IGEA has made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth on its Inquiry into supporting Australia’s exports and attracting investments. Under its terms of reference, the Committee is investigating and reporting on Australian businesses’ ambitions to grow via export and attracting investments, and identifying barriers to, and best practices... Read More
Submissions
Submission to the Australian Government on the Digital Platforms Inquiry
IGEA has made a submission to the Australian Government on its consultation on the final report of the ACCC Digital Platforms Inquiry. Our submission highlights the fact that the video games industry was not needed to be examined during the Digital Platforms Inquiry and was not addressed in the final report. The video games... Read More
Submission to help shape Victoria’s next Creative Industries strategy
IGEA has made a major submission to the Victorian Government’s consultation on Creative State 2020+ including our recommendations for how the state can continue to support and strengthen the vibrant games industry that it cares so much about. The Victorian Government has sought views from across the state’s cultural and creative sectors to help... Read More
Submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Consultation on Digital Trade in the Context of the WTO e-Commerce Negotiations
IGEA has made a submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s consultation on digital trade in the context of the WTO E-commerce negotiations. We recognise the leading role that Australia has taken to kick-start the WHO negotiations on trade-related aspects of electronic commerce. Our submission seeks to support the Government’s... Read More
Submission to the New Zealand Inland Revenue Consultation on Options for Taxing the Digital Economy
IGEA has made a submission to the New Zealand Inland Revenue’s consultation on options for ta the digital economy. IGEA’s submission made the following arguments: The case for a digital services tax has not been made, noting that taxation questions related to scale without mass, user value creation and intangible assets are not unique... Read More
Submission to The Australian Human Rights Commission and World Economic Forum White Paper on Artificial Intelligence
IGEA has made a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and World Economic Forum White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The AHRC conducted consultation on the White Paper as part of its project on Human Rights and New Technology and aims to explore mos of governance and leadership on AI in Australia.... Read More