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AIIA’s model framework for computer recycling receives positive support at Minister’s Industry roundtable
AIIA and a dedicated group of its environmentally focused hardware manufacturing members were invited to meet on Tuesday 13 June with Minister Ian Campbell, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, and government officials to discuss and develop a national scheme for the recycling of computer equipment. Read more |
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AGIMO update
The government ICT market is the single largest ICT market in Australia, with approximately $6B spent each year. The month of June has seen AIIA very focussed on ensuring that the terms and conditions upon which this business is done are acceptable to suppliers. AIIA has provided reams of comments on new standard contracts; provided detailed input on a significant new tender; continues to be involved in discussions with various governments on key contracting issues; and is beginning to turn up the dialogue on “common contracting”. Read more |
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AIIA looking to create a reseller organisation
The Australian Information Industry Association already represents a small number of resellers in a broad sense by providing access to shared knowledge, industry influence and the opportunity to network with other members, however, AIIA is looking to create a special interest group for resellers. Read more |
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AIIA Marketing Events set to pose many questions… and answer even more!
What’s your opinion – are ‘Marketing’ from How can I achieve my big ideas on a small budget? How do I communicate effectively to my market? Read more |
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AIIA’s flagship ICT event for WA gives insight into Government’s ICT Strategies
AIIA staged a flagship event in Western Australian on Wednesday 21 June - the AIIA ICT WA Symposium. A unique forum, the inaugural AIIA ICT WA Symposium comprised a number of key representatives from major Western Australian Government agencies giving insight into their strategic ICT initiatives and procurement plans. Read more |
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Encouraging Entrepreneurship in the Australian ICT industry
Encouraging Entrepreneurship in the Australian ICT industry ICT business is advancing - are you? Enrolments now being accepted for the ‘Developing Business |
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iAward winner profile: Medtamic – ensuring better health outcomes for all Australians
Medtamic received the 2006 iAward for Healthcare for their ‘‘MD Analyze’ Clinical Information System.
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National ICT Skills Summit
Hosted by Queensland Government
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AIIA welcomes new members
Golden Orb Golden Orb Technologies is a technology company that has innovated Internet Solutions for ten years. The team at Golden Orb understand that doing business on the Internet is not just about having a shopping cart. The Internet is about communication. They have realised that it can be used by anyone to securely share information with nominated others. Further, the Golden Orb team has realised that sophisticated business processes can be made available to small businesses, families, groups or individuals that have been the province of the big corporations. They are also aligned with the concept of Software as a Service and intend to pursue it. Type ”buttonator” into google. You will see hundreds of references to this new service – Golden Orb’s free button maker. Golden Orb created www.buttonator.com using new technologies, AJAX, and RUBY and great expertise. Buttonator is delivered as a SaaS -”Software as a Service”. WHY do this? The Golden Orb team wanted to test the waters to see if they could attract useful traffic. They are about to launch WWW.OVOSUITE.COM so they created Buttonater to confirm how to attract Internet interest. What’s more, they also wanted to benchmark the process of attracting visitors and to measure how quickly word gets around. Golden Orb feel that, for most businesses, the answer is a resounding ”No!” People want services they can easily grasp, that are simple to access, effortless to use and meet their needs and expectations. However there is a huge band of enthusiasts experimenting with Open Source resources who are trying to cobble them together to deliver unique business solutions. These enthusiasts are well networked and very open to spreading the word about something that excites them. Golden Orb’s SaaS suite of applications will remove many impediments to doing business and open new opportunities to be more efficient and profitable in unimaginable ways . With Golden Orb’s online virtual office, ovosuite, you, your staff, your customers and your friends can securely access your information and interact with you 24x7. Using the system, you will have a business wide calendar, document management system, Intranet and client communication system - all securely accessible via the web. To find out more, visit the Golden Orb website, email ACID - Australasian CRC for Interaction Design
ACID’s unique advantage in experience design is its combination of factors:
An example of ACID’s experience design leadership is its Diversionary Therapy Technology, commissioned by Royal Children’s Hospital Brisbane, who needed to find a product or service that would help burns kids during the often-painful and lengthy process of treating burns. ACID won a Merit Award for Education & Training in the AIIA’s 2006 iAwards program, for Digital Songlines, a cultural heritage mapping service in its suite of virtual property services. ACID Chief Executive Officer Professor Jeff Jones said “ACID is delighted to be a new member of the AIIA community. Joining AIIA has enhanced our access to the industry, given us new networks to spread the ACID story, and provided opportunities for us to learn from industry leaders in a non-academic environment.” “AIIA membership gives us more opportunities to achieve our vision as a world leading R&D company providing products, systems and services relevant to digital content applications and user environments.” ACID is a Cooperative Research Centre established and funded under the Commonwealth Governments’ CRC Programme. Its research themes — Virtual Heritage, Smart Living, Digital Media and Multi-User Environments — build connections between consumers and industry, content and application developers, software system developers, and hardware manufacturers. |
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China FTA Update - the latest negotiation round: Beijing, 22-25 May 2006
A meeting was held recently in Beijing, China to provide an update on the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and China. There are a number of issues that have been identified in the FTA that can potentially impact the ICT industry. Given this, AIIA is compiling a submission to address these issues and encourage members to give your feedback of any trade barriers your business faces when doing business in China. |
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Follow up for Industry feedback on Export Financial Arrangements
The Department of Foreign Trade Affairs and Trade are conducting a review of the Export Finance Institute Corporation (EFIC). AIIA is interested in gaining member feedback regarding EFIC in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the financial arrangement issues the ICT industry faces. Read more |
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AIIA signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Korean IT Promotional Agency (KIPA)
The AIIA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korean IT Promotion Agency (KIPA). Read more |
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Snapshot of the Korean ICT industry
The information and communications technology sector in Korea is a fast moving, dominant sector in the Korean economy. The ICT industry has been a major contributor to the country’s recovery from the financial crisis of 1997-98. With the active support of the government, Koreans have become early adopters of new technology while the country has developed an internationally focused hi-tech manufacturing industry. Read more |
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Export Events
13 - 15 July: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Pikom PS3 |
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AIIA Events
4 July and 2 August: Melbourne - AIIA Marketing Workshop Series |
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Other events
28 June, 2006: Sydney FITT June lunch - Inspirational Women: ‘Turning the light on for themselves’ |
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AIIA Statistical Challenge
The Netsky-P worm, which was first seen in March 2004, remains the worst malware threat, spreading through e-mail, according to security specialist Sophos. The family of Mytob worms are also causing multiple infections, with five variants appearing in the top 10. How many new threats were identified in May?
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