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"There’s no disputing that the Australian tech industry is currently suffering
an extraordinary disconnect between the speed of innovation, the number of jobs
being created, and the pace at which those roles are being filled.
As an industry, we need to move away from the narrative of there being a lack
of local people, or referring to the skills shortage as a government policy or
communications issue, and start focusing on how the industry at large can
effect change through their approach to recruitment and reskilling programs.
Many industry leaders are using overseas recruitment as a panacea in an attempt
to put an end to the ‘blame game’, but that mindset is not sustainable as an
industry. Instead, let’s widen our skills opportunity lens to embrace
diversity, and focus on reskilling and upskilling Australians within and beyond
tech. Together, let’s dare to do things differently, capitalising on what the
Tech Council of Australia’s chief executive Kate Pounder describes as a
“once-in-a-generation opportunity to make Australia a global tech powerhouse.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
