A cluster for the Northern Sydney region

CollabIT NSW has been developed by AIIA in conjunction with the NSW Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD) to provide a collaborative cluster for like-minded ICT companies within the North Sydney-North Ryde corridor. All interested companies in NSW are welcome to participate.

Our 2008 program

The CollabIT NSW program of activities is developed by our members.

Cluster capability register

CollabIT participants can advertise their capabilities in the CollabIT Capability Register to promote their specific skills and identify potential synergies with other companies. Contact Alastair James to be included in the CollabIT Capability Register in NSW.

Clustering collaborative technology

ICT companies are examining the web as a platform to help them develop partnerships with other like-minded companies. We provide information and briefings about social networking, wikis, webinars and inventive business models to assist companies to utilise these Web 2.0 developments for business purposes.

Economies of scale

Work in partnership with other cluster companies to create buying potential that would normally be limited to larger companies.

Multinational partnering opportunities

CollabIT's multinational partnering events can help unlock collaborative opportunities with large ICT companies. You'll hear speakers from multinational companies discuss their partnering programs and learn more about the development of successful relationships. Multinational companies also seek interest from the CollabIT network on  subcontract sharing and supply and partnering opportunities.

CollabIT networking and event meetings

Our networking events and meetings are managed to provide effective networking and introductions to others participating in CollabIT.

Trade missions and tradeshows

Trade missions provide opportunities for cluster participants to explore export market opportunities through collaboration. By joining forces within CollabIT, your company can leverage AIIA's purchasing power to reduce costs at specific tradeshows.

Researching ICT opportunities in the retail marketplace

Our Retail Market Special Interest Group is for those companies interested in selling ICT products and services into the retail marketplace. There are wide ranging opportunities across Australia's retail market, which include automotive, household durable goods, textiles, apparel and leisure equipment, hotels, restaurants and other leisure facilities, media production and services and consumer retailing manufacturers and distributors of food, beverages and tobacco and producers of non-durable household goods and personal products, and food and drug retailing companies.

Our steering committee

A steering committee oversees the activities of the NSW CollabIT Cluster, convened by Charles Lindop, a member of AIIA's NSW Committee. Charles has more than 25 years of experience in the ICT industry developing ICT businesses and entrepreneur support networks, including ATP Innovation's bizNetClub.

For more information, contact AIIA's NSW CollabIT Manager Alastair James on (02) 9416 6640.