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How ICT can capture the imaginations of young people
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.
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Industry leadership will build ICT skills, says AIIA
AIIA will work with the Australian Computer Society (ACS) to lead and |
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CSIRO ICT Centre extends major sponsorship agreement for AIIA iAwards
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AIIA encourages ICT entrepreneurship
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 |
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AIIA Queensland recognises local industry talent
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 |
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AIIA and government work together to simplify SourceIT
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. As part of the Australian Government’s commitment to redevelop the ICT contracting framework, it has released a suite of draft model contracts (know as SourceIT model contracts), which have been designed to provide templates for government agencies to develop sound commercial agreements efficiently and effectively. However, AIIA has some concerns with the draft contracts, says AIIA’s Chief Executive Officer, Rob Durie. “The concept of SourceIT contracts is a very good one, as it simplifies arrangements for suppliers,” Mr Durie says. “However, there are still some issues to be resolved in terms of execution. “AIIA has consulted with both the Special Minister of State, The Hon Gary Nairn and the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO), who have agreed to slow down the process and will continue to engage in dialogue with the ICT industry to ensure our concerns are appropriately dealt with. “We are looking forward to working with our members and AGIMO to develop a fair and workable contract that both industry and government will want to use”, he continues. The Australian Government ICT market is strategically important to ICT companies. Not only does it spend approximately $3 billion on ICT goods and services each year, but work with the government provides companies with internationally recognised reference sites and the opportunity to work on innovative ICT solutions. “The ICT industry, as a whole, does have concerns with various aspects of the draft contracts but we look forward to working through these with AGIMO as part of the consultative process,” Mr Durie says. “We believe that these contracts will be widely adopted and therefore successful only if they are regarded as fair and workable by both government and industry,” he concludes. To read more about AIIA’s work with its Government Business Taskforce to improve procurement policy for the ICT industry, visit AIIA’s website. |
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AIIA says Victorian Government’s new ICT policies a positive step forward
The new Victorian Government ICT policies came into effect on 3 July, with improvements to the contractual framework viewed positively by AIIA. Read more |
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AIIA links members to customers
AIIA is always looking for new ways to get our members in front of new customers.
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AIIA marketing workshop helps companies find their USPs
What do you do if you can’t find your company’s unique selling points?
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ACS launches CP PROGRAM for greater status and recognition
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Can the iAwards reely impruve our kidz speling?
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New Members
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Join the College of Experts
The Australian Research Council (ARC) is calling for nominations for appointments to its College of Experts in 2007. Read more |
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AIIA Bulletin – what do you think? Have your say… and go to the movies in style!
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Take the panic out of choosing an overseas partner
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Export Events
13 - 15 July: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Pikom PS3 |
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AIIA Events
11 July: Canberra – Federal Government ‘SourceIT’ Standard Contracts Explained |
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Visit aiia.com.au! AIIA's events calendar can be viewed on the AIIA website.
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AIIA Statistical Challenge
The World Cup is proving a big hit with Internet surfers, with fifaworldcup.com clocking up a record number of page views – 464 million – after only eight days of the tournament. The previous record for sports websites was held by the Salt Lake City Olympic Games website. How many page views did this site get over the course of the games?
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