Industry working group identifies the big issues for print

The Printing Industry Working Group spans across industry associations such as the PIAA, GASAA, and GAMAA with individual sectors within the industry represented by businesses, AMWU and Government.

The Group met on July 22, to discuss fundamental issues affecting the printing industry and the necessary actions required by industry to meet current and future challenges of the emerging digital environment.

According to a meeting communiqué, the group identified the collection of reliable industry data as a major issue in terms of validating and supporting any economic conditions shaping and challenging the industry environment.

Discussions between the industry associations and Australian Bureau of Statistics will be initiated to progress this issue.

Also discussed was the barrage of information on the environmental credentials of electronic information transfer with little balanced comparative information relating to printed communication.

The communiqué outlines, “The group is supporting the developing tools to allow consumers to undertake an assessment of the environmental impact of the electronic and print copy of various information forms.

“The first phase of this will be available soon and provides print procurers and consumers the opportunity to undertake a balanced and subjective assessment of their information medium choice.”

Of critical concern to the group, is the potential for the pass through of carbon tax related costs. The group sees this as an important issue for one of the Government’s most significant policy initiatives and seeks to engage with the ACCC to ensure that the printing industry has measures in place to identify and prevent excessive or unjustified disbursement of cost to the industry.

The group also discussed the work of the Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) which is due to report to Government by the end of September. The group fully supports the work of the BISG and urges the Government to value and support the industry as a significant contributor to the Australian economy.

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