Bureau of Communications and Arts Research
BCAR
2016 – 2020
Previously Bureau of Communications Research (2014–2016). Renamed Bureau of Communications, Arts and Regional Research in 2020.
Research unit of the Department of Communications and the Arts, providing data and economic analysis on communications and the cultural and creative sectors.
Names over time
- Bureau of Communications Research2014–2016
- Bureau of Communications and Arts Research2016–2020
- Bureau of Communications, Arts and Regional Research2020–present
How it came into existence
Renamed from the Bureau of Communications Research after the Department of Communications and the Arts took on responsibility for the arts.
How it ended
Renamed the Bureau of Communications, Arts and Regional Research in 2020 after the communications and infrastructure departments merged.
Main functions
- Communications economic research
- Arts and creative sector research
- Data collection and analysis
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications.
Lineage
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Sources
Government records and websites
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