2016

4July, 2016

World First Conference Explores the Impact of Technology on Sexuality

By |July 4th, 2016|Ethics, Events, IFIP, Robotics|0 Comments

12th IFIP TC9 Human Choice and Computers Conference Takes the Theme of  “Technology and Intimacy: Choice or Coercion?”

Robots and sexuality will come under the microscope at the 12th IFIP TC9 Human Choice and Computers (HCC12) Conference at MediaCityUK in Salford, Greater Manchester from 7-9 September this year.

The conference, which will be the first to explore […]

4July, 2016

ACM and IFIP Collaborate on Cybersecurity Education Joint Taskforce

By |July 4th, 2016|ACM, IFIP|0 Comments

The ACM has created a Joint Task Force on Cybersecurity Education, bringing together representatives from IFIP TC11 (WG11.8) with the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS), the Association for Information System’s Special Interest Group on Information Security (AIS SIGSAC) and the Cyber Education project (CEP).

The task force arose out of the foundational efforts of the CEP […]

4July, 2016

Germany’s ICT Professional Society Publishes Guidelines for Social Media Developers

By |July 4th, 2016|social media|0 Comments

The German Informatics Society (GI) has published new social media guidelines aimed at educating developers about the responsible use of social media as well as how to protect their users’ private data.

GI’s Data Protection and IT Security Working Group released the new guidelines in June after widespread reports of dissatisfaction from the community over changes […]

4July, 2016

Global ICT Education Conference, SaITE, in Portugal This Week

By |July 4th, 2016|Events, ICT in Schools, IFIP|0 Comments

Educators from around the world gather in Portugal this week for IFIP SaITE 2016, one of the world’s most important conferences exploring the use of technology in education.

To be held in Guimarães from 6-8 July 2016, SaITE is a joint conference of IFIP TC3, the Technical Committee for Education within IFIP.

The event features four eminent […]

3July, 2016

Nominations Now Open for Inaugural SEARCC International Awards

By |July 3rd, 2016|Events, IFIP|0 Comments

Regional Professional ICT Association to Recognise Outstanding Achievers
Nominations are being accepted throughout July for the inaugural SEARCC International Awards, to be presented at a gala dinner in Sydney, Australia on 1st December 2016.

The awards, which will recognise excellence in three professional categories – ICT Professional of the Year, ICT Researcher of the Year and […]

28June, 2016

World First Conference Explores the Impact of Technology on Sexuality

By |June 28th, 2016|Ethics, Events, IFIP, Robotics|0 Comments

Media Release
World First Conference Explores the Impact of Technology on Sexuality
12th IFIP TC9 Human Choice and Computers Conference Takes the Theme of  “Technology and Intimacy: Choice or Coercion?”
Tuesday 28 June 2016: Robots and sexuality will come under the microscope at the 12th IFIP TC9 Human Choice and Computers (HCC12) Conference at MediaCityUK in Salford, Greater […]

30May, 2016

INFORMATIK 2016, GI Conference Scheduled for Klagenfurt in September

By |May 30th, 2016|Events, IFIP|0 Comments

INFORMATIK 2016, the 46th annual Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI) conference, will take place from 26 to 30 September 2016 in Klagenfurt, the capital of Austria’s most southern state Carinthia.

The conference will focus on concept that the future of the IT sector must be built around people: their expectations, needs and resources in fast-paced work environments […]

30May, 2016

IFIP/IP3 Global Industry Council Elects Andy Chen as Director

By |May 30th, 2016|IFIP, Professionalism in ICT, WSIS|0 Comments

Andy Chen, President & CEO of Catatronic Enterprise, has been confirmed as the newest Director of IFIP/IP3’s Global Industry Council (GIC), a unique, industry-focused body that offers a forum within which ICT employers and educators can engage with IP3 and influence the development of the global profession.

With a mission to establish global partnerships that strengthen […]

30May, 2016

International Histories

By |May 30th, 2016|Events, IFIP|0 Comments

Members of Working Group 9.7, History of Computing, met in New York City in May for a conference on the theme “International Communities of Invention and Innovation.” The conference’s call for papers took as a starting point the premise that computers were developed by individuals aware of the international scientific community, encouraging papers that eschew […]

30May, 2016

IFIP WITFOR 2016 Aligns Speaker Papers to UN’s SDGs

By |May 30th, 2016|Events, IFIP|0 Comments

The speaker line-up has been finalised for this year’s IFIP WITFOR (World IT Forum) event in Costa Rica, with a clear alignment between the selected topics and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

To be held in San Jose, Costa Rica from 12-14 September, WITFOR 2016 has taken the theme “ICT for Promoting Human Development […]