The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has released its What is the Future of ICT Industry in Australia report based on its recent survey of the group’s Victoria members.

 

The report identifies the factors driving changes that are likely to have a ‘significant impact’ on the future of the Australian ICT industry over the coming decades.

 

The report identifies the following:

 

  • ICT security concerns (54%)
  • The continuing globalisation of industries (28%)
  • The availability of high speed networks everywhere including developing countries (27%)
  • Shifting business models and methods of supply and delivery of goods and services (26%)
  • The increasing volume of consumer data (24%).

 

The report findings also revealed that ACS members view cloud computing (34 per cent), the continued off-shoring of operations (43 per cent) and security (43 per cent) as critical uncertainties and would like to explore further the impact they may have on the ICT industry’s future.

 

The survey results can be found here