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2006 a defining year for AIIA
On Thursday 19 October, business leaders from around the country came together for AIIA’s twenty eighth annual general meeting.
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Adieu AIIA’s Chief Executive Officer, Rob Durie
Industry leaders gathered on Thursday 19 October to farewell AIIA’s Chief Executive Officer, Rob Durie, who leaves the Association after seventeen years, seven of those at the helm.
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Nominations for the 2007 iAwards open today!
Nominations for the ICT industry’s prestigious iAwards program - which recognises the entrepreneurial spirit of the Australian ICT industry and its influence across countless markets - will open today, Monday 30 October, 2006 for 2007 submissions. Each year, AIIA stages the iAwards program to provide local companies and ICT students with a platform on which to showcase, and in many cases launch, Australia's ICT success stories. “Being nominated for an iAward enables Australian companies to benchmark their ICT solutions and partnerships against the best Australia has to offer,” commented Rob Durie, Chief Executive Officer, AIIA. In Australia, the application of technology helps drive economic productivity and innovation and impacts every part of our economy – from education, the environment and security to research and development, manufacturing, tourism and transport. “It is important that the contributions made by innovative, leading edge ICT products and solutions are recognised across the economy, which is why the iAwards program – which presents awards in 19 different industry categories - is so significant,,” Mr Durie added. Winning the 2006 iAward for Industrial Applications and the Innovative Commercial Software iAward has certainly been of enormous benefit to Codarra Advanced Systems Pty Ltd. ”When we won the iAward in 2006 we were in the midst of an extensive marketing campaign to the North American marketplace. The iAward wins helped us greatly, as they not only gave us a valuable reference site, but moreover, the fact that our product has been recognised by the leading industry association for ICT in Australia and is respected in our local marketplace was viewed very positively in the American marketplace,” commented Warren Williams, CEO of Codarra Advanced Systems Pty Ltd. “We were also delighted that one of the iAwards sponsors, Microsoft, invited us to attend their Microsoft Partnering Conference in Boston and to participate in a workshop with some 400 companies whom they had flown in from all over the world. The opportunity to rub shoulders with so many companies, speak with Microsoft about potential partnering opportunities and showcase our product is something we would not have been able to do were it not for winning the iAwards. “What’s more, we are currently in the process of signing a deal with a major US company, which will put our product on the world stage. The iAwards have helped us get there,” he added. The 2007 iAwards will be presented at the iAwards gala dinner, held at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre on Wednesday 30 May, 2007. All 2007 iAward winners will have the opportunity to go on to represent Australia at the Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA), which will be held in Singapore in November 2007. Nominations for the 2007 program will close on Wednesday 21 March, 2007. For more information about the 2007 iAwards please visit www.iawards.com.au or contact Ros Blair, Marketing Project Manager on (02) 6281 9439. |
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AIIA and Chubb Insurance partner to offer ICT industry insurance discounts
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Calling for IP case studies
If you do business with governments and have experienced the frustration (and cost) of inflexible approaches to intellectual property ownership and management, here’s your chance to make a difference… Read more |
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AIIA: furthering the resources sector boom in WA
AIIA will host a Resources Sector ICT Symposium in Perth on Friday 10 November 2006.
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AIIA ACT Committee election now open
AIIA has finalised the list of candidates for the 2007 ACT Committee election and voting is now open! Read more |
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Participate in AIIA's NSW Branch
AIIA’s NSW Branch annual general meeting will be held on Thursday, |
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Annual General Meeting of AIIA’s NT Branch
AIIA plays a vital role in assisting NT based AIIA member companies achieve business success and growth, and in representing the ICT industry to the Northern Territory Government. Read more |
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AIIA member success story
Congratulations to AIIA member KoBold Group, which was recently awarded the Australian Organisation for Quality (AOQ) 2006 Gold Award for ‘Medium Organisations – Private for Profit’ in Queensland. Read more |
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T250 ICT Industry Study
The Centre for Innovative Industry Economic Research (CIIER) is conducting its annual T250 Survey of the ICT industry. Since 1998, the ICT industry has been monitored as a part of its ongoing analysis program and the data collected has been invaluable in providing state and federal governments and other ICT industry stakeholders with timely and unbiased statistical reports on the ICT industry. Read more |
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Export news: UK moves towards more efficient transport
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The United Kingdom is on a mission to improve its transport system and, with £30 billion earmarked for London’s infrastructure alone, Austrade is taking steps to make sure Australian ICT solutions are in the forefront of decision makers’ minds. 
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AIIA Statistical Challenge
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