Stories about: Australian Computer Society

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    Attorney-General overwhelmed by support for R18+ games classification 01/12/2010 14:12:00

    Some 98.2 per cent of individual submissions responding to the federal government’s R18+ computer games classification discussion paper support the introduction of an adult rating for games, according to the Attorney-General’s Department.
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    Quigley slams Coalition broadband policy 18/08/2010 14:16:00

    NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley has delivered a stinging attack on the Coalition's broadband policy, publicly backing Labor's rival National Broadband Network project just days before the Federal Election due on Saturday.
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    Coalition policy 'a blast from the past', says Conroy 10/08/2010 14:45:00

    Both the Labor and Greens parties this afternoon opened fire on the Coalition's rival broadband policy revealed this morning, in an ICT sector election debate that at times saw Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and his shadow Tony Smith at each others’ throats.
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    Richard Stallman coming to Australia 14/07/2010 16:02:00

    Controversial free and open source software luminary Richard Stallman will hit Australia for an unknown period of time in October, with a keynote scheduled to be held at the University of New South Wales.
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    Peoplebank signs 457 visa deal with Federal Government 29/04/2009 08:20:00

    ICT recruitment firm, Peoplebank, has signed an On-Hire Labour Agreement with the Federal Government, giving it a streamlined process for hiring international contractors under the 457 visa program.
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    Tanner rules out super datacentre, sole supplier 19/03/2009 11:09:00

    The Federal Government has ruled out building a super datacentre and moving to a sole supplier as part of the [[artnid: 268713|Gershon review|new]] changes.
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    ICT industry unites to provide bushfire victims with new PCs, services 13/02/2009 08:34:00

    The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) is working with the support of Computers Off Australia and the Australian Computer Society (ACS) to provide free, fully operational computers to families and small businesses devastated by the Victorian bushfires.
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    ACS welcomes Tanner and Conroy blog 09/12/2008 17:12:00

    An IT industry representative body has applauded the Federal Government’s use of Web 2.0 technologies in canvassing public opinion.
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    Greens say NBN will flop in private hands 03/12/2008 13:51:00

    Greens senator Scott Ludlam has warned the government it will botch the $4.7 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) if it awards the contract to a private company.
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    Niche ICT skills still in demand despite economic downturn 01/12/2008 17:04:00

    Demand for ICT professionals remains strong despite the gloomy economic climate, according to the Clarius Skills Index.
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    ACS creates task force, UNSW to hold forum on Internet filtering 18/11/2008 14:06:00

    The Australian Computer Society (ACS) and UNSW are assembling e-security and ISP filtering experts to examine the merits of the government’s proposed Internet content filtering scheme.
 
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