OECD Canberra Papers

[John Young <jya@pipeline.com>]

Papers from the Australian/OECD Conference in Canberra are 
starting to appear, though none are specifically identified as 
coming from the restricted Group of Experts meeting on February 
9:

     
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    http://www.nla.gov.au/gii/papers.html


   Joint Australian/OECD Conference on
   Security, Privacy and Intellectual Property Protection in 
the Global
   Information Infrastructure
   Canberra, 7 - 8 February 1996

     
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The one by Shane Simpson thoughtfully examines the way 
technology is affecting the sharing of information once 
considered to be proprietary or secret or private. Among other 
topics, it also explores the release of government information, 
prying by Big Bro in the "public interest" and other 
long-standing practices being re-shaped by technology. Some 
mention of the spread of cryptography and the consequent power 
disputes.

     
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     http://www.nla.gov.au/gii/simpson.html

   
    Managing Risks in the Global Information Infrastructure
  
    Professor Shane Simpson
    
   Founder and Director, Technology Risk Management Centre,
   Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong