Liz Tay

A 10-year strategic vision for the ICT industry was launched this week by a consortium of 20 industry associations aiming to develop an internationally competitive ICT sector in Australia. The consortium has put forward a Vision Statement containing 12 parameters said to be vital to Australia's economic prosperity, because of the role of ICT as an enabling technology that supports all sectors of the economy.

Researchers in Japan have developed new circuit technology touted to be the vital next step towards the realization of a practical quantum computer.

The Australian IT employment market has been claimed to be at its strongest ever, and is expected to strengthen further over the next 12 months, according to recruitment industry expert, Chris Le Coic