Displaying items by tag: ICT industry

Macquarie Telecom group executive Luke Clifton and has been appointed Chairman of the non-profit organisation Australian Men's Shed Association (AMSA).

COMPANY NEWS: Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ) co-founders David and Aidan Tudehope have been awarded the Pearcey Medal and been inducted into the Pearcey Foundation’s Pearcey Hall of Fame for lifetime contributions to Australia’s ICT industry.

Australia’s peak body and advocacy group  for Australia’s ICT industry, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), has welcomed the change to the Victorian Public Service, bringing the government services into one department.

Australia will see 11% of jobs lost to automation by 2040, according to the latest jobs forecast for the APAC region by global research and advisory firm Forrester.

Australia’s tech sector is increasingly looking overseas for talent, according to a new survey by Australia's peak body for innovative technology, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA).

Fujitsu has launched its Māori and Pacific Peoples Inclusion Plan for Fujitsu New Zealand, as an important step in its ongoing commitment to equity and inclusion for Māori and Pacific Peoples - and to enable sustainable and successful opportunities for them in the technology sector.

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), has welcomed the Labor Party’s Startup Year policy, recognising what it says is the incredible potential Australia’s ICT industry has to grow and develop Australia’s economy. 

Seventy three percent of Australian CIOs plan to extend salary increases to their tech employees in 2021, according to a new salary guide from one recruiting firm.

IT consulting firm JDS Australia has appointed former IBM and Micro Focus executive, John Banks as National Sales Director.

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has officially launched its Skills Hub, creating a digital skills platform that connects ICT training needs of industry and employees with VET, tertiary and industry digital courses.

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) is partnering with the Western Australian Government to stimulate the local ICT sector across the State.

Data security and analytics company Varonis Systems has appointed ICT industry veteran Adam Gordon as Country Manager for its Australian and New Zealand operations.

The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has joined the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in a move aimed at creating the conditions necessary to establish international standards and guidelines for the esports ecosystem.

IT, security and process training provider DDLS has opened its first training campus in the Philippines to support the local workforce, marking its expansion into the Asia Pacific region and providing professionals in the Philippines with an opportunity to take up a career in a “booming” ICT industry.

Nominations have opened for the Australian communications industry’s premier awards - the ACOMMS - with 12 categories celebrating performance excellence in innovation, customer service, artificial intelligence, sustainability, the space sector, diversity and inclusion and product solutions across the telecommunications sector.

Total technology industry merger & acquisition deals in the UK in the third quarter this year were worth US$3.25 billion, according to a new report.

Women who work in the Australian technology sector are as one in saying that more of their tribe are needed in the ICT industry for a number of reasons. To mark International Women's Day, a number of them offered their opinions as to how the IT industry can attract more female talent in 2019 and in the years ahead.

The ICT industry was the second strongest contributor to job ad growth across Australia in 2018, with job ads up 12% last year compared to 2017, according to the latest employment report from online jobs board SEEK which also showed that across all industries the average advertised salary was up by 3.9% in 2018.

Disruptive technologies over the last 50 years and in the future of business enterprise, and the evolution of technology careers will be the key focus of at the 50th anniversary events of the global ICT professional association ISACA this year, with the Oceania CACS to be held in Auckland.

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ICT industry trends will be under the spotlight at the upcoming Sydney forum to be staged by global cloud computing company ServiceNow, with industry experts addressing many of the developments in IT, HR, customer service, security and risk.