"What does information technology mean to you?"
That was the question posed to Australian school and university students and young professional in a national competition hosted on YouTube and sponsored by the ACS Foundation.
The competition was part of ICT week and aimed to help raise the profile of information technology-enabled careers. The winners, seven students from across Australia, created winning video clips, which can be viewed at www.careersfoundation.com.au. The winners were:
- Mardi Bridges of Casterton, Victoria
- Joshua Ballico of Waratah, NSW
- Natalie Hayter of Rooty Hill, NSW
- Dale Smithers of Sydney, NSW
- Matthew Berry of Clovelly Park, SA
- Paulo Nacianceno of Clovelly Park, SA.
The videos had a limit of two minutes duration. The winning clips addressed topics such as global careers, lifestyle, world problems, creativity, relationships and daily life. Genres ranged from comedic monologues to animated cartoon clips.
“We are extremely pleased with the quality and variety of video entries," said John Ridge of the ACS Foundation. "It bodes very well for the future career prospects of IT professionals in Australia. We were also delighted that we had more than 14,000 views of the web site and the videos.”
The winners received an Apple iPod touch and were also awarded student membership with the Australian Computer Society.
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