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IFIP is the leading global professional association for people working in Information and Communications Technologies and Sciences. Established by UNESCO in 1960 and recognised by the United Nations, IFIP represents ICT professional associations from 56 countries and regions with a total membership of over half a million. It also brings together more than 3,500 scientists from industry and academia, organising them into over 100 Working Groups and 13 Technical Committees which conduct research, develop standards and promote information sharing. Based in Austria, IFIP sponsors over 100 conferences each year, fostering the distribution of research and knowledge to academics and industry practitioners alike.
29November, 2023

Sign Up Now for 2024 AI for Good Global Summit

By |November 29th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

The annual AI for Good Global Summit, the leading UN platform for dialogue on AI, will be held in Geneva from 30-31 May 2024. 
Organised by ITU and co-convened with the Government of Switzerland, the summit will explore AI’s potential to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals. 
Register here to play your part in helping to shape the […]

29November, 2023

Josine Overdest Interview Now Available

By |November 29th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

The 2023 winner of the David O’Leary Award, Josine Overdevest, has been interviewed by IP3 vice chair, Stephen Ibaraki in an entertaining and wide-ranging conversation that has been published on the IEEE website. 

To watch the interview or read the transcript, click this link.

26October, 2023

IFIP Announces 2023 Awards

By |October 26th, 2023|ACM, Home Slider, IFIP|0 Comments

At its latest meeting, the IFIP General Assembly (GA) has named five new Fellows along with two Silver Core winners and five recipients of the IFIP Service Award. 

IFIP Fellowships are conferred on a current or past member of an IFIP body (such as a Technical Committee, Working Group, IP3 or a Domain Committee etc) who […]

26October, 2023

IFIP General Assembly Meets in Bratislava

By |October 26th, 2023|Home Slider, IFIP|0 Comments

Thank you to the Slovak Society for Computer Science (SSCS) and SSCS President Professor Branislav Rovan for hosting the IFIP General Assembly at the Hotel Falkensteiner in Bratislava, Slovakia on September 19-20. The GA was preceded by meetings of the Technical Assembly, Member Society Assembly and IP3 on September 18.
Over the two days of GA […]

26October, 2023

Swiss Informatics Society Celebrates 40 Years

By |October 26th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

With the emergence of IT courses at Swiss universities in the 1970s, there emerged a clear need for an association to serve this new wave of IT professionals. Thereforein 1983, SI (Swiss Informatics Society) was formed from the existing Swiss chapter of ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, to serve as the primary association for […]

26October, 2023

Australian Intelligence Boss Accuses China of Unprecedented IP Theft

By |October 26th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

: Five Eyes leaders presenting a united front. Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Director-General Mike Burgess, Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director David Vigneault, FBI Director Christopher Wray, New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Director-General of Security and Chief Executive Andrew Hampton, and MI5 Director General Ken McCallum pose for a group photo during the Emerging […]

26October, 2023

CCS Launches Cyprus ICT Market Report 2023

By |October 26th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) recently released the Cyprus ICT Market Report, which is part of the society’s contribution to the Cypriot ICT Industry as well as to Cypriot companies in general, aiming to support them in their digital transformation.
The 2023 report covers all sectors of the IT market, such as equipment, services, software and […]

26October, 2023

ACM News

By |October 26th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

ACM CEO Vicki Hanson to Receive HCI Medal for Societal Impact

The HCI International 2024 Conference has announced that ACM CEO Vicki Hanson has been chosen to receive the 2024 HCI Medal for Societal Impact. The HCI Medal for Societal Impact was established in 2022 to be awarded to academics, researchers or professionals in recognition of […]

26October, 2023

HCC16 Issues Call for Papers

By |October 26th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

The 16th IFIP Human Choice and Computers (HCC) Conference has issued a Call for Papers for its 2024 event, scheduled for next September in Thailand. 

To be held at Dusit Thani Laguna, Phuket, Thailand from 8-10 September 2024, HCC16 will take the theme of, “Humans, Technological Innovations and Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Consequences”.

In recent months, we […]

26October, 2023

IFIP WG8.3 Decision Support Open Conference 2024 

By |October 26th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

IFIP Working Group 8.3 (Decision Support) invites both academic and practitioner community contributions either in-person or virtually to Elche, Spain for the 2024 Open Conference on 5-7 June 2024. 

Entitled, “Decision Systems and Analytics for the Common Good”, the conference is set to highlight “the Common Good” or shared benefit in the design and development of […]