NSW Government ICT Suppliers Liability

In "NSW Govt vendors face uncapped liability" (IT News, Dec 5, 2012), Liz Tay points out that ICT suppliers to the NSW government face unlimited damages if a project goes wrong. But what was not mentioned is that members of the Australian Computer Society who are "Certified Computer Professionals" can have their liability capped under NSW legislation. This gets a mention in the federal "A GUIDE TO LIMITING SUPPLIER LIABILITY IN ICT CONTRACTS WITH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES".

ICT Specialists for Certification Advisory Groups

Australian Computer Society issued a call for "Expressions of Interest for ACS Specialism Advisory Groups", 27 January 2012. Initially experts in Enterprise Architecture and Internet Security are sought. The Terms of Reference for the Specialism Advisory Group are available.

The groups will advise on competency and skill requirements for certification, body of knowledge, educational and ongoing professional development, as part of the ACS Certification Scheme. Call for ICT Specialists for Certification Advisory Groups

It happens that I have just prepared a proposal for there to be an industrial reference group on "ICT Sustainability" for the Green Technology Strategies course I run as part of the ACS Computer Professional Education Program. Hopefully we can have just one advisory group covering both ACS certification and the education program.