The technology sector is still the most trusted industry sector in Australia, as revealed in a global survey which found that last year people in countries around the world blamed their governments, more than any other institution, for the financial and political crisis they endured, including in Australia where only one-third of the general population trust the institution of government to do what is right.

The Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association (ITCRA) has warned of a contraction in Australia’s ICT job market in the next 12 months, after a slowdown in employment towards the end of last year.

The Victorian Government has boosted funding for the Geelong region information and communication technologies (ICT) cluster, ICT Geelong with $100,000 which will allow the organisation to build on past achievements and assist the continuing development of the ICT sector in the region over the next two years.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has made a raft of new appointments to its executive, electing a new president, vice president membership boards, national treasurer and three national congressional representatives.

The Victorian Government is seemingly frenetic at the moment as it pursues its goal of establishing Victoria as Australia’s technology hub, trotting out announcement after announcement about new initiatives, or investment in the state, by ICT companies. And, New South Wales is up there too, competing vigorously with its Victorian rival and, for that matter, every other state or territory.

The Victorian Government has welcomed the impending investment and expansion in Victoria by professional services firm, Cordelta, which has committed to creating 50 new jobs in the state by the end of 2013.

The Australian Information Industry Association, the nation’s peak ICT industry body, will later this month present to members its annual results which show it made a loss of just over $477,000 in the year to the end of June with membership revenues also down 6 per cent compared to 2010. Doubts have been cast by its auditor on the organisation’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The Attachmate Group of companies today opened its Asia Pacific headquarters in Melbourne, committing to create 40 new highly skilled jobs. The Attachmate set up in Victoria comes in the wake of the government's release of its $85 million plan to promote and support ICT-enabled innovation in the state.

The Victorian Government has unveiled its new $85 million plan to support continuing growth, development and global competitiveness in Victoria’s ICT sector, and promote ICT-enabled innovation across the state’s economy.

The New South Wales Government has again thrown its support behind consortiums in the IT industry, enticing them to develop new mobile technology solutions to build the State’s digital economy and improve the effectiveness of government services.