The Western Australian state government has launched a new ICT web portal designed to showcase local industry and provide information about careers in the technology field.
Outsourcer Satyam has announced a major investment in Geelong, Victoria's second city, where a full-scale campus will eventually provide training and global career opportunities for up to 2000 recent university graduates.
Demand remains strong for software development and engineering skills, with many employers focusing on recent graduates to shore up their productivity through tough times.
Sometimes, it's not easy to leave the Googleplex. Even for the many millionaires among the search giant's pre-IPO employees, there's great appeal to a workplace that prizes creativity and rewards its employees -- of course, there's also the cachet of working at one of the hottest tech companies in the world, a virtual Shangri-La for the geek set.
Potential IT students could receive a boost this Christmas with the news the Australian Computer Society (ACS) Foundation has announced AU$300,000 in IT scholarships yesterday -- but next year, the figure could rise to AU$500,000, ACS claims.
Satyam Computer Services has taken a big step towards dispelling fears that foreigners will eventually takeover Australia's IT industry.
The more I think about the issues surrounding the under-representation of women in IT, the further I get from finding a solution. Overanalysis is a real drag. And that's why this year I'm going to be blogging direct from the FITT lunch.
Two writers from ZDNet.com.au's sister site CNET News.com, Michael Kanellos and Declan McCullagh, debate Bill Gates' call for businesses to allocate resources that could alleviate problems in the developing world.
In the first part of an ongoing series, ZDNet Australia and the Australian Computer Society take a look at the young minds that will shape the future of Australia's IT industry.
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