Happy New Year. As we step into 2025, I’d like to once again take this moment to reflect on the incredible year that was 2024 and share our vision for the year ahead. TasICT, now 26 years strong, continues to be the backbone supporting the Tasmania’s ICT sector, and I am honored to serve as…
The proposed UTAS STEM Campus can be a win for the next generation of young tech workers and scientists AND help deliver much-needed housing, says Tasmania’s tech sector. TasICT General Manager Russell Kelly said that the University of Tasmania and the State Government were to be congratulated for burying the hatchet and getting behind the…
A re-invigorated University of Tasmania STEM campus at Sandy Bay can transform Tasmania’s economy and provide inspiration and aspiration for the next generation of Tasmanians to work in high-tech jobs, says TasICT. TasICT General Manager Russell Kelly said that UTAS was right to harness community goodwill and build a collaborative approach to the proposed $500m…
The State’s tech industry says the expansion of science and tech in the new Rockliff Ministry is the tonic Tasmania needs to get the digital economy moving. TasICT General Manager Russell Kelly said that after a faltering start, the State Government had finally got its priorities right and now saw the enormous economic potential in…
Statement from TasICT General Manger, Russell Kelly | 30.09.24 A new survey of the State’s tech industry says the State Government should be doing more to promote and drive the digital economy. TasICT today released details of tech sector attitudes to government support showing that 85 per cent of industry respondents believed the State Government…
The State’s tech sector has welcomed the return of a science and technology minister saying it must be fully supported in the coming State Budget. President of TasICT David Mills said incoming Minister Madeleine Ogilvie knew the science and tech sector well and could hit the ground running at a vital time. “The focus has…
