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AIIA’s Chief Executive Officer, Sheryle Moon, looks back on the year and reflects on the Association’s many successes in 2006. 2006 has been a very positive year for AIIA. As our industry continues to evolve, so too does the Association. In 2006, AIIA has grown to represent more than 450 member companies that generate combined annual revenues of over $40 billion, employ 100,000 Australians and have exports of more than $2 billion.
This year, the Association has focused on issues of government procurement, environmental management of e-waste and the treatment of intellectual property. We have refined our suite of programs and products for members and championed the interests of local industry by fostering collaborative networks, training budding ICT entrepreneurs and providing research and recommendations on emerging risks and opportunities for the local ICT industry. New online directory links members to customers AIIA today launched its new online directory, FindICT. FindICT is business matching service that links ICT buyers to software, hardware and services suppliers in a few simple clicks. Customers can access an online database and search for companies based on a range of criteria including location, service or product type and budget. The database will then match the criteria with any number of AIIA’s 450+ member companies.
AIIA will commence a promotional campaign in the new year and expect that, as the “Yellow Pages” for the ICT industry, FindICT will become an essential tool for our members' business development and offer ICT customers an indispensable service. FindICT is available exclusively for AIIA member companies, and is yet another reason why AIIA membership is ‘must have’ for all ICT companies – small and large – in Australia. Check out FindICT at www.findict.com.au If your company has not submitted a profile for the FindICT database, please contact Jana Keith, AIIA's Marketing Co-ordinator, on (02) 6281 9414.  |  AIIA's commitment to e-waste recycling scheme For the past three years, AIIA has been working closely with member companies to develop a voluntary industry-driven product stewardship strategy to address the environmental management of e-waste at the end of life stage of the product lifecycle. A sustainable environment is a key driver for many governments and plays an important role in their policy development. The issue also has a high profile and, as the peak ICT industry association, AIIA views it as important that we are leading developments in this critical area. AIIA wants to keep members up to date with important movements in this area, as it affects not only our industry but the wider Australian community. Read more Leadership group to encourage participation in ICT skills and work Peak information and communication technology (ICT) associations, AIIA and the Australian Computer Society (ACS) have established the Industry Leadership Group to develop and facilitate participation in ICT study and careers as recommended in the 2006 Building Australian ICT Skills Report of the ICT Skills Foresighting Working Group. Read more Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 passed into law On 5 December 2006, the Federal Parliament passed the Copyright Amendment Bill that had been introduced to Parliament on 19 October 2006. The Bill implements the outcomes of several copyright law reviews during 2005-2006 and also implements Australia’s remaining obligations under the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement by implementing a new liability scheme for the circumvention of technological protection measures (TPMs). Nick Abrahams and Trent Lyndon of Deacons Lawyers have prepared a brief summary of what this could mean for AIIA members. The article follows on from a presentation to AIIA’s Legal Forum in late November. Read more Technologist’s rise from backroom to boardroom The Australian Computer Society (ACS), the recognised association for ICT professionals, acknowledged ICT industry professional and business leader Ralph Norris, Managing Director and CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, with a rare Honorary Membership on Wednesday 6 December in Sydney. Read more |
It is an exciting time in the Australian ICT industry and I am pleased to be leading the peak representative body at this time.
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