AIIA Business Briefing

AIIA Bulletin
Leading the ICT business community

26 April 2005

In this issue:

AIIA Announces 2005 iAwards Finalists
iAwards a Validation of Vision
Action in AIIA’s Local Industry Action Group
Comment from the Chairman: Be Seen at CeBIT Australia
Why Attend CeBIT Australia 2005?
Financial Services Industry Offer ICT Opportunities
Closer Links Between Victoria and India
AIIA Welcomes New Members
Take Part in AIIA’s International Visitor Breakfast Program
Upcoming AIIA Events
Who’s On Your AIIA NSW Committee?
New Members
Defence and Industry Study Course
Preview Objectify’s Enterprise Knowledge Management System at the 2005 AIIA Software Showcase
Avalon Software to Launch Innovative Document Management System at AIIA's Software Showcase
Export News: Ticket to Export for Women in Business
DEWR ICT Skills Shortage Survey April/May 2005

AIIA Announces 2005 iAwards Finalists

The select group of iAwards finalists was revealed on Wednesday 13 April at a special breakfast at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, before a crowd of ICT industry leaders, media and government officials.

The iAwards is the Australian ICT industry’s premier awards program, presented by AIIA, the Australian Financial Review and the CSIRO ICT Centre. Read more

iAwards a Validation of Vision

The iAwards provides essential validation for the vision, hard work, risks and sacrifices that are made in the name of innovation, says Chief Executive Officer of The Distillery, Murray Rankin. Read more

Action in AIIA’s Local Industry Action Group

AIIA’s Local Industry Action Group (LIAG) has recently received a boost, with additional funding directed towards their program to build the local ICT industry in Australia. Read more

Comment from the Chairman: Be Seen at CeBIT Australia
by: John Price

AIIA Chairman John Price From 24-26 May 2005, Australasia’s largest and most successful ICT exhibition will be staged at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour.

CeBIT Australia is now in its fifth year, and is expected to attract some of the world’s biggest brand names and more visitors than ever before.

According to Jackie Taranto, Managing Director of Hannover Fairs Australia (the event organisers) CeBIT Australia is growing at a rate of about 20 percent each year, both in exhibitor and visitor numbers. “This year we increase from 3 halls to 4 and will have 600 exhibitors, up 80 on last year. We are forecasting 30,000 visitors, up 5,000 on last year,” she says.

“The really exciting thing about CeBIT Australia is the increasing role it is playing in promoting Australia and its ICT industry to a global audience. As one of only four versions of CeBIT around the world, CeBIT Australia attracts a bigger international audience each year. This year almost 20% of the exhibition space is taken by 21 overseas countries and we have high-level visitor delegations coming from another seven.”

This makes CeBIT Australia a springboard to Asia – the largest exhibiting nation is China followed by Taiwan. It really is the leading platform for ICT companies to explore opportunities in new-world markets.

Perhaps most importantly, CeBIT Australia is the meeting-point of all the top-decision makers in ICT. More than 83% of last year’s visitors were directly responsible for important investment decisions.

AIIA is proud to be the host association of CeBIT Australia. AIIA’s Software Showcase is a feature of the trade show, providing up to 150 software development companies from around Australia with the opportunity to present their products and solutions to the large CeBIT Australia audience. The Showcase is also a conduit for partnerships between investors and Australia’s up-and-coming software innovators.

As part of CeBIT Australia, AIIA will roll out the red carpet on 25 May for the ICT industry’s ‘night of nights’. The iAwards rewards and recognises the most outstanding ICT innovation of the year. As everyone who attended last year’s sell-out event will affirm, the iAwards offers as much glitz and glamour as the Oscars. The list of attendees is sure to read like a ‘Who’s Who’ of the Australian ICT industry.

The iAwards finalists were announced last week at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, and I congratulate each company on their stellar efforts and wish them luck on the big night.

I encourage AIIA member companies to exhibit at CeBIT Australia. For more information on how your company can be involved, contact
Anna Peacock on (02) 9282 7520.

See you at CeBIT Australia!

John Price
Chairman
Australian Information Industry Association

Why Attend CeBIT Australia 2005?

AIIA is proud to be the host association of CeBIT Australia, and encourages all member companies to send representatives to CeBIT Australia 2005. This year, Australasia’s largest ICT event will be held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour from Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 May. Read more

Financial Services Industry Offer ICT Opportunities

The banking and finance sector is the largest ICT corporate market in Australia with many opportunities for business growth.

Speaking at an AIIA Business Briefing on 21 April, Matthew Trustrum of Hudson Global Resources told the audience that worldwide spending on ICT in 2005 is set to increase by 6 percent in the financial services sector. Read more

Closer Links Between Victoria and India

Following on from the successful Victorian Government ICT Trade mission to India in 2004 led by Minister Marsha Thomson, AIIA will host a delegation of Indian ICT companies in late May 2005.

15 SME Indian ICT companies seeking partnering opportunities with Australian ICT companies will be travelling to Sydney on 24-25 May for CeBIT Australia and then heading to Melbourne on 26-27 May for a series of industry visits, briefing sessions and networking opportunities. Read more

AIIA Welcomes New Members

Each month, AIIA’s NSW Branch extends a warm welcome to new member companies by hosting a welcome breakfast.

The breakfasts familiarise new members with the range of NSW Branch programs designed to create a better business environment for the ICT industry in NSW, and introduces new members to a network of connections within the Association. Read more

Take Part in AIIA’s International Visitor Breakfast Program

Each year, AIIA introduces senior executives visiting Australia to key people connected to ICT industry in NSW.

Typically, we invite up to 25 people from the ICT industry, government and business to attend an informal working breakfast where the overseas visitor provides a 20-minute company viewpoint on technological and commercial developments occurring in ICT. This is followed by a general discussion of about 20 minutes. Read more

Upcoming AIIA Events

AIIA Canberra Managers' Forum: 28 April 2005
AIIA Marketing Forum: 29 April 2005
FITT’s Networking 101: 12 May 2005
International Conferences Read more

Who’s On Your AIIA NSW Committee?

Find out more about two valuable members of AIIA’s NSW Committee…

New Members

Swaab Attorneys
BCT Group
Big Mouth Marketing Communications Read more

Defence and Industry Study Course

Future leaders from industry, defence and other government agencies are invited to nominate for a unique national program.

The Defence and Industry Study Course (DISC) is run annually by Australia’s biggest project and engineering services organisation, the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO), which acquires and sustains equipment for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Read more

Preview Objectify’s Enterprise Knowledge Management System at the 2005 AIIA Software Showcase

This year, the AIIA Software Showcase will be held from May 24 – 26, 2005 as part of CeBIT Australia, the region’s largest ICT tradeshow. The Showcase, staged at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour, will provide the ideal platform for Australia’s leading edge and ‘up-and-coming’ software companies to launch and exhibit their products to a range of local and international visitors. Read more

Avalon Software to Launch Innovative Document Management System at AIIA's Software Showcase

Following the successful launch of Avalon SeaView at CeBIT 2004, Avalon Software will be officially launching SeaView 2.1 at the 2005 AIIA Software Showcase. Read more

Export News: Ticket to Export for Women in Business

Find out from successful businesswomen how you can grow your business, increase your profits and diversify market risk through export.

From 27 April to 5 May across Australia, Austrade will present a free series of briefings for women in business. Read more

DEWR ICT Skills Shortage Survey April/May 2005

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) will shortly be commencing this year’s ICT Skills Shortage survey. DEWR researchers will be contacting employers and recruitment agencies by phone, asking them to identify ICT skill specialisations and the degree of difficulty in filling vacant positions.

Many AIIA member companies will be contacted shortly to participate in the survey, which will be completed by the end of May. DEWR has asked AIIA to encourage member companies to co-operate, as the information gathered is valuable for assessing the status of ICT skills in Australia.

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AIIA Statistical Challenge

Research by Vodafone suggests that Africa has seen faster growth in mobile telephone subscriptions than any other region of the world over the past five years. 28% of people in Tanzania said they could access a landline. What percentage said they could access a mobile phone?

a. 37%
b. 57%
c. 77%
d. 97% Reveal Answer

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