Significant economic benefits would be gained by both governments and industry if intellectual property rights were owned and commercialised by ICT suppliers to government, says Australia’s peak ICT lobby group, AIIA. Read more

AIIA has a new member of its influential Board of Directors: Andy Lambert – new Managing Director of Fuji Xerox Australia, has taken on the role with AIIA from outgoing MD, Phil Chambers.

Andy Lambert’s career with the Xerox Group spans 25 years, working internationally in a number of countries including Singapore, Hong Kong and South America. Read more

AIIA would like to acknowledge the valuable contributions of Phil Chambers, who has recently stepped down from AIIA’s Board of Directors.

Mr Chambers has been a leader in the Australian ICT industry for a number of years. During his eight years as Managing Director of Fuji Xerox Australia, he was instrumental in changing the perception of Fuji Xerox from that of a “copier company” to that of a sophisticated IT company providing a comprehensive suite of document management solutions and services to business and government. Read more

Most organisations, especially those using and applying information technology, want to find and employ work-ready skilled IT people. Most organisations find that the education process continues to fall short of delivering the qualified and work-ready people to address their needs. When you cannot easily find this increasingly elusive talent pool, what can you do? Read more

It with great sadness that AIIA reports that Mr Joerg Schomburg, Director of CeBIT World Wide Events and Vice President of Deutsche Messe AG, passed away on Thursday 27 July in Germany. Read more

On Wednesday 19 July, AIIA bridged the gap between marketing and sales at its ever-popular Marketing Forum in Sydney. Read more

Picture this: a cyclone has torn through Innisfail. Queensland’s Department of Emergency Services has been called out to the disaster. The emergency crew on the ground needs to get visual images to a variety of people, fast. Read more

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Online sales continue to drive Australian ICT exporters onto the international stage. While the United States is still the largest and most sophisticated market for eCommerce, developments in Europe and Asia should not be overlooked. Read more

10 August: Melbourne - Federal government ‘SourceIT’ standard contracts explained
11 August: Brisbane - Luncheon: Lord Mayor, Campbell Newman, Brisbane City Council
17 August: Canberra - Canberra Managers’ Forum: Hon Gary Nairn
21 August: Perth - Microsoft Australia’s Managing Director on the ICT industry
21 August: Brisbane - AIIA Qld Annual Golf Day
23 August: Sydney - AIIA NSW Government Symposium
13 September: Adelaide - Intel’s General Manager predicts the future of ICT
24-25 October: Canberra - Government Technology Summit
21-22 November: Christchurch - Connectivity 06 Read more