Former AIIA chief Ian Birks passed away
Industry stalwart and former CEO of the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), Ian Birks, has passed away.
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iAwards winners 2011
The iAwards have announced the 2011 State and Territory winners and merit recipients in their company categories, at a series of events held around Australia.
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AIIA commends Victorian budget
The Australia Information Industry Association (AIIA) has commended the Victorian Government’s proposed budget despite the document’s lack of focus on information technology spending.
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Birks steps down as AIIA chief
Updated: Ian Birks will step down as chief executive of peak industry body the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) after three years in the role.
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Misconceptions plague the green machine
Green IT has been given no shortage of attention in past years; among the continuing debates around climate change and sustainability, Green IT inevitably comes to the forefront as either an obstacle to overcome, or an enabler of environmental friendliness in the wider organisation.
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AIIA spruiks green IT sustainability to Canberra
Industry body Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has called upon Australian governments, businesses and the ICT industry to collaborate on using technology more effectively to reduce the nation’s carbon footprint. Doing so, it believes, could see Australia cut carbon emissions by 20 per cent or 116 megatonnes annually by 2020, while also boosting the economy by up to $80 billion.
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The AIIA on the NBN, collaboration and turning Australia into an ICT leader
At the three-day Asia Pacific Digital Innovation Summit (APDIS) in December, an annual trade event which brought together 780 delegates from 21 countries, we caught up with Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) chairman John Grant and CEO Ian Birks for a rare joint interview. The pair spoke candidly about the challenges the Australian ICT industry faces this coming decade and the importance of accelerating NBN progress.