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From: ksand@mapper.UUCP (Kent Sandvik)
Newsgroups: comp.society
Subject: Re: University Education and Industry Needs
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Date: 14 Dec 87 19:26:08 GMT
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Tom Osborn writes an interesting article on the impact of University level
education on the computing industry's needs, including saying that he
feels that "the industry should take much more financial responsibility 
for education (especially in Australia) and with even less control over 
the decision making and planning."

Now there is a company in Australia that together with the Australian 
Goverment is going to build a information centre based on future 
networking and 4:GLs.

This company is UNISYS and the joint venture will be called ACUS
(Australian Centre for Unisys Software). They will employ 250
software developers, and also ave a graduate employment program, as
well as they build a Pacific/Asia training centre and are starting to
collaborate with Australian Third Party Software Houses.

I mean that at least that big ugly company tries to keep and spread
Computer Oriented Education - and have some financial responsibility
for education (even if the Goverment puts in some funds...).

And even better - I start working there next January - jiippee, away
from this freezing water in Sweden. I think ACUS will suit me fine,
because I vote yes for free information and responsibility for
spreading knowledge.

Reg,

Kent Sandvik