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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.
27February, 2024

ACM Names 2023 Fellows

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ACM has named 68 Fellows for transformative contributions to computing science and technology. All the 2023 inductees are longstanding ACM Members who were selected by their peers for groundbreaking innovations that have improved how we live, work, and play.

“The announcement each year that a new class of ACM Fellows has been selected is met with […]

27February, 2024

Informatics Association of Serbia Honoured on Statehood Day

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The Informatics Association of Serbia (IAS) was recognised by the Government with a gold medal on Statehood Day (15th February) for its continued efforts in encouraging the spread of information technologies over the past 50 years. 
IAS President, Nikola Marković, received the medal from the President of Serbia at a ceremony in the Presidency.
During its 50 […]

27February, 2024

WG 12.13 to Stage Inaugural Conference on AI for Global Security

By |February 27th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

IFIP Working Group 12.13 (AI Global Security) has announced the first of a series of IFIP-supported events, to be held in Paris, France on 19th November 2024. 

Billed as the only AI conference dedicated to global security, AI4GS will bring together international researchers and practitioners from across industry and academia to hear about the most advanced […]

27February, 2024

BCS says AI Experts should be Licensed and Able to Blow the Whistle on Bosses

By |February 27th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Every UK technologist working in a high-stakes AI role should be licensed and meet independent ethical standards, according to the professional body for computing.

A public register of AI professionals, held to an ethical code of conduct, will make an ‘AI version’ of the Post Office Horizon scandal less likely, said BCS, the Chartered Institute for […]

27February, 2024

CIPS Director of Accreditation Presents at ASIIN European Informatics Conference

By |February 27th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

ASIIN (The Accreditation Agency for Study Programmes in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics) hosted the European Informatics Conference 2023 on 14-15 December 2023 in Valencia, Spain.  The focus of the conference was “The future of European Informatics Education – How to counter the skills shortage without compromising on quality?”  Over the conference’s two-days, several […]

27February, 2024

IFIP Welcomes New Brazilian Representative

By |February 27th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

There’s been a changing of the guard in the Brazilian Computer Society, with long-term representative to IFIP, Professor Raimundo Macêdo, stepping down and Professor Ronaldo Ferreira taking his place.

Professor Macêdo has served as Brazilian representative to IFIP from 2013 to 2024. During this period, he initiated and organised the IFIP-SBC forum, which convened annually at […]

27February, 2024

IITPSA Women a Powerhouse Group

By |February 27th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

The women members of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) are a powerhouse group, particularly when seen gathered in one place at the same time!
At the recent IITPSA President’s Awards, some of the IITPSA’s leading women in IT had a rare opportunity to network in person.
Among them were IITPSA President Senele Goba […]

27February, 2024

IFIP IP3 to Run Standards-Focused Event at IPSJ National Convention

By |February 27th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

The Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ) will stage its 86th National Convention next month, from 15-17 March 2024. 

In conjunction with the Japanese-language convention, IFIP’s International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3) is running an event focused on the ISO/IEC 24773 project. 

Tetsuro Kakeshita, IPSJ’s IP3 Board representative, said the event will be entitled: International Standard for Advanced […]

27February, 2024

Record Numbers of Women Applying for Computing Degrees, says BCS 

By |February 27th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

The number of young women in the UK applying to start computing degrees in 2024 has risen by 10 per cent on last year, according to new research. 

In total there were 18,880 applications from UK 18-year-old women to study Computing at university this year, up from 17,140 in 2023. 

BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT analysed […]

27February, 2024

IFIP WG 2.6 Publishes Paper and Announces Workshop

By |February 27th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

IFIP Working Group 2.6 Database has been busy in recent months, undertaking research and planning an event.

The group’s chair, chaired by Robert Wrembel said they’ve been exploring research challenges related to big data and artificial intelligence, with a recent focus being the development of novel data integration architectures.

Their work has resulted in a paper, entitled: […]