items tagged with ACS
What does IT mean to you?: students, professionals respond with winning video
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-28 02:03:16
Seven students from across Australia have won a national, ACS Foundation-sponsored competition hosted on YouTube, after being asked to create a short video on “what information technology means to them”.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-28 02:03:16
Seven students from across Australia have won a national, ACS Foundation-sponsored competition hosted on YouTube, after being asked to create a short video on “what information technology means to them”.
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ICT award for ‘Flight Control’ creator
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-04 23:10:28
The Australian creator of the iPhone game, ‘Flight Control’, Melbourne-based developer and CEO of games studio, Firemint – Robert Murray – has won the Victorian State Pearcey Award from the not-for-profit Pearcey Foundation.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-04 23:10:28
The Australian creator of the iPhone game, ‘Flight Control’, Melbourne-based developer and CEO of games studio, Firemint – Robert Murray – has won the Victorian State Pearcey Award from the not-for-profit Pearcey Foundation.
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Retraining grads to get them ‘work-ready’
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Education and Training
2009-09-30 22:56:07
Cognizant of a recent ACS survey which found that IT graduates in Australia were technically proficient but not ‘work-ready', Dimension Data has implemented a training program for new graduates which gives them professional technical training and hands-on industry experience at the same time, to better prepare them for going into the workforce.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Education and Training
2009-09-30 22:56:07
Cognizant of a recent ACS survey which found that IT graduates in Australia were technically proficient but not ‘work-ready', Dimension Data has implemented a training program for new graduates which gives them professional technical training and hands-on industry experience at the same time, to better prepare them for going into the workforce.
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ACS wants more on-the-job learning for ICT grads
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Education and Training
2009-09-08 00:30:34
The ACS Foundation wants more on-the-job learning for ICT students as part of their university studies after a survey of more than 700 recent graduates found that while there was satisfaction with the quality of technical preparation, both employers and the graduates themselves wanted improved work-integrated learning to better equip them for joining the workforce.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Education and Training
2009-09-08 00:30:34
The ACS Foundation wants more on-the-job learning for ICT students as part of their university studies after a survey of more than 700 recent graduates found that while there was satisfaction with the quality of technical preparation, both employers and the graduates themselves wanted improved work-integrated learning to better equip them for joining the workforce.
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Broadband vital for jobs, economic prosperity says Conroy
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-07-26 22:28:28
The Minister for Broadband, Communications & Digital Economy, Stephen Conroy, has laid Australia’s future economic prosperity very much at the doorstep of the ICT industry and the development of the National Broadband Network (NBN).
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-07-26 22:28:28
The Minister for Broadband, Communications & Digital Economy, Stephen Conroy, has laid Australia’s future economic prosperity very much at the doorstep of the ICT industry and the development of the National Broadband Network (NBN).
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More funding needed to boost digital economy growth
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-07-13 23:29:51
The foundations for a strong digital economy in Australia are already in place, according to the Australian Computer Society, but it has urged the federal government to allocate more funds in future budgets to facilitate further growth in the technology sector.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-07-13 23:29:51
The foundations for a strong digital economy in Australia are already in place, according to the Australian Computer Society, but it has urged the federal government to allocate more funds in future budgets to facilitate further growth in the technology sector.
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Cybercrime threatens digital economy progress, warns ACS
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-07-07 04:52:24
The Australian Computer Society has warned that cyber crime poses a major threat to the progress of Australia’s digital economy, as it calls on the federal government to consider developing vendor agreements & investing in R&D in security technologies.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-07-07 04:52:24
The Australian Computer Society has warned that cyber crime poses a major threat to the progress of Australia’s digital economy, as it calls on the federal government to consider developing vendor agreements & investing in R&D in security technologies.
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$20,000 prize for applying telecoms to help people with disabilities
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-24 02:21:42
Telstra and the Telecommunications Journal of Australia (TJA) have launched the Telstra-TJA Christopher Newell Prize for Telecommunications and Disability.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-24 02:21:42
Telstra and the Telecommunications Journal of Australia (TJA) have launched the Telstra-TJA Christopher Newell Prize for Telecommunications and Disability.
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ACS calls for incentives to attract ICT investment to NSW
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-22 00:43:32
The Australian Computer Society wants greater government incentives in New South Wales to attract investment in the state’s ICT industry.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-22 00:43:32
The Australian Computer Society wants greater government incentives in New South Wales to attract investment in the state’s ICT industry.
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NBN likely to provide over 55,000 ICT jobs
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2009-06-17 21:24:49
A new survey of salaries for ICT professionals shows that there has been a significant slowdown in pay increases over the past year as would be expected in the current economic climate. However, if you're lucky enough to have been working in a government ICT job, pay conditions have never been better, and the NBN is going to up the ante to the tune of more than 55.000 jobs, according to ICT professional body the Australian Computer Society.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2009-06-17 21:24:49
A new survey of salaries for ICT professionals shows that there has been a significant slowdown in pay increases over the past year as would be expected in the current economic climate. However, if you're lucky enough to have been working in a government ICT job, pay conditions have never been better, and the NBN is going to up the ante to the tune of more than 55.000 jobs, according to ICT professional body the Australian Computer Society.
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ACS brings Tassie premier on board as patron
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-06-16 06:13:43
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has appointed Tasmanian Premier, David Bartlett, as its patron, acknowledging his “generous support” to the ACS and the ICT industry generally.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-06-16 06:13:43
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has appointed Tasmanian Premier, David Bartlett, as its patron, acknowledging his “generous support” to the ACS and the ICT industry generally.
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ACS still beating digital economy drum in wake of budget
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-05-13 07:56:38
Despite some prominence given to ICT issues in the budget, the Australian Computer Society (ACS) is yet again calling for the federal government to frame a strategy for developing Australia’s digital economy, which it clearly believes is a ‘golden egg’ just waiting to be hatched.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-05-13 07:56:38
Despite some prominence given to ICT issues in the budget, the Australian Computer Society (ACS) is yet again calling for the federal government to frame a strategy for developing Australia’s digital economy, which it clearly believes is a ‘golden egg’ just waiting to be hatched.
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ACS cautious welcome for NBN, but still a missing link!
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2009-04-07 03:48:52
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2009-04-07 03:48:52
Just two weeks to the day after attacking the federal government for overlooking the ICT industry as a critical source of economic stimulus and growth for Australia’s economy, the ACS has joined the chorus of those welcoming the government’s NBN decision but with a cautionary reminder that it’s by no means all of what’s needed to kick along Australia’s digital economy.
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Praise all round (almost) for Government's new telecoms strategy
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-04-07 00:03:27
Let's not call it a national broadband strategy any more because the regulatory changes envisaged by the Government's announcements this morning will change the telecoms landscape in Australia irrevocably, and many participants believe these changes will be very much for the better.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-04-07 00:03:27
Let's not call it a national broadband strategy any more because the regulatory changes envisaged by the Government's announcements this morning will change the telecoms landscape in Australia irrevocably, and many participants believe these changes will be very much for the better.
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ACS: National strategy needed to develop Australia ICT industry, government must act
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2009-03-23 21:31:36
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2009-03-23 21:31:36
The ACS has attacked the federal government for overlooking the ICT industry as a critical source of economic stimulus and growth for Australia’s economy and called on the government to give a dedicated commitment to a national strategy on the development of the industry.
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ACS says economic stimulus package neglects ICT industry, risking Australia’s global competitiveness
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-05 04:01:41
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-05 04:01:41
In the wake of the Australian Government’s latest economic stimulus package, there’s been a call today from the Australian Computer Society, the representative body for ICT professionals, for government action to support the digital economy and ICT R&D in order to further stimulate the economy and ensure Australia’s ongoing global competitiveness.
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Industry eager to exploit NBN
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-12-04 20:19:28
The Australian Computer Society last week called for the Government to support the development of services that would exploit the future National Broadband Network, but according industry researcher, IBISWorld, industry is already champing at the bit for 12Mbps, and for speeds well beyond that.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-12-04 20:19:28
The Australian Computer Society last week called for the Government to support the development of services that would exploit the future National Broadband Network, but according industry researcher, IBISWorld, industry is already champing at the bit for 12Mbps, and for speeds well beyond that.
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Putting the NBN cart before the digital economy horse
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-11-30 19:59:37
With the RFPs for Australia's National Broadband Network now in, communications minister Stephen Conroy is talking about awarding contract(s) by the end of March, but the Australian Computer Society has re-iterated its warnings that figuring out what we are going to use the network for should be a national priority.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-11-30 19:59:37
With the RFPs for Australia's National Broadband Network now in, communications minister Stephen Conroy is talking about awarding contract(s) by the end of March, but the Australian Computer Society has re-iterated its warnings that figuring out what we are going to use the network for should be a national priority.
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Australian IT&T growth hamstrung by skills shortages
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2008-02-24 21:15:26
A new report from peak body the Australian Computer Society (ACS) shows that industry growth in IT and Telecommunications is being hampered by skills shortages with job vacancies skyrocketing to levels not seen before.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2008-02-24 21:15:26
A new report from peak body the Australian Computer Society (ACS) shows that industry growth in IT and Telecommunications is being hampered by skills shortages with job vacancies skyrocketing to levels not seen before.
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