ACS, Australia’s professional association for the ICT, has welcomed the announcement of a new skilled visa scheme to enable Australian businesses address growing shortages of high tech professionals.
The Global Talent Scheme has been developed by the Australian Government in response to increased competition globally for high-tech skills and talent. It seeks to attract experienced professionals […]
New data breach laws came into effect in Australia last week, making it mandatory for companies to report significant breaches.
Under the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017, eligible businesses must notify the Australian Government via the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) if a data breach has occurred which is likely to result in “serious […]
ACS – the professional body for Australia’s ICT sector – has elected Yohan Ramasundara as the ACS President effective from 1 January 2018 for a two-year term.
Mr Ramasundara is the youngest president to be elected at ACS for over two decades and is currently the Vice President overseeing ACS Community Boards, having previously transformed the […]
IP3 Announces New Professional Standard for People Working in CyberSecurity roles
The professional standards arm of the global federation of ICT professional societies, IFIP IP3 (International Professional Practice Partnership), has announced the first CyberSecurity Specialism for ICT professionals working in this critical discipline.
The Specialism, which is an add-on to IP3’s existing standards framework for ICT professionals, […]
The Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) has partnered with the Australian Computer Society (ACS) to license the ACS Digital Library for its members.
The arrangement gives CSSL members discounted access to ACS digital products and services ranging from ICT Leaders Vodcasts to a broad cross-section of professional development content.
The Vodcasts include interviews and presentations involving […]
Brenda Aynsley, Chair of IFIP IP3 (International Professional Practice Partnership), discusses IP3’s major achievements, including its professional accreditation scheme across member countries.
What have been IP3’s major achievements to date and where is it heading?
Our major achievements have been to design, and get accepted by the IFIP community, the accreditation scheme that we currently have, which […]
A South Australian ICT manager responsible for projects which ensure the State’s safe supply of electricity was named ‘Young Professional of the Year’ by Professions Australia.
Presenting the award, Professions Australia’s Senior Vice President and IFIP IP3 Chair, Brenda Aynsley, said Yohan De Silva’s achievements as a young professional were outstanding and reinforced the major contribution […]
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Global ICT Profession Gathers in Australia
Monday 28 November 2016: Key leaders from across the world’s ICT profession will gather in Sydney this week to advise Australian Government Ministers on issues ranging from Cyber Security and Innovation to Professionalism in ICT.
The Australian Computer Society’s (ACS) Ministers Forum is timed to coincide with celebrations for […]
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) will stage its annual Reimagination Thought Leaders Summit in Sydney on 1 December 2016.
Keynoting the event is Andrew McAfee, Principal Research Scientist at MIT Sloan School of Management and author (with Erik Brynjolfsson) of the best-selling book, “The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress and Prosperity in a Time of […]
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 […]
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