AIIA’s Chief Executive Officer, Rob Durie, explores how the ICT industry can capture the imaginations of young people to ensure it has the necessary skills for the future.

There has been a lot of talk in recent months about whether or not there is an ICT skills crisis. I confess I am not very comfortable with the terms ‘skills shortage’ and ‘skills crisis’. I do not find the debate constructive. It also gives me a strong feeling of déjà vu. These words can be useful to initiate urgent action. But the lesson of the past is they do not serve us well in setting up structures and programs to move the skills issue forward. Read more

AIIA will work with the Australian Computer Society (ACS) to lead and
co-ordinate efforts to address ICT skills issues in response to the ICT Skills Foresighting Working Group’s report, Building Australian ICT Skills, released on 21 June. Read more

Traditionally, entrepreneurship is synonymous with risk-taking in the face of uncertainty. Entrepreneurs are seen as people willing to put their careers and financial security on the line to take risks in the name of an idea or innovation. Read more

AIIA’s Queensland branch hosted a luncheon on Friday 23 June to congratulate each of the eight iAwards winners and finalists from this year’s iAwards, held on 7 April in Sydney. Read more

AIIA has welcomed further commitment from the Australian Government to work with industry to improve the new range of simplified model contracts for frequent low risk transactions between ICT companies and the federal government.Read more

The new Victorian Government ICT policies came into effect on 3 July, with improvements to the contractual framework viewed positively by AIIA. Read more

AIIA is always looking for new ways to get our members in front of new customers.

Our newest product will link AIIA members to customers needing ICT solutions. Read more

What do you do if you can’t find your company’s unique selling points?

This was one of the many great questions answered at “Think, Build… and Deliver”, the first in AIIA's series of ICT marketing workshops held in Melbourne on Tuesday 4 July. Read more

As the ICT industry grows and matures, the Australian Computer Society (ACS) is moving to enhance the status of its professional members with the Computer Professional (CP) Program. Read more

It sure can! Just ask EdAlive – winners of the Education and Training category at this year’s iAwards. Read more

The Australian Research Council (ARC) is calling for nominations for appointments to its College of Experts in 2007. Read more

At AIIA we are constantly seeking to improve the quality and level of services that we provide to you, our members. Over recent weeks we have been reviewing the Bulletin and giving consideration to everything from content and frequency to format. Read more

Selecting a local partner in your chosen overseas market is an important step for an Australian exporter. Forming the right alliances can give you access to advice, experience, local knowledge, customer contacts and resources far beyond the reach of your own company. However, it is important to know what to look for in a partner, understand the regional factors that can impact your decision and take the right approach to making and maintaining these strategic relationships. Read more

13 - 15 July: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Pikom PS3
21 July: Canberra - Protecting your IP in China
2 - 6 August: Bangkok - International ICT Expo 2006
13 - 17 September: Colombo, Sri Lanka, INFOTEL Lanka 2006
15 - 17 November: Tokyo - ASOCIO ICT Summit Tokyo 2006
12 - 18 November: Silicon Valley, USA - Innovation Trip
Team Australia at AUSA Trade Exhibition 2006 Read more

11 July: Canberra – Federal Government ‘SourceIT’ Standard Contracts Explained
12 July: Adelaide - The Fermentation Partnership – Grapes and ICT
12 July: Canberra - AIIA’s Canberra Managers' Forum – DIMA
19 July: Sydney - AIIA Marketing Forum
20 July: Melbourne - VIC CIO Forum
21 July: Brisbane - AIIA Luncheon with John Smith, CEO, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance
2 August: Melbourne - AIIA Marketing Workshop Series Read more