Amidst encouraging signs that the global anti-ransomware effort may well be working, Australian cyber security experts are helming a global anti ransomware task force that has unified authorities in 37 countries in an effort to stamp out the “insidious” threat.
Having been agreed upon at an international meeting at the second annual CRI Summit in November, the newly […]
The Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) has become the first ICT professional body in South Asia to achieve accreditation to IFIP’s International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3).
IP3 Chair, Moira de Roche, presented the IP3 Accreditation certificate to CSSL in a virtual ceremony on 11th January 2023 in the presence of eminent IP3 and CSSL board […]
IFIP partnered with the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) on a panel session for its 92nd Town Hall meeting held on 30th November 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
IFIP President Anthony Wong introduced and moderated the panel session, which explored issues relating to “Ethics and Regulation of Emerging Technologies and Artificial Intelligence”. The panel comprised Mr Wong, […]
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) establish a vision to protect the environment and climate, guaranteeing peace and prosperity to everyone. In particular, SDG 13 contemplates urgent measures to combat climate change and its societal impacts.
In support of SDG13 and other UN SDGs, the IFIP Executive Committee has recently approved the creation of the […]
ACM has named 57 of its members ACM Fellows for wide-ranging and fundamental contributions in disciplines including cybersecurity, human-computer interaction, mobile computing and recommender systems, among many other areas. The accomplishments of the 2022 ACM Fellows make possible the computing technologies we use every day. The ACM Fellows program recognises the top 1 per cent […]
Dear IFIP colleagues, members, committees and working groups, staff, our partners and stakeholders around the World,
As 2022 draws to a close, IFIP, the Executive Committee and I, would like to extend our Season Greetings and our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones this Holiday Season.
We are grateful for your personal inputs to the […]
ACM has named 67 Distinguished Members for significant contributions. All of the 2022 inductees are longstanding ACM members and were selected by their peers for work that has spurred innovation, enhanced computer science education, and moved the field forward..
The 2022 ACM Distinguished Members work at leading universities, corporations and research institutions in Australia, Canada, China, […]
An exciting new programme to support young people from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds to access digital opportunities, has been launched by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
The programme has received a financial boost with support from global advertising technology leader, The Trade Desk, which also hosted a launch event in London.
The My Digital Future programme […]
In 2023, the German Informatics Society (GI) is breaking new ground for its annual conference to make it more compact, more lively and more diverse, and is currently seeking ideas for workshops.
INFORMATIK 2023 will take place in a new hybrid festival format for three days from 27-29 September 2023 at the Berlin University of Applied […]
PRO-VE 2022 – the 23rd IFIP/SOCOLNET Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises – was held from 19-21 September in Lisbon, Portugal and sponsored by IFIP Working Group 5.5.
Although initially planned as a hybrid event due to COVID uncertainties, PRO-VE 2022 ended up being run primarily as a physical event, attracting almost 90 participants. This provided great […]