Released on: April 18, 2008, 1:50 am

Press Release Author: Australians

Industry:

Press Release Summary: The information and communications technology (ICT) sector
has been recognized as vital to the state\'s economy and Australian immigration is to
be encouraged to meet the problem.

Press Release Body: A new committee has been set up by the Western Australian state
government to address the IT skills shortage. The information and communications
technology (ICT) sector has been recognized as vital to the state\'s economy and
Australian immigration is to be encouraged to meet the problem.

The ICT Skills Shortage Leadership Group was announced by the state industry and
enterprise minister Francis Logan this week. \"The ICT industry underpins everything
we do and the future is strong here in WA. But its sustained growth depends on
having enough skilled employees and this new committee will hopefully identify
opportunities to help skill the industry,\" Mr Logan said.

The group will be made up of representatives from universities, TAFE, secondary
schools, careers advisors, industry and professional associations, the Department of
Education and Training, the Small Business Development Corporation, Scitech and the
Curriculum Council.

\"It will look at promoting ICT, teaching ICT and the retention and attraction of ICT
staff. We will work directly with the ICT industry to identify the skill set they
need now and in the future,\" said Valerie Maxville, chair of the ICT Industry
Collaboration Centre.

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