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28April, 2017

IFIP Interviews: Brenda Aynsley, IP3 Chair on IFIP Accreditation Scheme

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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 […]

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 […]

27May, 2016

SEARCC 2016 to Recognise International ICT Achievers

By |May 27th, 2016|Events, IFIP|0 Comments

A new awards program will form a highlight of the 2016 SEARCC (South East Asian Regional Computer Confederation) Conference, to be hosted in Sydney by the ACS (Australian Computer Society) on 1 December 2016.

This year’s SEARCC Conference will be held conjunction with the ACS Reimagination Thought Leaders’ Summit and the Digital Disruptor Awards, with the […]

22May, 2016

Security and Privacy Experts to Converge on Belgium for International Security Conference

By |May 22nd, 2016|Big Data, Events, IFIP, Professionalism in ICT|0 Comments

IFIP SEC 2016 to Explore CyberSecurity Threat Landscape in the Wake of Snowden Revelations

Friday 20 May 2016 – The 2016 Kristian Beckman Award winner, Professor Bart Preneel, is one of three Keynotes engaged to speak at the upcoming 31st International IFIP Conference on ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection (IFIP SEC 2016).

The flagship event of IFIP’s […]

28April, 2016

Irish Computer Society (ICS) Marks IT Professionals Day

By |April 28th, 2016|Events, IFIP|0 Comments

This week marked the second annual IT Professionals Day, an initiative launched last by the ICS (Irish Computer Society) to celebrate the IT profession and support professionals in realising their potential.

It is intended as a platform to raise awareness of the IT profession, its importance, the potential within the profession, the need for continued professionalism, […]

28April, 2016

IFIP World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) 2016 Attracts Global Response

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The IFIP World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) 2016 has received a global response to its Call for Papers with presenters from 23 different countries submitting papers for consideration.

With a focus on progressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), WITFOR 2016 brings together hundreds of senior policy-makers, ICT experts, representatives of NGOs and GOs, […]

27April, 2016

IFIP World IT Forum (WITFOR) 2016 Attracts Global Response

By |April 27th, 2016|IFIP, Young ICT Professionals|0 Comments

27 April 2016 – The IFIP World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) 2016 has received a global response to its Call for Papers with presenters from 23 different countries submitting papers for consideration.

With a focus on progressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), WITFOR 2016 brings together hundreds of senior policy-makers, ICT experts, representatives […]

26April, 2016

Australian Computer Society, ACS, Celebrates 50 Years, Launches New CBoK

By |April 26th, 2016|IFIP, Young ICT Professionals|0 Comments

One of the hallmarks of a professional association is a Core Body of Knowledge (CBoK) that reflects the key theoretical understandings required of its members. In an industry as dynamic and fast-moving at the ICT sector, keeping that standard current can represent a significant challenge.

To mark its 50th anniversary this year, the Australian Computer Society […]

30December, 2015

Professionalism in IT on the Agenda at UN’s High Level WSIS+10 Review

By |December 30th, 2015|Ethics, IFIP, Professionalism in ICT, WSIS|0 Comments

The recent high level review of the WSIS+10 outcomes by the United Nations was told that WSIS should explicitly recognize ICT Professionalism since the implementation of WSIS action lines and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires the services of a skilled, competent, ethical, accountable, trustworthy ICT workforce.

The WSIS+10 High Level Meeting was convened by UN General […]

15December, 2015

Global ICT community meets at the UN General Assembly

By |December 15th, 2015|Ethics, IFIP, Professionalism in ICT, WSIS|0 Comments

Global ICT community meets at the UN General Assembly in support of sustainable development
IFIP IP3 Chair Global Industry Council calls for recognition
of Professionalism in ICT
 

Tuesday 15 December 2015: Chair Global Industry Council and Vice-Chair of IFIP’s International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3), Stephen Ibaraki, was represented at the WSIS+10 High Level meeting, convened by UN General Assembly […]