Professionalism in ICT

28September, 2021

Don Gotterbarn Receives David O’Leary Award

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IFIP IP3 has announced Don Gotternbarn as the latest recipient of the David O’Leary Award. The award acknowledges an individual or organisation that has promoted and demonstrated Professionalism (Professional Practice), has worked as an Ethics Evangelist, and/or has made strides in fostering diversity among ICT practitioners. 

Don was Chair of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) […]

28September, 2021

Citizens’ Jury Report on Health Information

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“People should be the owners of their own health data” is the recommendation from a recent examination carried out by the Irish Platform for Patients Organisations, Science and Industry (IPPOSI) 

During six sessions organised by IPPOSI, ‘jurors’ cross-examined the evidence and deliberated together to arrive at a “verdict” on who should have access to their health information and for what purposes. The […]

29July, 2021

August 15th the Final Day to Nominate for David O’Leary Award

By |July 29th, 2021|IFIP, Professionalism in ICT, Uncategorized|0 Comments

With just days remaining before the deadline, IFIP’s International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3) is seeking final nominations for the prestigious David O’Leary Award. 

After a year in hiatus, this coveted award is once again up for grabs. IP3 welcomes nominations of individuals or organisations who have demonstrated high levels of ethics and professionalism by:

promoting and […]

30June, 2021

Nominate an Outstanding Professional

By |June 30th, 2021|Ethics, IFIP, Professionalism in ICT|0 Comments

Time is running to nominate highly ethical professionals and organisations for the prestigious David O’Leary Award, offered by IFIP IP3.

The deadline to nominate is 15 August, 2021, with the opportunity to recognise an individual or body that has:

promoted and demonstrated Professionalism (Professional Practice),
worked as an Ethics Evangelist and/or
made strides in fostering diversity […]

25May, 2021

IFIP IP3 Seeks Nominations for David O’Leary Award

By |May 25th, 2021|Home Slider, IFIP, Professionalism in ICT|0 Comments

After a year in hiatus, the coveted David O’Leary Award is once again up for grabs and IFIP IP3 is looking for nominations of potential recipients – both individuals and/or organizations.

The award acknowledges an individual or body that has promoted and demonstrated Professionalism (Professional Practice), has worked as an Ethics Evangelist and/or has made strides […]

28April, 2021

IFIP IP3 Talks Professionalism in Cybersecurity at WSIS Forum

By |April 28th, 2021|Events, Home Slider, IFIP, Professionalism in ICT, WSIS|0 Comments

IFIP IP3 (International Professional Practice Partnership) kicked off its involvement in the 2021 WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society) Forum this month with a moderated panel discussion on professionalism in cybersecurity on 13th April 2021.

The event, entitled: Building Resilience with a Professional Workforce”, was moderated by IP3 Chair, Moira de Roche, with the panel […]

30March, 2021

BCS Warns Digital Vaccine Passports Must Not Put Everyday Rights at Risk

By |March 30th, 2021|Home Slider, Professionalism in ICT|0 Comments

Creating a portable vaccine proof by adapting an app can be achieved technically – but comes with ethical and data privacy challenges, according to BCS, The UK’s Chartered Institute for IT.

The professional body has warned a situation may result where going to leisure venues around the UK could demand as much ‘linked data’ from us […]

30January, 2021

IFIP Launches Global Code of Ethics for ICT Sector

By |January 30th, 2021|Ethics, IFIP, Professionalism in ICT|0 Comments

Code Sets New Standards for Ethical and Professional Conduct by ICT Practitioners

IFIP, the global professional body for people working in the ICT sector, has announced the launch of its new Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.

IFIP President, Professor Mike Hinchey, said the new Code of Ethics provides a much-needed global standard for the fast-moving technology […]

28January, 2021

MEDIA RELEASE: IFIP Launches Global Code of Ethics for ICT Sector

By |January 28th, 2021|Ethics, Home Slider, IFIP, Media releases, Professionalism in ICT|0 Comments

Code Sets New Standards for Ethical and Professional Conduct by ICT Practitioners

Thursday 28 January 2021 – IFIP, the global professional body for people working in the ICT sector, today announced the launch of its new Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.

IFIP President, Professor Mike Hinchey, said the new Code of Ethics provides a much-needed global […]

28August, 2020

ACS launches microCredentials

By |August 28th, 2020|Professionalism in ICT|0 Comments

ACS (Australian Computer Society) has launched microCredentials which recognise pre-existing knowledge, skills, and experience in cyber security.

MicroCredentials validate achievements against a set of internationally-recognised skills which align to the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA), the most commonly-used ICT competency framework defining the skills required to perform job roles across all aspects of the technology industry.

The Cyber Security microCredentials framework […]