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Ministry Of Communications
A Communications Ministry or Department of Communications is a ministry or other government agency charged with communication. Communications responsibilities includes regulating telecommunications, postal services, broadcasting and print media. The ministry is often headed by the Minister for Communications. Ministries titled Ministry or Department of Communications Some countries have such a department literally called Ministry of Communications: * Department of Communications and the Arts **Australian Government Department of Communications (1993–1994) **Australian Government Department of Communications (1980–1987) * Ministry of Communication and Traffic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) * Ministry of Communications (Brazil) * Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Burma) * Ministry of Communications (Iceland) * Ministry of Communications (Iraq) * Ministry of Communications (Israel) * Ministry of Communications (Japan) * Ministry of Transport and Communications (Lith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Communications And The Arts
The Australian Department of Communications and the Arts was a department of the Government of Australia charged with responsibility for communications policy and programs and cultural affairs. In December 2019, prime minister Scott Morrison announced that the department would be merged into a new "mega department", the new Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. In response to criticism from the arts sector, Paul Fletcher, Minister for Communications and the Arts said that the merger was merely administrative and would not result in budget cuts. History The department was created in September 2015 following Malcolm Turnbull becoming prime minister, replacing the Department of Communications, and transferring responsibility for the arts from the Attorney-General's Department. Preceding departments *Postmaster-General's Department (1 January 1901 – 22 December 1975) *Department of the Media (19 December 1972 – 22 December 1975) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |