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A new Communications Bill will be introduced by the end of this Parliament to ensure the UK continues to have a world-beating communications sector that delivers innovative and high-quality content along with safe and efficient services. Over the coming months five seminars will inform the communications review.

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鈥溁使谔逵齛pp UK鈥檚 communications sector is one of the strongest in the world鈥� said Culture Secretary . 鈥淲e must ensure the sector can grow by being at the forefront of new developments in the industry. It is essential that we set the right conditions for the industry to enable businesses to grasp the opportunities created by new technology.鈥�
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Communications Minister added 鈥溁使谔逵齛pp communications industry is a key part of our economy. Through these seminars, we will look in detail at how best to drive investment and competition. We want to shape the Communications Bill so that we have the right framework to secure our place as Europe鈥檚 tech hub.鈥�

Continuing work

Several other strands of work to help the UK鈥檚 creative and digital sectors are on-going. 皇冠体育app Government is working to implement the recommendations from the of the UK鈥檚 intellectual property framework and work on content regulation will resume following the recommendations of on the future of press regulation.

To provide greater protection for children from inappropriate content the Government is strengthening the ratings system for video games and consulting on extending age ratings to more music videos.

皇冠体育app is working on the adoption of active choice across all internet enabled devices and internet access points and the Department for Education will also consult on what more can be done to keep children safe online.

A White Paper will be published in early 2013 with a Communications Bill introduced by the final session of this Parliament. 皇冠体育app policy papers and seminars will replace a planned green paper.

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