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Scholars sought for IT studies.
Byline: Rachel Lebihan Jul 16, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Computer Society ACS is experiencing difficulty in securing applicants for $A5.6 million worth of scholarships. Up to 200 scholarships of between $A25,000 and $A28,000 each are currently...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, scholarship, Strategy
Research articles 2007-07-16
Bid to stop graduate poaching.
Byline: Rachel Lebihan Feb 26, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Fewer IT students and greater competition from other sectors has caused the Australian Computer Society to redouble its graduate efforts. In February 2007, universities are seeing increased attendances at...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, CAREER, Strategy
Research articles 2007-02-26
Parties outline their views on IT.
Byline: Philip Argy Feb 26, 2007 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Computer Society has staged a political forum in the lead-up to the New South Wales NSW election. Commerce Minister John Della Bosca and Opposition spokesperson for the IT sector...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, Strategy
Research articles 2007-02-26
NSW lags as economic value of tech sector grows.
Byline: Anthony Wong Jan 29, 2007 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The New South Wales NSW branch of the Australian Computer Society ACS will host a panel discussion of technology issues in February 2007. Panel guests will include dean of Macquarie University's...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, FINANCE, Macquarie University
Research articles 2007-01-29
CBA to make its systems pay.
Byline: Julian Bajkowski Dec 06, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA CEO, Ralph Norris, addressed an Australian Computer Society function on 6 December 2006. Norris said the bank intends to licence its CommSee program...
Tags: Australian Computer Society
Research articles 2006-12-06
IT professionals set back by bias.
Oct 04, 2006 (Discrimination Alert - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Over 900 members of the Australian Computer Society took part in the body's annual IT survey. Some 20 per cent of respondents thought they had suffered age bias during the course of their careers, while 37...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, CAREER, gender
Research articles 2006-10-04
Chairman's Column, The
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE TSA? As I said in my first Journal article as Chairman, many of the facets of the telecommunications industry are changing, both worldwide and in Australia. As the Telecommunication Society of Australia we have a proud history going back to the very beginning in...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, Strategy, Transportation Security Administration
Research articles 2006-10-01
Building up the talent pool: with demand for technology workers with real-world experience red hot and hiring managers scrambling to find quality recruits, companies across the region are taking it upon themselves to enhance university curriculums and pro
Juniper Networks, a maker of high-end routers, needs 600 technical staff in Bangalore this year. Worksoft Creative Software Technology, an outsourcing firm in Beijing with clients like IBM, intends to hire 850-plus engineers in 2006 and another thousand next year. For the two firms, at either end of Asia,...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, graduate, hiring, Strategy, talent, training, worker
Research articles 2006-10-01
Skills census a smart move.
Byline: Philip Argy Sep 25, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Computer Society believes the heart of the nation's labour supply problem is not a lack of skilled workers. Rather, the issue is the skills workers have often do...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, worker
Research articles 2006-09-25
Forward-thinking IT professionals go back to school.
Byline: Beverley Head Sep 25, 2006 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, spoke at a skills conference in the week ending 22 September 2006. Howard reiterated his support for lifelong learning at the conference,...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, conference, SMB/SME, Strategy, training
Research articles 2006-09-25
Women say IT's still a boys' club.
Byline: Kelly Mills Sep 18, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Female IT graduates feel discriminated against because of their gender. A June 2006 Australian Computer Society ACS survey has revealed that only 1.3% of male IT workers experienced discrimination compared...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, MARKETING, Strategy, survey, women
Research articles 2006-09-18
IT's high time for jobs.
Byline: Rachel Lebihan Sep 18, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The unemployment rate for IT professionals in Australia has fallen closer to the national average. In 2003, the unemployment rate for IT workers was 12.4 per cent, compared...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, job, unemployment
Research articles 2006-09-18
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...
Tags: Australia, Australian Computer Society, Government
Research articles 2006-08-31
Technologists at forefront of image campaign.
Byline: Kumar Parakala Aug 28, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The "Technologists in the Public Interest" scheme has been devised by the Australian Computer Society. The lobby group aims to improve the image of the IT and telco profession,...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, FINANCE, Strategy, TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Research articles 2006-08-28
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...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, brand, Branding, Government, MARKETING, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2006-08-21
IT trainees to plug gap.
Byline: Julian Bajkowski Aug 17, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Government is taking steps to reduce the nation's shortage of qualified IT workers. It has initiated a new apprenticeship program and there is speculation that it...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, MARKETING
Research articles 2006-08-17
Techies' pay keeping up with the rest.
Byline: Kelly Mills Aug 07, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Computer Society ACS has issued its salary data for the IT sector covering the year to May 2006. The annual survey shows that remuneration rose in the industry...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, Strategy
Research articles 2006-08-07
Chairman's Column: AND, WHERE DO I START?, The
AND, WHERE DO I START? This is my first Chairman's Column, and like Jim Holmes' words in his final Chairman's column the issues 'are not particularly related' - or are they? The 'telecommunications' industry? It is worth reflecting on the 'boom and bust' of the telecoms industry as we knew...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, NETWORKING, R&D, Strategy, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony
Research articles 2006-07-01
ICT entry becomes easier.
Byline: Brendan O'Keefe Jun 06, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Computer Society Foundation claims the nation's universities are making it easier to study IT. Due to a drop in applications of as much as 40 for the courses,...
Tags: Australian Computer Society, Strategy
Research articles 2006-06-06
Gen Y: Y shd i work 4 u?
Byline: Craig Donaldson May 17, 2006 (Human Resources - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Computer Society's president, Philip Argy, believes technology affects staff productivity and retention. Argy contends that an increasing skills shortage is an added incentive to flexible work arrangements...
Tags: Australian Computer Society
Research articles 2006-05-17
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