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Booking West Tech Assemblage 2024 Tickets

Booking West Tech Assemblage 2024 Tickets

Book your tickets here for the 2024 West Tech Assemblage. This half-day conference will build on the work we have done over the last 9 years. The Assemblage keeps going from strength to strength and 2024 will be a landmark year for building accessibility in tech for all West Australians. {{ vc_btn: title=Click+here+to+book+your+ticket&style=outline-custom&outline_custom_color=%23003e52&outline_custom_hover_background=%23003e52&outline_custom_hover_text=%23ffffff&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252FWest-Tech-Assemblage-2024-Digital-Citizenship.eventbrite.com.au }} Drones … Continued

Online Safety for Seniors

Online Safety for Seniors

Being online and knowing the best online etiquette and how to stay safe can be overwhelming for any of us. Seniors are the fastest growing group online and with the training program Online Safety for Seniors by West Tech Assemblage Partner illuminance Solutions in collaboration with Switched on Seniors, our silver surfers are taught how … Continued

Tackling indigenous IT gap

Tackling indigenous IT gap

A group of keen learners with a hard drive to excel dialled up on their computer skills recently and imported a gigabyte of knowledge in a crash course on all things digital. The University of Notre Dame Australia teamed up with Perth-based consultant illuminance Solutions to run the first of its two-day digital literacy classes … Continued

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WTA 2019 – a success!

WTA again gathered the west tech industry together with start-ups, public and private organisations and businesses, academia, government officials and investors together. This time to take a stand and to address the issues around the digital literacy divide in our Indigenous communities in WA and to invite to collaborations around it.

Turn it up – Interview with Bumma Bippera Media 98.7FM

Turn it up – Interview with Bumma Bippera Media 98.7FM

Bumma Bippera Media 98.7FM is the first and only indigenous radio service in Cairns, QLD and they spoke with Nilesh on the day of the 2019 edition of West Tech Assemblage that put focus on the digital literacy divide in our Indigenous Australian community. illuminance Solutions launched their collaboration with the University of Notre Dame … Continued

Closing the Gap… as well as the digital divide

Closing the Gap… as well as the digital divide

Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace recently launched the ‘Advancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Action Plan’ to supplement the Federal Government’s ongoing Closing the Gap program. “This plan will target resources to lift the reading and numeracy outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander state school students in the early years (Prep to Year … Continued

New training program seeks to narrow digital literacy divide in Indigenous communities

New training program seeks to narrow digital literacy divide in Indigenous communities

The University of Notre Dame Australia and Illuminance Solutions have teamed up to tackle digital literacy in Broome’s Indigenous community. Training programs teaching people the basics of Microsoft Office programs including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel will roll out at Notre Dame’s Broome Campus next year and be taught by illuminance staff on site. Notre … Continued

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WA Tech Industry Off to a Flying Start in 2018

We’re already 2 months into 2018 and WA’s tech industry is off to a flying start. Thanks again to everyone who joined us at West Tech Assemblage 2017, capping off a great year of Western Australian business with style and optimism. Everyone left the evening with more friends, fuller bellies and wider smiles than they arrived with.

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That’s a wrap!

Thank you to all that was involved with WTA this year. We had a great time getting to know you, and hope that you enjoyed the company, the entertainment, the food and that you met new people to collaborate with over the next year. Remember to let us know about any innovations, solutions and maybe even products that was born as a result of West Tech Assemblage 2017!

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VIP Ticket Winner!

Join us at this year’s (and third ever) West Tech Assemblage, a special unique annual event where innovation and collaboration are not only celebrated but also fostered through cross-industry connections and borderless conversations. Click “Read more” to find out who won the VIP ticket lucky draw! We look forward to seeing you all on November 28th!

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More Speakers! Get Your Tickets now

Success doesn’t require competition, but rather, tightly-knit ecosystems. West Tech Assemblage brings together Perth’s Tech Community under one roof once a year. We invite you to join in on our celebration of collaboration and innovation in Western Australia. Read more to Purchase your tickets today and get to know more about our Speakers for West Tech Assemblage 2017!

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West Tech Assemblage 2017 – Wholesale Investor Highlight & Tech News

Come and join Western Australia’s finest technology entrepreneurs, innovators, start-ups, and organisations! Presenting Wholesale Investor as a Gold Sponsor! Australasia’s leading private investment platform connecting innovative private, pre-IPO & listed companies with high net worth and professional investors.

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Western Australia’s Tech Community is invited to celebrate innovation and collaboration

And so are you! Tickets are available for West Tech Assemblage 2017. Featuring Australia’s brightest entrepreneurs and professionals, West Tech Assemblage is gathering together the ‘who’s who’ of the Western Australian tech scene at the Government House Ballroom on the 28th of November to acknowledge and share.

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ECU – Platinum Sponsor Profile

Edith Cowan University (ECU) is an innovative university that prides itself on being relevant to the real world. With state-of-the-art facilities and high-quality teaching, ECU is a modern institution that offers the right balance of academic study and practical work as part of the University’s programs. ECU graduates have again given the University a 5-star rating for teaching quality in the 2018 Good Universities Guide.

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West Tech Assemblage 2017 Announcement

For the 3rd successive year and supported widely by industry, this is the annual gathering of Western Australia’s finest technology professionals, entrepreneurs, makers, innovators, startups, and organisations who believe in the power of collaboration.

Meeting of tech minds a WA first

Meeting of tech minds a WA first

All these people’s phones have been ringing more frequently over the past two months. Since the elevation of Malcolm Turnbull to Prime Minister, and the strident innovation focus he has brought to the job, the leaders in WA’s innovation and technology sectors feel a little more popular and relevant. And for the first time, they … Continued