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Eleven innovative Australian companies – and one talented Queensland Year 12 high school student – will compete against Asia’s best and brightest at the annual Asia-Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) Summit in Singapore from 26-29 November. Companies from Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Hobart, the Gold Coast will be showcasing a wide range of technology, from an interactive learning touch-screen application developed by students for students, to a free website that helps you create and share cartoons in a few simple clicks, as well as a wireless device that delivers video, audio or data in seconds.
AIIA Victoria Committee elections and AGM The AIIA Victorian team would like to announce the opening of the nominations for the 2008 Victorian Committee as of Friday 9 November 2007. Those eligible to nominate for the election must be Victorian-based employees of financial company members of the Association. The most senior Victorian representative in each financial AIIA member company is entitled to elect people to the Victorian Committee. Read more PEARCEY AWARD featured at VC Connect NSW The 2007 NSW State Pearcey Award will be held at 5.30PM on Thursday 6th December 2007 at the Australian Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour, Sydney in conjunction with VC Connect NSW. This sought after Award will be presented at a VIP cocktail party sponsored by the Pearcey Foundation and held as the conclusion to the VC Connect event. Making the 2007 Award will be the Hon John Della Bosca, NSW State Minister for Education and Training as he has done for the past several years, actively promoting the role of ICT in the development of the Australian economy. This award is a State award aimed at encouraging and rewarding fresh and innovative talent in the ICT profession. With the added benefit this year, of our best and brightest young ICT achievers also being showcased to the venture capital industry as part of VC Connect. A cash grant will be awarded to an individual early in his or her career who has demonstrated innovative and pioneering achievement and a contribution to technological development. The NSW Award is supported each year by the NSW Department of State and Regional Development the North Sydney Institute, TAFE NSW and the NSW Branch of the Australian Computer Society. The NSW Pearcey Committee is encouraging applicants to apply or nominate early. For further queries and for a nomination form please Trevor Pearcey built Australia’s first and the world’s fourth electronic computer in 1948 in Sydney. It is the oldest surviving computer in the world. The For more information on the NSW Pearcey Awards please visit  |  Sheryle Moon at the Global Public Policy Conference in Egypt
| Global ICT industry worth $1 trillion in 5 years The World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) has reinforced the significance of the global ICT industry at public policy conference I attended in Egypt this week. WITSA reminded us that the ICT industry is now one of the most dynamic creators of jobs and income in the world.
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If the answer is yes then you need to invest your time attending Gartner's inaugural seminar Monday: Go to Market on Monday 19 November at Sydney & Exhibition Convention Centre. Read more 2008 Premier’s Sustainability Awards The 2008 Premier’s Sustainability Awards are proudly hosted by Sustainability Victoria on behalf of the Premier of Victoria. The award categories are large business, small business, community, public sector and products or services. Find out more at www.sustainabilityawards.vic.gov.au | AIIA Sustainability Forum Presentations Presentations from AIIA's Sustainable Futures Forum are now available online. Vodcasts and podcasts from the event will be added over the coming days, so keep an eye out on AIIA's Sustainable Futures Forum Multimedia webpage.
| The 'Greening' of IT Book 24/7 have recently released its Analyst Perspectives Concensus Report for September. The report examines the ‘Green IT’ issue through the ideas, perspectives, and opinions of various analysts. Read more A guide to Information Technology patents Software and Internet Business Process Systems. Are they patentable? When does one infringe the patent? Is the situation different in Europe and USA from the position in Australia? Read more Victoria's ICT industry In September/October 2006 Multimedia Victoria commenced a six-monthly series of state-wide surveys of the Victorian ICT industry. The surveys, conducted for Multimedia Victoria by I & J Management Services provide critical data to ensure that Government policy and programs remain relevant to the changing needs of the ICT industry. Read more We want you! Sponsorship opportunities are now available for 2008 AIIA events. If you’re interested in putting your company’s name on some of the ICT industry’s biggest and most exciting events, please contact Tania Crosbie for more information. | AIIA new member profiles AIIA Welcomes our New Members and profiles them each week in the "Our Members' News" section of the Bulletin. We encourage everyone to view these profiles each week and see if our new members products and services are of value to your organisation - possibly as a service provider, supplier, educator, consultant, alliance or business partner. | Adopt a student! Sydney Local Community Partnership (LCP) deals with 32 schools (State, Catholic and Independent) in the Eastern Suburbs, Inner City and Inner West of Sydney and would be delighted if your business would be willing to participate in the workplacement program to host Year 11 or Year 12 Information Technology (IT) or Business Services Administration (BSA) students for a week (35 hours), to assist you with your business. Read more Meet the Open Source Industry Waugh Partners is hosting a "Meet the Open Source Industry" breakfast event in every capital city around Australia, where you'll hear about the value of Open Source, meet the local industry vendors in each city, and hear about the Open Source Industry and Community Census - the biggest ever research project into the dynamics and metrics of the industry and community behind Open Source in Australia. The event is a breakfast event with time for networking afterwards. Please click through to RSVP to the event in your city. | |
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