Are you interested in the future workforce development of the State’s ICT sector? Do you have a view on future skills and training? If so TasICT needs your input into the joint industry workforce development plan. TasICT and the Australian Computer Society, in conjunction with the Department of State Growth, are developing an ICT industry…
The Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program (RRESP) has been introduced to improve access to and completion of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) tertiary education courses for students from regional and remote areas in Australia. Benefits The Scholarship payments will assist the Recipient with the financial costs of attending their institution and undertaking their…
Thousands of data sensors are giving Tasmania’s research and teaching farms an agritech facelift. The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) and Sense-T have installed a Long Range (LoRa) data communication gateway on the University of Tasmania’s research farm at Cambridge. The resulting network, called LoRaWAN, can include up to 1000 sensors and is being used…
Shortly after this article was published in ACS Information Age, South Australia was named as the headquarters of the Australian Space Agency. Written in October, 2018, this article outlines much about Australia’s space future – a future TasICT is determine to see Tasmanian based companies participate in. The strategy is set, now our space agency…
New book launched at ACS meet-up in San Francisco. By Staff Writers A book highlighting 26 Aussie tech rockstars making their mark in the US has been released following a successful ACS Meet-up in San Francisco. More than 40 people attended the Zelos Hotel on Sunday night for the launch of the ACS publication, Rockstar Aussie…
Commissions First Enterprise Ethernet Service in Australia TasmaNet became the first internet service provider in Australia to deliver superfast broadband using new nbnTM Enterprise Ethernet fibre technology after successfully commissioning a 1 Gbps connection for St Michael’s Collegiate School in Hobart today. Managing Director Joel Harris joined nbn Co CEO Stephen Rue, students and staff at…
