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  • AIIA: Indian outsourcing threat can help Australia

    Australian companies are slowly but surely outsourcing more of their programming projects to countries like India but this could mean better jobs for Australian coders, according to the AIIA.

  • Australian firms still nervous of offshoring

    Although more Australian firms are shifting simple business processes to cheaper overseas destinations such as India, firms are being cautious -- and justifiably so, according to analysts.

  • Invest Australia defends offshoring record

    Invest Australia, the government agency responsible for attracting investment from overseas, has defended its record in attracting offshoring investments, despite criticism from influential industry bodies including the ACS and the AIIA.

  • AIIA wants small business breaks from new government

    Following yesterday's submission by the Australian Computer Society, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has revealed its wish list of the new federal government.

  • Australia poised to miss the ICT boat

    Australia is losing the opportunity to become a world leader in information and communication technology (ICT) as other nations erode our advantages, a tech forum has heard.

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  • Invest Australia defends offshoring record

    Invest Australia, the government agency responsible for attracting investment from overseas, has defended its record in attracting offshoring investments, despite criticism from influential industry bodies including the ACS and the AIIA.

  • Do Australian ICT workers matter?

    Claims that Australia suffers from an ICT skills shortage is simply unfounded but the lack of support from the government and industry associations to counter these assertions has left workers in the lurch.

  • The ICT labour market: Where agendas collide

    Companies want cheap labour, universities depend on international student dollars, industry needs key skills, and local graduates just want a job. Mark Wheeler investigates the drama playing out over the ICT labour market.

  • Certification vs industry experience

    It's that ongoing dilemma: is certification the answer, or is industry experience what Australian IT departments really need?

  • Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Why? Why not?

    Want to shop locally for IT services but don't want to compromise on quality? The local services industry is finding ways to outdo global giants.

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