The ICT Council for South Australia on Wednesday called for an end to uncapped liability in government contracts to help smaller local firms but the state government claims it is a non-issue.
The South Australian government's ICT procurement policy of demanding uncapped liability for government contracts effectively forces firms to lie in their tenders, according to the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA).
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has told ZDNet Australia recent increases in public indemnity and public liability insurance in the IT industry can be attributed largely to the collapse of insurance giant HIH.
Soaring professional indemnity and public liability insurance costs have sparked outrage among IT contractors, employers and employment agencies.
The Australian Computer Society has called on the new federal government to set a "guaranteed date" by which each student who completes year 10 is "ICT literate".
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