Australia and New Zealand

Trends in Australian and New Zealand official publishing during the past year generally reflect those elsewhere in the world. Issues related to environmental policy and climate change in the wake of the Rio Conference are a major element of government agendas. International trade and peacekeeping operations are an ongoing focus of government research in Australia and New Zealand. Many official Australian and New Zealand web services inaugurated within the past two years are achieving a significant degree of content depth. Finally, two new publications from the Australian Department of Social Security reflect that nation's concern that emerging information technologies be introduced in ways that help empower the economically and socially disadvantaged.