2016

30October, 2016

IFIP IP3 to Present at Ministers Forum in Sydney

By |October 30th, 2016|Ethics, Events, IFIP, Professionalism in ICT|0 Comments

The International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3), IFIP’s professionalism arm, will present at a strategic, invitation-only Ministers Forum in Sydney, Australia at the end of November, one of a series of events being held to coincide with the Australian Computer Society’s Reimagination Thought Leaders Summit on 1 December 2016.

During the Minister’s Forum, IP3 will present a […]

28October, 2016

Learning Games Expert to Keynote at Global Education Conference

By |October 28th, 2016|Events, ICT in Schools, IFIP|0 Comments

MEDIA RELEASE
Learning Games Expert to Keynote at Global Education Conference
Professor Valerie Shute to Present on Stealth Assessment at WCCE 2017
Friday 28 October 2016 – Professor Valerie Shute, an expert in the use of games to support learning outcomes, will be a keynote speaker at WCCE 2017, the world’s largest conference focused on the use […]

21September, 2016

World Conference on Computers in Education (WCCE) Issues Call for Papers

By |September 21st, 2016|Events, Home Slider, ICT in Schools, IFIP, Professionalism in ICT|0 Comments

MEDIA RELEASE
World Conference on Computers in Education Issues Call for Papers
IFIP WCCE 2017 To Be Held in Dublin from 3-6 July Next Year
Wednesday 21 September 2016: The world’s largest conference exploring the use of technology in education, WCCE 2017, has issued a Call for Papers, inviting potential speakers to submit papers around the theme: “Tomorrow’s […]

19September, 2016

IFIP Summer School Attracts Impressive Field of Student Researchers

By |September 19th, 2016|Big Data, Events, IFIP|0 Comments

There was strong demand for places at the 11th International IFIP Summer School on Privacy and Identity held in Karlstad, Sweden last month thanks to recent changes in EU data protection regulations and the emergence of smart Big Data.

Around 90 people attended the interdisciplinary program, which ran from 21-26 August, focusing on data protection and […]

19September, 2016

World Conference on Computers in Education Issues Call for Papers

By |September 19th, 2016|Events, ICT in Schools, IFIP|0 Comments

World Conference on Computers in Education Issues Call for Papers
IFIP WCCE 2017 To Be Held in Dublin from 3-6 July Next Year, , with a Doctoral Consortium on 2 July
 

The world’s largest conference exploring the use of technology in education, WCCE 2017, has issued a Call for Papers, inviting potential speakers to submit papers around the […]

19September, 2016

IFIP World IT Forum (WITFOR) Wraps Up with Call for Governments of Developing Nations to Manage the Impacts of Digital Disruption

By |September 19th, 2016|Events, IFIP|0 Comments

The IFIP World IT Forum (WITFOR) 2016 concluded in San Jose, Costa Rica last week with calls for developing nations to take decisive action to prevent mass job losses as a result of digital disruption.

Final keynote speaker, Dr Chrisanthi Avgerou, raised concerns about the potential impacts on jobs, saying that large parts of the population […]

19September, 2016

IFIP Partners with XPRIZE in Support of IBM Watson Artificial Intelligence XPRIZE

By |September 19th, 2016|IFIP|0 Comments

The global ICT professional association, International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), has signed a formal Advocate Partnership Agreement with XPRIZE to leverage its extensive membership and relationship base in support of the new $5M IBM Watson Artificial Intelligence (AI) XPRIZE competition.

XPRIZE, the global leader in incentivized prize competitions, announced the new AI XPRIZE in February […]

19September, 2016

SEARCC Conference 2016

By |September 19th, 2016|Events|0 Comments

The SEARCC (South East Asian Computer Confederation) Conference will be held in Sydney on 1 December 2016. It will bring together leaders from the technology industry, the wider business sector, the education and research communities and the political sphere to advance the conversation on entrepreneurialism, innovation and competitive advantage for the Asia Pacific region. The […]

19September, 2016

Lero Director Mike Hinchey Takes Over as President of IFIP

By |September 19th, 2016|IFIP, Professionalism in ICT|0 Comments

Professor Mike Hinchey has taken over as President of IFIP, the global professional association for the ICT industry. Professor Hinchey is a Director of Lero, the Irish software research centre, Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Limerick, Ireland and a consultant to NASA’s Space Program.

Professor Hinchey was elected last October during IFIP’s 2015 […]

19September, 2016

Key ECLAC Meeting in Parallel with WITFOR 2016

By |September 19th, 2016|Events, IFIP|0 Comments

The second meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies was held simultaneously with WITFOR 2016, on 12 and 13 September 2016 at the Holiday Inn San José-Aurola.

The meeting was organised by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of […]