Services Industry Research Centre
The Services Industry Research Centre (SIRC) was launched at the ANU in June 2002, providing a forum at the ANU for research and the distribution of information relevant to the services sector as well as a focal point for discussing trade and investment policy.
Events
Friday, 11 March 2005, 12.30pm
The Crawford School of Economics and Government Lecture Theatre, McCoy Circuit
Christopher Findlay, ANU, Jane Drake-Brockman, Australian Services Roundtable and Rhonda Piggott, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Liberalisation of Trade in Services: Policy Options and Implications for Australia-Asia Relations
Ongoing Projects
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An Australian Research Council Linkage Grant for a further three-year reseach project on services trade policy reform was awarded in September 2006. Click here for details.
Past Projects
- Work on the impediments to trade in health services (Alexandra Sidorenko)
- the links between reform of domestic regulation and trade and investment in services ('Regulation and Market Access') edited by Alexandra Sidorenko and Christopher Findlay)
- Policy on government procurement in the service sector (John Kunkel)
- The Performance of Air Transport Markets, conference in June 2004, presented papers available online.
- Regulatory reform required to support the growth of e-finance
SIRC works with other research groups on services policy issues. Such as with the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council on air transport reform.
SIRC Newsletter
- View the SIRC newsletter
For further information about SIRC contact research director Grafton, R Quentin.
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