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AIIA celebrated it's 30the Anniversary as the peak body for the Australian technology industry with a cocktail party for politicians and industry stakeholders on Wednesday last week. Keynote speaker was Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband,communication and the Digital Economy. "I congratulate AIIA and its members on being an integral part of the 'ICT space' over the past 30 years," Senator Conroy said, "and I wish you continued success as you enter your 31st year." "AIIA has been a key player in this area for many years, and I expect that in years to come we will be able to look back at significant further contributions this group has made to the digital world." There has been massive change in the industry over the life of AIIA. 30 years ago, Information Technology was largely the domain of academia and large corporate companies, enabling new ways of storing data, processing complex calculations and writing documents. Review of Australian Higher Education AIIA Industry Submission In August, AIIA made a submission to the Australian Government's Review of Higher Education on behalf of members. The ICT industry is heavily dependent on the success, commitment and effectiveness of Australian universities to educate people to have well-developed ICT knowledge and aptitude. The AIIA submission included discussion of:
AIIA members can download a complete copy of the submission through the AIIA website.  |  WA forum hears Liberal Party plans AIIA Western Australia hosted a successful lunch forum with Liberal Party MP Troy Buswell and Tony Simpson, Liberal Member for Serpentine -Jarrahdale. In light of the upcoming election, the role of the ICT industry was high on the agenda. Read more IT Fund for Kids Connecting Australia's seriously ill and autistic children The IT Fund for Kids ‘Putting IT Back’ campaign 2008 has a target to raise more than $600,000 and assist in connecting Australia’s seriously ill and autistic children. Read more Eckermann-TJA Prize 2008 $10,000 for the best application of broadband to the sustainable environment The Telecommunication Society of Australia is offering a prize of $10,000 for the best paper on the application of broadband to the sustainable environment as part of the Alcatel Lucent Broadband Environment Challenge. Read more Marketing Forum sponsorship opportunities Marketing professionals in the ICT industry are faced with many challenges and opportunities in a rapidly changing environment. From justifying budgets, to grappling with new technology, ICT marketing professionals tread the line between technology and consumers, developers and management, priorities and budgets. Read more ICT Sustainable Futures Forum Melbourne: 7 October 2008 The environmental cost associated with carbon emissions will soon come at a price. Businesses and industry can no longer afford to ignore the impact of emissions on their organisation’s bottom line. It is clear that technology innovation will be a major factor in the improvement of energy efficiency at all levels of business and industry. The ICT Sustainable Futures Forum is an opportunity for every company to learn more about the role it will play into the future. While the Australian Government prepares to introduce a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme as early as 2010, energy intensive industries in some states are now required to report on their emissions. Voluntary carbon abatement schemes are already in place with many companies adopting interim abatement measures to appease various stakeholders. Read more |
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