2021

25May, 2021

IFIP Calls for Event Proposals

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To celebrate its 60th Anniversary, IFIP is hosting the Future of Information Processing Series of 10 virtual events. The virtual events will be free and open to the public and will take place between August and December 2021.

We are seeking proposals that debate and discuss issues at the intersection of technology and the information society. […]

25May, 2021

IFIP IP3 Seeks Nominations for David O’Leary Award

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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 […]

25May, 2021

ACS Releases Australia’s Digital Pulse 2021 Report

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Report Finds Tech Jobs Boom Presents Challenge to Economic Recovery

The 2021 edition of the ACS Australia’s Digital Pulse report has been released, tracking the key trends in the nation’s technology workforce and its potential growth over the next five years.

Key findings in this year’s report include:

Despite COVID, Australia’s technology workforce numbers jumped 33,400 […]

25May, 2021

CSBS 2021 to Celebrate IFIP’s 60th Anniversary

By |May 25th, 2021|Ethics, Events, IFIP|0 Comments

The 41st Congress of the Brazilian Computer Society (CSBC 2021) will feature a special session marking IFIP’s 60th Anniversary.

IFIP President, Mike Hinchey, will deliver a speech on the topic of, “IFIP: a Global Framework for the Socially Responsible Development and Application of Information and Communication Technologies”.

The event will take place on 20th July 2021 at […]

25May, 2021

IFIP TC3 Invites You to OCCE 2021 DTEL

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IFIP Technical Committee 3 (Education) invites you to participate in the IFIP TC3 Conference OCCE 2021 DTEL, “Digital Transformation of Education and Learning – Past, Present and Future” from 17-20 August 2021.

The conference will reflect on the continuous development and future outlook of ICT and education. It also celebrates six decades of IFIP and five […]

25May, 2021

IFIP WG 10.4 Announces Jean-Claude Laprie Award Winners

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The Jean-Claude Laprie Award in Dependable Computing has been awarded annually since 2012 by the IFIP Working Group 10.4 on Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance in his honour.

The award recognizes outstanding papers that have significantly influenced the theory and/or practice of Dependable Computing. It takes the form of a memorial plaque presented to the author(s) […]

25May, 2021

“A Growth Model for the Sri Lankan ICT/BPM Industry” Presented to CSSL President

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Former CSSL President Dr Yasas Vishuddhi Abeywickrama presented his book, entitled ‘A Growth Model for the Sri Lankan ICT/BPM Industry’, to the current Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) President Eng. Damith Hettihewa at the CSSL Secretariat recently.

Dr Abeywickrama published his doctoral dissertation for the benefit of the industry and copies of his book will […]

25May, 2021

ACM Update for May 2021

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ACM Europe TPC Comments on Digital Green Certificates

ACM’s Europe Technology Policy Committee submitted a formal Statement on the Development and Deployment of Digital Green Certificates to the Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) prior to its hearing on the European Commission’s Proposal regarding “Digital Green Certificates.” European authorities are currently and […]

25May, 2021

South Africa’s Computer Applications Olympiad Extended Until Friday

By |May 25th, 2021|Events|0 Comments

South Africa’s annual Computer Applications Olympiad has been extended by a week to allow time for more learners to participate.

The Olympiad, a challenge for those who take CAT or the ICDL or are otherwise computer literate, is a project of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) to encourage the development of ICT […]

29April, 2021

Women in Engineering: Past, Present, and Future

By |April 29th, 2021|IFIP|0 Comments

On March 31st, IEEE CAS, with sponsorship from IFIP WG 10.5 and Synopsys, staged an interesting panel about Women in Engineering.

The panel comprised:

Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Portland – USA,
Maria José Escobar, Associate Professor of the Department of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María – Chile and Regional […]