribution guidelines, to assist with user implementation. data.australia.gov.au played a major role in the [http://mashupaustralia.org/ Mashup Australia] competition run by Australia's [http://gov2.net.au/ Government 2.0 Taskforce].  
 
** over 50 datasets released on data.australia.gov.au http://data.australia.gov.au/ for the Mashup Australia contest: http://mashupaustralia.org/
 
** over 50 datasets released on data.australia.gov.au http://data.australia.gov.au/ for the Mashup Australia contest: http://mashupaustralia.org/
 
** Geoscience Australia's "geospatial data, specifically digital elevation models or DEMs, were imperative to the creation of accurate flood models and for overcoming many operational challenges" during the recent Brisbane flood: http://creativecommons.org.au/weblog/entry/2501
 
** Geoscience Australia's "geospatial data, specifically digital elevation models or DEMs, were imperative to the creation of accurate flood models and for overcoming many operational challenges" during the recent Brisbane flood: http://creativecommons.org.au/weblog/entry/2501
* [http://www.bom.gov.au/water/ Water Information] [http://cara.ksaday.com cara] - the Australian [http://www.bom.gov.au Bureau of Meteorology] has [http://creativecommons.org.au/node/269 launched] the official website of its Improving Water Information Program with a default [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/ CC BY 3.0 Australia] licence. This aggregates hundreds of other government departments' and agencies' information into the National Water Account. They have a range of [http://www.bom.gov.au/water/regulations/cc/disseminating.shtml explanatory materials] about the licence and are building licensing tools and metadata into their [http://www.bom.gov.au/water/awris.shtml Australian Water Resources Information System].
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* [http://www.bom.gov.au/water/ Water Information] - the Australian [http://www.bom.gov.au Bureau of Meteorology] has [http://creativecommons.org.au/node/269 launched] the official website of its Improving Water Information Program with a default [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/ CC BY 3.0 Australia] licence. This aggregates hundreds of other government departments' and agencies' information into the National Water Account. They have a range of [http://www.bom.gov.au/water/regulations/cc/disseminating.shtml explanatory materials] about the licence and are building licensing tools and metadata into their [http://www.bom.gov.au/water/awris.shtml Australian Water Resources Information System].
* [http://www.pool.org.au ABC Pool] - this initiative of Australia's largest public broadcaster, the [http://beritaterbaru.ksaday.com berita terbaru] [http://www.abc.net.au Australian Broadcasting Corporation] (ABC), is releasing material from the ABC archives for reuse under CC licences. It's first major release has been as part of the [http://www.pool.org.au/genepool Gene Pool project], celebrating Charles Darwin's Centenary.
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* [http://www.pool.org.au ABC Pool] - this initiative of Australia's largest public broadcaster, the [http://www.abc.net.au Australian Broadcasting Corporation] (ABC), is releasing material from the ABC archives for reuse under CC licences. It's first major release has been as part of the [http://www.pool.org.au/genepool Gene Pool project], celebrating Charles Darwin's Centenary.
 
* [http://www.nla.gov.au National Library of Australia] - various [http://www.nla.gov.au/policy/cdp/ policy materials]  
 
* [http://www.nla.gov.au National Library of Australia] - various [http://www.nla.gov.au/policy/cdp/ policy materials]  
* [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com Powerhouse Museum] - releases a large range of material under CC, including its [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/imageservices/ photo of the day], [http://artisindonesia.ksaday.com artis indonesia], [http://play.powerhousemuseum.com/ downloadable pdfs] from its Play program and the museum's general [http://www.creativecommons.org.au/node/225 collection information and data].
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* [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com Powerhouse Museum] - releases a large range of material under CC, including its [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/imageservices/ photo of the day], [http://play.powerhousemuseum.com/ downloadable pdfs] from its Play program and the museum's general [http://www.creativecommons.org.au/node/225 collection information and data].
* [http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Museum] - [http://www.ksaday.com game], [http://creativecommons.org.au/node/270 releases] [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:A_E_%22Bert%22_Roberts_plate_glass_photo_collection photographs] from its collection on [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wiki Commons] under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA] .
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* [http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Museum] - [http://creativecommons.org.au/node/270 releases] [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:A_E_%22Bert%22_Roberts_plate_glass_photo_collection photographs] from its collection on [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wiki Commons] under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA] .
 
* NSW Department of Education and Training  - [http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go/pid/939 Dynamic Calculus': Teaching Resource]  
 
* NSW Department of Education and Training  - [http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go/pid/939 Dynamic Calculus': Teaching Resource]  
 
* Aged Care Queensland's [http://creativecommons.org.au/weblog/entry/247 eMentoring Handbook]  
 
* Aged Care Queensland's [http://creativecommons.org.au/weblog/entry/247 eMentoring Handbook]  

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Currently this is a scratchpad for referencing known government and intergovernmental uses of CC licensing and public domain tools (and government recommendations of same). Please add to the list and turn compelling uses into Case Studies.

Examples are needed for national/federal, state/provincial and local/city/county governments (or their equivalents) as well as intergovernmental organizations and bodies such as the European Union and United Nations.

Government adoption strategies

Jurisdiction-Specific Case Studies

Armenia

Australia

Australian government reports recommending CC usage

Austria

Open Government Data Portal by the City of Vienna under CC BY

Brazil

Bulgaria

Chile

Colombia

Croatia

  • http://otvorenikod.nsk.hr - Centar za otvoreni kod, Nacionalna i sveučilišna knjižnica u Zagrebu / Center for Open Source, National and University Library in Zagreb, licensed under CC BY SA 3.0 Croatia.

Czech Republic

Ecuador

Georgia

Greece

Guatemala

Israel

Italy

Korea

Macedonia

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

NZ Government Open Access and Licensing (NZGOAL) framework standardises the licensing of government copyright works for re-use using Creative Commons licences and recommends the use of ‘no-known rights’ statements for non-copyright material. It is widely recognised that re-use of this material by individuals and organisations may have significant creative and economic benefit for New Zealand. It was released for public discussion on August 27, 2009 and approved by Cabinet on July 5, 2010. The framework will enable greater access to many public sector works by encouraging State Services agencies to license material for reuse on liberal terms, and recommends Creative Commons as an important tool in this process.

In 2011 The Ministers of Finance and Internal Affairs adopted a statement detailing a new Declaration on Open and Transparent Government. The Declaration has been approved by Cabinet, and directs all Public Service departments, the New Zealand Police, the New Zealand Defence Force, the Parliamentary Counsel Office, and the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service; encouraged other State Services agencies; and invited State Sector agencies to commit to releasing high value public data actively for re-use, in accordance with the Declaration and Principles, and in accordance with the NZGOAL Review and Release process.

Poland

  • Equal Program projects database - Polish Ministry of Regional Development has required materials produced in the scope of the EQUAL program, collected in a Project Database on the Ministry site, to be licensed under a Creative Commons license.
  • Polish Ministry of Economy is publishing content on its website under a CC BY SA 3.0 Poland license.
  • Polish Council of Ministers has adopted a new Digital School program for Polish schools, which includes 43 millions PLN for Creative Commons Attribution or compatible) textbooks for grades 4-6 in primary schools (K4-K6).

Portugal

Russian Federation

Serbia, Republic of

Spain

Taiwan

Thailand

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Venezuela

  • The "Canaima project" whichs goals is giving one laptop computer to every pupil in Venezuela (300.000 computers has been distributed so far) is preloaded with educational content (about 400 content) all of it is licensed with CC - SA - NC - 3.0

United States

Federal

State

Local government

Intergovernmental Organizations

European Cultural Foundation

European Funded

  • http://www.communia-project.eu/about COMMUNIA - The European Thematic Network on the Digital Public Domain, funded by the European Commission (the executive of the European Union), CC BY-SA (Unported).
  • European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) - CERN publishes its book catalog online as open data using the CC0 public domain dedication and the results of some Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments are published under various Creative Commons licenses.

Inter-American Development Bank

  • The Inter-American Development Bank is requiring the adoption of Creative Commons by the organizations that receive funding from the Bank in the context of the FOMIN (Fondo Multiateral de Inversiones) initiatives, particularly the ICT4BUS, a fund that promotes the adoption of e-commerce in the American continent, which has financed more that thirty initiatives in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Nicaragua and other Latin American countries. Banks require those initiative to use the GPL to license any software developed by organizations receiving support from the bank, and CC to license the documentation related with those computer programs, such as user manuals.

United Nations

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance