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Five Excellent Professional Development and Networking Opportunities
Do you want maximise the benefits of innovation, hear about the latest innovations in eSecurity or get started with commercialisation? Are you keen to provide input to National Telecommunications Policy? Or do you just want to get together and network with other ICT professionals? Below are the details of five upcoming events. We encourage you to register now! |
Internet Commerce Security Lab Appoints Director and Fights Cybercrime
Internet fraud and the potential theft of identity have been increasing at an alarming rate. At the same time, the sophistication of this activity has been on the rise and there is an increase in the use of malicious software that is installed surreptitiously on personal computers to monitor individuals&apos private, commercial and financial identities. Now Government, academic and commercial collaboration will lead the next generation of security solutions. |
Employment Opportunity - Senior Web Developer
On behalf of T garage, JK Personnel is seeking a positive and experienced .Net technical architect with 4-6 years experience. If you want to be at the cutting edge of social networking and new media marketing, then this role is for you! |
Ballarat ICT Cluster to present at Geelong Region ICT meeting
Helen Thompson, Project Manager for Ballarat ICT Cluster Consultancy, has been invited to speak at the 7 April meeting of the Geelong Region ICT Cluster Steering Committee on the Ballarat ICT experience so far. |
Upcoming Austrade Events
Austrade is seeking interested clients to participate in CeBIT Australia 2008 20 - 22 May 2008 & CommunicAsia 2008 17 - 21 June 2008... |
eHealth and ICT Cluster Forum Outcomes
Approximately 35 individuals gathered at the Greenhill Enterprise Centre on 29 January 2008 to explore the potential for establishing an eHealth and ICT cluster. Further stakeholder input is now being sought through the completion of a short questionnaire. |
Multimedia Vic - Next Big Thing Award
Applications are now open for the Next Big Thing Award 2008. The Next Big Thing Award 2008 is a nation-wide competition to find and showcase new Australian innovations with the potential to become the 'next big thing'. |
Golden Globe - LaserStar
Learn more about the new LaserStar welder at The Mining Exchange Gold Shop, which Cordell Kent has used to create the Golden Globe. |
India ICT Partnership Program 2008
Austrade and the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) invite tou to participate in the India NASSCOM Leadership forum in Mumbai. To learn more about the exciting opportunities this delegation presents please read further. |
Stage Three Funding Announcement
Minister Jacinta Allan was recently in Ballarat to announce stage three funding for the Ballarat ICT Cluster project. |
ITMS Newsletter
ICT Cluster members and past students of the University of Ballarat School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences are invited to browse the latest Alumni Newsletter. |
Internet Protocol Version Six
The Internet&aposs enormous success and growth has seen internet addresses rapidly taken up. Within the next five years, and possibly sooner, the "free pool" of addresses those that have not yet been used or assigned will run out. |
Getting the Balance Right - BICT for Women Lunch
Ballarat ICT for women held its third and final event for 2007 on Friday 26 October. Marita Ryan, Performance and Development Consultant (The Coaching Institute), led the 28 attendees through various strategies for obtaining the balance you desire and shared some of her own life experiences with the group. |
Senator Stephen Conroy Visits Ballarat
Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Communications and Information Technology, came to Ballarat on Friday 12th October to discuss regional broadband and ICT issues. |
Browse the ICT 2030 Strategy Online
ICT 2030 provides Ballarat with a framework for the development of ICT capacity, investment and employment opportunities. Find out more by browsing the Strategy online. |
Ballarat ICT Launch - Photos Now Available
Around fifty people gathered recently at the University of Ballarat Technology Park to celebrat the launch of Ballarat ICT Ltd and the ICT 2030 Strategy. |
Ballarat ICT for Women July Luncheon
Ballarat ICT for Women recently held its second event for 2007, focusing on the theme "Effective Networking". Guest presenters were Ms Judy Verlin, who is a former Mayor of Ballarat; and Joanna Stevens, Founder and Managing Director of Premier PR. |
Victorian ICT Survey Results
Results of a statewide Victorian survey by Multimedia Victoria into trends and issues in the ICT industry. |
Ballarat ICT June Newsletter
Recently completed the June edition of the Ballarat ICT Newsletter includes cluster updates, events, business and project profiles. |
Minister Tim Holding Visits Ballarat
Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Tim Holding was recently at Technology Park to congratulate IBM on a milestone and announce a new venture by IR Gurus. |
BITS Breaktfast June
The June BITS Breakfast focused on Internet Telephony, its impact on telecommunications, and the implications for small business in particular. The 28 attendees were able to listen to several different vendors about the reality of Internet Telephony for business use. |
UB Technology Park delivers financial and employment benefits to local economy
The University of Ballarat Technology Park contributes up to $273 million to the regional economy, according to a major report commissioned by the University. |
The Quarterly Lunch
The Quarterly Lunch was recently held at the Alexandria on Lydiard. Guests enjoyed listening to Bronwen Clark, Manager, Public Relations, University of Ballarat during their meal. |
Ballarat ICT 2007 Panel Series
Register now to participate in the Ballarat ICT Cluster Panel Series which has been designed in response to feedback from local ICT firms. |
Multimedia Victoria Representatives Visit Ballarat
Multimedia Victoria (MMV) works to grow the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, and drive economic growth through access to and use of sophisticated ICT. Two senior representatives visited Ballarat on 3 May 2007 to gain a perspective on Ballarat's regional strategy for ICT. |
Ballarat ICT for Women Networking Lunch
Formed in mid 2006, the Ballarat ICT for Women group recently held its second official function, a networking luncheon aimed to discuss future strategies for women currently involved with the Ballarat ICT industry and attracting more women to the industry. |
Ballarat Innovation Festival Program Now Available
The City of Ballarat has released the Program for Ballarat's third Innovation Festival which will run from the 21 to 24 May 2007 |
ICT Visits Commence
During March 2007 the Ballarat ICT Cluster Team commenced a program of ICT firm visits to gain a greater appreciation of local capabilities and priorities. The visit program will be continued in April and May 2007. |
BITS Breakfast Builds Cluster Networking
The Ballarat ICT 2030 Strategy was the topic of conversation at the BITS Breakfast which was held on 27 March 2007 at the Barkly Motor Inn and attended by around 30 local information technology specialists. |
UBTPEN Briefing Outcomes
On 21 November 2006, the Ballarat ICT 2030 Project Team was provided with an opportunity to present at the UBTPEN breakfast. A summary is now available. |
ICT Adoption and Innovation Panel Outcomes
The summary from the third panel in the Our Future ICT Needs series is now available. |
Services Panel Outcomes
The Services Panel was held on 16 November 2006. A summary of the outcomes is now available. |
Youth Forum and Panel Outcomes
Review outcomes of the Youth Panel and Forum hosted by Lead On and City of Ballarat Youth Services which was held on 9 November at the Ballarat Learning Exchange. |
Local Government Workshop Outcomes
The summary of two Local Government workshops, held as part of the ICT 2030 consultation, is now available. |
Infrastructure Panel Outcomes
A summary of the outcomes of the first of four Panel Series events on a range of issues surrounding Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Ballarat is now available. |
Ballarat ICT 2030 Strategy
Information about the panel sessions run as part of the consultation for the ICT 2030 strategy. |
ICT seminar in Ballarat today
Information about the panel sessions run as part of the consultation for the ICT 2030 strategy. |
Planning future of ICT 2030
The City of Ballarat, cBallarat and the University of Ballarat are holding a series of panel sessions in a bid to forge the ICT 2030 blueprint. ICT 2030 is a framework to guide the future development of ICT capacity, investment and employment opportunities in Ballarat. |
Ballarat ICT 2030 Consultation
Get involved in consultation activities which are being coordinated by the University of Ballarat to produce ICT 2030, a fourth generation strategy for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for the Ballarat region. |
What is Ballarat ICT 2030?
cBallarat and the University of Ballarat have formed a partnership to produce ICT 2030 the next generation strategy of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for the Ballarat region. The initiative will build on The emerging reputation of Ballarat as the Regional ICT capital of Australia. |
Our overseas IT factor
The IT credentials of Ballarat have been reinforced in one of the fastest growing economies in the world. An investment mission to India by the City of Ballarat headed by Mayor David Vendyand chief executive officer Richard Hancock, has ensured those credentials remain front-of-mind for the burgeoning IT sector in India. |
C-ing into Ballarat's ICT Future
Mr Hancock said the development of ICT 2030 will feature active community consultation and engagement as the continued development of ICT capability, investment and employment creation was a critical part of future economic development in Ballarat. |
Harnessing Our Byte Power
Since 1994, when Ballarat launched its ICT strategy, IT2010, there had been much talk about turning Ballarat into an ICT Centre of excellence. In those early days it was very much a matter of talking the talk, but sooner or later we were going to have to walk that talk. I am pleased to say that we are now walking it. |
Blueprint Ballarat Priority Projects
Outlines funding for projects identified in Blueprint Ballarat |
Girls learn to love technology
A camp aimed at getting girls to consider jobs in information technology was run in Ballarat this week for the first time. The girls celebrated the final day of the camp with a disco, where the robots they had learned to program danced. |
Size does matter in the ICT sector
Ballarat has a small but burgeoning ICT sector of about 60 to 70 small companies, many of whom own their own innovations and intellectual property. The skills sectors of our industry are diverse (see http://www.ballaratict.com) ranging from programmers to web and database designers, from communications providers to systems integrators. |
