Increasing exports is the key to the future success of the ICT industry.

The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that the Australian ICT industry has annual imports of $15.1billion and exports of $4.6 billion. With a trade deficit of more than $10 billion, the challenge and the opportunity for the ICT industry rests with expanding export potential. Read more...

Last year, not-for-profit organisation The Smith Family outstripped the competition to receive the Software iMPLEMENTATION iAward for most effective use of ICT to improve business outcomes.

According to Suresh Rao, The Smith Family’s National IT Manager, their award “let the rest of the world know that the not-for-profit sector can do things just as well, and sometimes better than other sectors.” Read more...

The CSIRO ICT Centre, together with AIIA, is pleased to announce an exciting new award category to be presented at this year’s iAwards.

The CSIRO Award for Individual Achievement in ICT will be awarded annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the Australian ICT industry, in either in a single, high-impact initiative or in a long-term series of successes. Read more...

AIIA’s Board of Directors met in Adelaide on 17 February.

After twelve years on the Board, I have participated in many planning sessions, and know from experience that each AIIA Board strategy meeting has a different energy and focus. Sometimes the focus has been on incremental changes, other times it has been far-reaching and visionary. Read more...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is becoming an increasingly important activity to businesses nationally and internationally. For many organisations, CSR is an integral part of the way they operate and a key element in productivity and competitiveness. Find out why CSR is important to your business…

The priorities of CIOs will shift in 2005 from cost reduction to improving business processes, says leading analyst, Bob Hayward from Gartner Group.

Speaking at AIIA Business Briefings in Brisbane on 22 February and Sydney on 24 February, Mr Hayward said that Gartner’s research indicates that CIOs are “leading a transformation from enablement to contribution.” Read more

AIIA’s Healthcare Special Interest Group (SIG) has been established to identify key commercial opportunities for AIIA’s member companies. The group aims to address issues of concern, host educational events, lobby government and develop contacts with other key stakeholder groups to help AIIA member companies to expand into the healthcare marketplace. Read more

AIIA member companies in Victoria can expect an array of high value-add activities in 2005.

AIIA’s Victorian Branch is committed to developing the ICT industry in Victoria and ensuring that Victorian-based AIIA member companies achieve business success and growth. Read more...

AIIA member companies in New South Wales will reap the rewards of an historic agreement between AIIA and its Indian counterpart, NASSCOM. Read more...

In each edition this year, The Bulletin will profile two valuable members from our state committees. This edition, we continue to profile NSW Committee members… Read more

Established in 1997, WebCentral is Australia’s largest web and application hosting company.

WebCentral provides hosting and email services to companies of all sizes, from small and medium businesses through to corporate and government clients. Read more...

Take the first steps towards international expansion without leaving your desk.

Austrade, the Australian Government agency that helps Australian companies win business overseas, has developed a new online portal to assist Australian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies take their first steps towards international expansion. Read more...

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