Professionalism in ICT

20January, 2016

IFIP Highlights Importance of Professionalism at UN WSIS Review

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IFIP reaffirmed its commitment to taking strong action in support of the Sustainable Development Goals and called for ICT professionalism to be explicitly recognised during the United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting last month to review the implementation of the WSIS Outcomes.

Although Founding Chair of IFIP’s Global Industry Council and IFIP IP3 Vice Chair, […]

30December, 2015

Professionalism in IT on the Agenda at UN’s High Level WSIS+10 Review

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The recent high level review of the WSIS+10 outcomes by the United Nations was told that WSIS should explicitly recognize ICT Professionalism since the implementation of WSIS action lines and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires the services of a skilled, competent, ethical, accountable, trustworthy ICT workforce.

The WSIS+10 High Level Meeting was convened by UN General […]

15December, 2015

Global ICT community meets at the UN General Assembly

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Global ICT community meets at the UN General Assembly in support of sustainable development
IFIP IP3 Chair Global Industry Council calls for recognition
of Professionalism in ICT
 

Tuesday 15 December 2015: Chair Global Industry Council and Vice-Chair of IFIP’s International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3), Stephen Ibaraki, was represented at the WSIS+10 High Level meeting, convened by UN General Assembly […]

22October, 2015

United Nations References Importance of ICT Professionalism in Driving Sustainability Outcomes

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MEDIA RELEASE
 
United Nations References Importance of ICT Professionalism
in Driving Sustainability Outcomes
 
Global ICT Professionalism Body – IFIP IP3 – Strengthens Ties with UN General Assembly
 
Thursday 22 October 2015 – New York, USA: Key figures at the United Nations this week heard about the critical role information and communications technology (ICT) professionalism will play in helping to […]

12October, 2015

IFIP Annual General Assembly Elects New President-elect and Vice President, Endorses Global Ban on Autonomous Weapons

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Media Release

 
IFIP Annual General Assembly Elects New President-elect and Vice President,
Endorses Global Ban on Autonomous Weapons
Monday 12 October 2015 – Daejeon, Seoul: The annual General Assembly of IFIP, the global body for ICT professionals and computer scientists, has elected a new President-elect and Vice President as well as lending its weight to an […]

8October, 2015

IFIP IP3 Denounces Actions of Technologists Who Enabled VW DieselGate Scandal

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MEDIA RELEASE

 
IFIP IP3 Denounces Actions of Technologists Who Enabled VW DieselGate Scandal
Global ICT Professional Body Calls for Ban Against Emissions Test Cheating Software
Thursday 8 October 2015 – Daejeon, South Korea: The global body for ICT professionalism has denounced the actions of software engineers who designed and implemented the solution which allowed Volkswagen to distort the […]

29September, 2015

IFIP IP3 Global Industry Council Releases GIC 2020 Skills Assessment Report

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Media Release
 
IFIP IP3 Global Industry Council Releases
GIC 2020 Skills Assessment Report
 
New Report Spells Out Skills and Knowledge Needed by ICT Professionals in 2020
 

Wednesday 30 September 2015 – A new report detailing the knowledge, skills and competencies that ICT professionals will need over the next five years has been released today. Developed to inform ICT professionals […]

17September, 2015

IITPSA Reaches Important Milestone for the IT Professional

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MEDIA RELEASE
IITPSA Reaches Important Milestone for the IT Professional
 

Thursday 17 September 2015 – The Institute of IT Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has announced that its Professional membership grade (PMIITPSA) has been accredited by the International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3).

IITPSA was visited by a team of international IP3 assessors in July. The team interrogated all of […]

9September, 2015

Women Take the Spotlight at the IFIP World Computer Congress 2015

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MEDIA RELEASE
Women Take the Spotlight at the IFIP World Computer Congress 2015
Women to Present Three of Seven Plenary Addresses at
Global ICT Gathering in South Korea
Wednesday 9 September 2015 – Women ICT professionals will present three of the seven plenary addresses at next month’s IFIP World Computer Congress 2015 (WCC 2015) being held in Daejeon, South […]

5August, 2015

IFIP World Computer Congress 2015 to Explore Impacts of Digital Disruption

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MEDIA RELEASE
 
IFIP World Computer Congress 2015 to Explore Impacts of Digital Disruption
 

Wednesday 5 August 2015 – Future directions in technology jobs and the challenge of finding and equipping enough ICT professionals to meet the changing needs of a digitally disrupted world will be the focus of a keynote presentation by Big Data expert, John Morton, […]