IFIP and its professional practice arm, IP3, will contribute to international thinking on critical issues relating to Artificial Intelligence and Society when the WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society) Forum convenes in Geneva from 8-12 April 2019.
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum is a global United Nations (UN) multi-stakeholder platform facilitating the implementation […]
IP3 (International Professional Practice Partnership) has elected Australia’s Anthony Wong as its new deputy chair at its Board meeting last week.
IP3 chair, Moira de Roche said she was very pleased to see Anthony take on the deputy chair role. “I am delighted that Anthony has accepted this role: he has been involved with IP3, is […]
The annual Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) 2018 President’s Awards have celebrated the country’s leading lights in ICT. With two new awards introduced in 2018, the event recognised five individuals and projects worthy of the industry’s top accolades.
The IT Personality of the Year Award – IITPSA’s oldest award, which is now in its […]
ACS, the professional association for Australia’s ICT sector, has joined the World Economic Forum as a member. This is the first time that an ICT professional association has been admitted as a member and demonstrates the importance of the digital economy for Australia’s future.
Olivier Schwab Managing Director, Head of Business Engagement, World Economic Forum welcomed the ACS.
“We […]
By Martin Schmitt (Potsdam, Germany), Co-Chair of WG 9.7
The history of computing is not universal, but instead is locally bound. This principle of the history of technology was at the core of this year’s workshop of IFIP Working Group 9.7 – History of Computing. Inspired by the Polish conference venue, the group focused on the […]
The 7th International Working Conference on Human-Centred Software Engineering (HCSE) was held last month at the University Nice Sophia Antipolis, SophiaTech Campus.
Organised by IFIP Working Group 13.2, the event explored “Methodology for User-Centred System Design” from 3-5 September 2018.
This edition of HCSE was focused on the interdependencies (overlapping and possibly conflicting dependencies that […]
Karamjit S. Gill, a long-time contributor to IFIP Working Group 9.2 and the Editor of “AI & Society” has published a note-worthy article entitled “Artificial Intelligence: looking through the Pygmalion Lens”.
Check it out at: Artificial intelligence: looking through the Pygmalion Lens
From September 3 to 5, 2018, the IFIP Working Group 13.2 on “IFIP Working Group 13.2 on “Methodology for User-Centred System Design” organized in the University Nice Sophia Antipolis, SophiaTech Campus, the 7th International Working Conference “Human-Centered Software Engineering” (HCSE) – http://hcse-conference.org/
This edition of HCSE was focused on the interdependencies (overlapping and possibly conflicting […]
IFIP’s immediate past president, Leon Strous, has been recognised with the Isaac Auerbach Award, IFIP’s most prestigious honour.
Established as a living memorial to IFIP’s founding President, the award is presented to an individual whose service to IFIP exemplifies the Auerbach spirit of dedication and generosity.
In addition to serving as IFIP President for six years […]
Nearly 500 people gathered in Poznan, Poland for the World Computer Congress (WCC2018) earlier this month.
Delegates came from 45 countries around the world, although the vast majority were from across Europe and in particular, hundreds of Poles took advantage of the opportunity afforded by having the event staged in their homeland.
WCC2018 included four keynote […]
