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On Thursday June 5 - World Environment Day - AIIA CEO Ian Birks formally opened the Going Green Expo in Melbourne. The Going Green Expo showcased easy ways that every Australian household and business can reduce their environmental footprint, and placed a strong emphasis on ICT and ICT related initiatives. The Expo was designed to accelerate awareness of environmental issues and demonstrate how going green - with modern technology and the latest innovations - is now easier than ever; over 150 companies participated.
Climate Savers Smart Computing – Australian launch World Environment Day World Environment Day also saw the Australian launch of the Climate Savers Smart Computing initiative. The Climate Savers Smart Computing program was developed by Intel and Google with support and participation by nearly every major technology vendor in North America in 2007. The industry-wide Climate Savers program is a non-profit initiative that seeks to achieve a 50% improvement in global computer energy efficiency by 2010. Read more Energy standards for computers and monitors Industry engagement processes The Federal Government is currently exploring the possibility of introducing national standards and marketplace labeling for energy efficiency in computers and monitors through the Equipment Energy Efficiency Programme (E3) at the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA). AIIA is representing the ICT sector in the industry engagement processes of the DEWHA E3 programme, and has advocated the voluntary adoption of energy star rating standards and labeling within the ICT industry. Following an AIIA submission arguing the importance of this position, the E3 team has extended consultation with major manufactures and suppliers of monitors, desktop and mobile computers in Australia on the introduction of Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for these products. All companies that supply monitors and computers to the Australian and NZ market are encouraged to participate in the consultation process and attend future meetings in Sydney on 17 July and 18 September 2008 where possible. For further information, please contact AIIA Corporate and Social Responsibility Manager, Josh Millen on 0417 231 137.  |  Jim Ellis awarded the Order of Australia ACS stalwart Jim Ellis has been honoured with the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2008 Queens Birthday Awards for his services to the ICT sector. Read more Complete list of 2008 iAwards winners Congratulations to all of this year's iAwards finalists. Read on for the complete list of 2008 iAwards winners and merit recipients. Read more ACS launches Job Ready Program The Australian Computer Society together with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship today launched a new Professional Year (PYear) Program, an initiative aimed at former international overseas students who have graduated from ICT university courses within Australia and are seeking permanent residency. The ACS Professional Year (PYear) Program is a 'job readiness' program for international graduates, which aims to provide a bridge from university to permanent employment. Monash Professional and Swinburne University are the Program's first accredited PYear Partners and are currently working with the ACS to enhance the professionalism and Australian workplace related skills of former ICT international students. Read more Going Global – taking your business to the world 2008 iAwards sponsors International Business Wales International Business Wales (IBW) has a long history of working with innovative Australian ICT companies, assisting them in taking their ideas to the world by smoothing the transition from domestic operator to global business. Read more WCIT 2008 report Ron Forrester, General Manager AIIA Government Relations, travelled to Kuala Lumpur for the World Congress in Information Technology 2008 (WCIT 2008) last week; AIIA Board Member Kee Wong also attended. Read more Gershon Review: online forum at Open Forum Open Forum is conducting a survey to form the basis of a group submission to the Gerson Review, and welcome the thoughts of AIIA members. Read more Survey on recent graduate recruits Contribute to the development of ICT education AIIA is seeking CEO insights about the usefulness of the academic education of ICT graduates in meeting their companies’ employment needs. Tell us what you think of your graduates. Read more |
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