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  • Immigration gets funds for IT upgrade

    Record-keeping and information technology systems funding at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMIA) has received a healthy shot in the arm from the federal government tonight.

  • DIMIA eyes London based call centre

    The Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) is looking to open a call centre based in London as a first contact for people in the UK and Europe enquiring about Australia and its visa requirements.

  • Budget 2006: Technology takes centrestage

    The federal government has confirmed funding for the controversial health and welfare access card scheme in tonight's budget. Airport security, Centrelink's call centre and DIMIA are other winners.

  • CSC sneaks into Immigration's tech revamp

    A lack of available Siebel skills on the part of its prime contractor IBM has prompted the Immigration Department to hand AU$6.7 million of work to rival vendor CSC.

  • Immigration inks AU$44m e-visa deal

    The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has signed a four-year, AU$44.2 million contract to continue buying electronic border management technology from its existing vendor CPS Systems.

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Features and Case Studies (6)

  • ICT skills shortage still a myth

    The Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association believes Australia needs to hire more foreigners to fill the shortage in ICT skills. But there's no solid evidence to back up its claim.

  • ACS: New backflip expert?

    The Olympics may be over but backflips and all forms of manoeuvring are still in abundance. This time, it's the Australian Computer Society on the main podium.

  • The ACS fires ... but shoots blanks?

    The Australian Computer Society plans to meet government officials to highlight the urgent need for immigration reform but its proposal lacks substantive data and this could only hurt the society.

  • Succeeding in integration: Part three

    In this third instalment of our ongoing series, we take a look at four integration projects, the problems they faced, and how the organisations involved overcame them.

  • 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.

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