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- Peak body rebuffed in skills deal.
- Byline: Julian Bajkowski Aug 31, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Computer Society ACS has been sidelined by the Australian Government. The Government has appointed rival training and certification body, CompTIA Australia, to promote careers in the...
- Research articles 2006-08-31
- Sleek geeks seek a slick brand image.
- Byline: Kelly Mills Aug 21, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian IT industry wants to improve its image and create a competency framework. The Australian Computer Society has formulated a "National Statement to the Governments of Australia". It...
- Research articles 2006-08-21
- Industry group to oversee tech wonders.
- Byline: Mark Jones Feb 28, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Queensland Government has begun to review its tender process for IT contracts. The ICT ...
- Research articles 2006-02-28
- The end of the road for programmers?
- May 12, 2003 (The Canberra Times - ABIX via COMTEX) An audience at an Australian Computer Society meeting in Canberra was told of developments in the use of natural language and translation for computers. Malte Stien, from the Australian National University, said computer programmers...
- Research articles 2003-05-13
- Course arms IT graduates for job hunt.
- Mar 24, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) A new program will prepare IT graduates for the workplace. To combat poor employment prospects in the sector, Education to Employment (e2e) has been developed by Graduate Programs Australia. It has been developed in Queensland,...
- Research articles 2003-03-24
- Alston rejects ACS claim: "stunt".
- Dec 09, 2002 (The Canberra Times - ABIX via COMTEX) A report on Australia's computer technology industry commissioned by the Australian Computer Society urges for more government help. It states Australia is a net importer of computer hardware, with a trade deficit in the...
- Research articles 2002-12-09
- Migration not part of IT plan.
- Dec 02, 2002 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian Government is remaining elusive on the subject of IT worker migration policies. A spokesman for the Australian IT Minister, Richard Alston, said the Government's "ICT Framework for the Future" document did not include...
- Research articles 2002-12-03
- Buying local is key to tech job creation.
- Feb 5, 2002 The Australian ABIX via COMTEX -- Information-technology IT in Australia can be developed in various ways. One way is for state governments and the national government to buy IT goods and services from local suppliers, not from overseas companies. South Australia...
- Research articles 2002-02-11
- E that must be obeyed.
- Dec 4, 2001 The Bulletin ABIX via COMTEX -- The Australian Government has been called upon to address the current shortage of information technology skills. Prior to the recent Coalition parties' re-election, Australian Computer Society members also indicated the pressing need for improved...
- Research articles 2001-12-12
- Hogg takes reins at computer body.
- Nov 13, 2001 The West Australian ABIX via COMTEX -- Australian Computer Society ACS members have elected new leaders. Richard Hogg, current chairman of the ACS Victorian branch, will be the new president from January 2002. Brenda Aynsley, South Australian branch chair, will take...
- Research articles 2001-11-12
- First mouse grant.
- Oct 16, 2001 The Australian ABIX via COMTEX -- ISOC.AU has called for the Australian Government to introduce a "first time online" grant. The request was made in conjunction with the Australian Telecommunications Users' Group and the Australian Computer Society. The groups, which ...
- Research articles 2001-10-15
- Who wants what.
- Oct 14, 2001 The Sunday Times ABIX via COMTEX -- Australians will vote in a federal election on 10 November 2001. Small Business Development Corporation director, George Etrelezis, says small business hopes the new government will implement policies to increase discretionary spending, reduce business...
- Research articles 2001-10-14
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- ICT initiative excludes SME and consumer input: ACS.
- Apr 12, 2002 (E-Commerce Today ABIX via COMTEX) -- The make-up of a government-appointed advisory committee on information technology has been criticised. Membership of the ICT Framework for the Future Steering Committee was announced by the Australian Government in late March 2002. Richard Hogg,...
- Research articles 2002-04-12
- Visas being rorted say ACS, ACTU.
- Byline: James Riley Mar 13, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Criticism of the Australian Government's IT migrant worker program has come from two different quarters. Philip...
- Research articles 2006-03-13
- Far and away
- SHIFTING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES OFFSHORE IS A TREND THAT IS NOT GOING AWAY. WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT TO DO? To date, an estimated 7000 jobs in the information technology and telecommunications sector have shifted offshore from Australia. What's more, this figure is expected to rise to...
- Research articles 2005-07-01
- IT industry next to promote work/life.(Brief Article)
- Mar 20, 2005 (Discrimination Alert - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian Computer Society ACS has urged a family-friendly taxation overhaul in Australia. The peak professional body for the country's information and computer technology ICT industry, ACS said one initiative could be to allow workers...
- Research articles 2005-03-21
- Australia's IT import burden weighs us down.
- Nov 20, 2001 The Sydney Morning Herald ABIX via COMTEX -- Australian imports of information and communications technology reached $A17.7bn in 2000. This is about 16 per cent of Australia's total imports of manufactured goods, more than motor vehicles and fuel combined. New South...
- Research articles 2001-11-19
- Skills shortage is a wretched myth.
- Mar 03, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) An Australian Computer Society ACS study shows unemployment in IT is at its highest level, contrary to government claims. The Australian Government doesn't realise and doesn't want to realise the extent of unemployment in the...
- Research articles 2003-03-03
- ACS cybercrime corrections.
- October, 2001 (Internet.au ABIX via COMTEX) -- There are some concerns being floated about the Australian Government's new Cybercrime Bill 2001. Philip Argy, Australian Computer Society vice-president and chair of the Society's Ethics, Legal & Social Implications Committee, says there are concerns...
- Research articles 2001-09-30
- Bank on broader Coonan IT board.
- May 23, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Macquarie Bank has been given a seat on the Australian Government's Information Technology Board. It is understood that the Communications Minister, Helen Coonan, has not nominated industry associations such as the Australian Computer Society nor...
- Research articles 2005-05-23
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