Minister to launch new school at UOW
23 Aug 2007 | Renee Criddle
. . . and launch of a book which examines e-commerce adoption
Minister for the Illawarra David Campbell will launch the newly-formed School of Information Systems and Technology (SISAT) tomorrow Friday August 24.
The launch will detail the offering of new degrees, exciting new research directions and the fusion of technology and business.
Following closely on the launches of Accenture at UOW and CSC in the Coniston Technology Park, the launch of SISAT highlights the importance of high-quality graduates who are so much in demand by major IT consulting companies, worldwide.
Head of SISAT, Associate Professor Peter Hyland, said the school was one of Australia’s leading teaching and research centres for building, deploying and managing the latest computing technologies and business computing systems.
“The IT industry, both locally and internationally, needs far more graduates than our present programs can supply. Our new school will produce exactly the type of graduates that the industry needs and will appeal to national and international students,” Professor Hyland said.
Meanwhile, UOW Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gerard Sutton, will separately be launching Associate Professor Rob Macgregor’s new book which looks at how regional businesses lag behind in adopting e-commerce.
Security concerns are the primary reason for low adoption rates of e-commerce among small businesses, report the SISAT authors Professor Macgregor and Associate Professor Lejla Vrazalic who is currently working at the University of Wollongong in Dubai.
The authors argue that governments that wish to promote e-commerce practices in small businesses need to understand the mindset of the group when devising policies.
The book, “E-Commerce in Regional Small to Medium Enterprises”, is an outcome of studies spanning two years.
Media please note:
Launch time: The school launch and book launch will take place at 10am, Friday August 24.
Where: Building 39 Block A Room 150G (bottom of campus at rear of Illawarra Technology Corporation headquarters).
For further information contact the Head of SISAT, Associate Professor Peter Hyland, on (02) 4221 3759 or mobile 0438 603 397.
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