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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. AIIA and Sustainability Victoria hosted a stand at the EXPO for Byteback, a free computer take-back and recycling program being trailed in Victoria. Byteback was developed by Sustainability Victoria and AIIA along with ten supporting IT manufacturers (Apple, Canon, Dell, Epson, Fujitsu, Fuji-Xerox, HP, IBM, Lenovo, and Lexmark) to help people in Victoria dispose of unwanted computer equipment in a responsible manner. The Byteback program is providing a clear picture of the e-Waste stream and creating a good understanding of how a national computer take-back program can be deployed in the future. Better yet, Byteback is recycling up to 97% of a product that would otherwise be thrown in the tip! Ian Birks concluded his speech by announcing that Byteback has now partnered with national office supplies retailer, Officeworks. As part of the trial, Byteback will open collection sites at two of the Officeworks megastores in Ballarat and Dandenong. More information about Byteback is available online. All AIIA members can get involved in Byteback – your company doesn’t have to be a hardware manufacturer to support the program. For enquiries contact Byteback Program Manager Josh Millen. Photo (L-R): Josh Millen (AIIA Corporate and Social Responsibility Manager), Jan van de Graaff (Sustainability Victoria), Ian Birks (AIIA CEO) at Byteback stand. 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.
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). Read more 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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