Communications Minister Stephen Conroy continues to claw back portfolio responsibility for industry development in the ICT sector, even as Industry Minister Kim Carr names his new ICT Innovation Council.
NBN: Foundation for a new industry?
The National Broadband Network could provide the foundation for building an industry generating new export dollars for Australia – or it will be a foreign debt millstone for taxpayers, a Senate inquiry into the project has been told.
Fake followers: Prime Minister drowning in Twitter spam
As federal Labor gets its social media strategies in place ahead of next year’s election, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has a direct line to more than a quarter of a million followers through Twitter. And yet most won’t vote for him.
ICT Careers: Willy Wonka and the Google factory
In what must be a kind of Geek version of the Willy Wonka tale (as if the chocolate factory weren’t geeky enough), Google is offering 40 students and their parents a rare look behind the scenes at the company’s Sydney Googleplex.
SA Techport fibre opens up defence precinct
The not-for-profit South Australia Broadband Research and Education network (SABREnet) has completed its dark fibre infrastructure extension into Adelaide’s Techport naval industry precinct.
Aussie Teens: Dreaming of a career in IT
Australian teenagers are more interested in getting careers in IT or as technology professionals than they are in becoming actors, musicians or graphic designers, according to survey released by the Australian Computer Society.
South Australians target creative content sector
The South Australian Government has targeted the creative content industries for special assistance as a critical part of the State’s future in a post-National Broadband Network Australia.
Defence ICT Spending: Land of Milk and Honey?
Long term warfare support plans contained in the $60 billion Defence Capability Plan will have enormous short-term implications for the local ICT sector as the department seeks to get its back-office systems in order.
m2m to acquire Carbon Planet for emissions trading
Australian Stock Exchange-listed digital media and telecommunications firm m2m Corporation is stepping out of its technology niche, announcing plans to acquire Carbon Planet, a local leader in the emerging carbon credits trading sector.
NetSuite touts 'Green' credentials
Software as a service and cloud computing specialist NetSuite is pushing its ‘green’ credentials, extending an offer to Australian customers of a one-year, half price discount for companies belonging to green organisations like the Green Building Council of Australia.
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