technological changes. Australian ICT sector has close to 25000 firms generating revenue of close to $90 billion and employing around 240,000 professionals. Social Origin Australia is a mix of distinct of established traditions and new influences. Its original inhabitants were the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. They are known to have one of the world’s oldest cultural traditions. There is evidence that they have been living in Australia for close to 50,000 years. The rest of them are migrants who arrived in Australia from 200 odd countries. The first lot of migrants came mainly from Europe. They were followed by migrants from Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Africa. Culture Australians are said to be the hardest-working people in the developed world. They are mostly informal with their workplace colleagues and generally call each other by their first names. They prefer to queue up while waiting to be served. Also, being on time for meetings is crucial. Australia is an egalitarian society. This means that there are no class distinctions and there is equal opportunity to everyone. If one is committed and hard working then he can realize his dreams. Australians love their sports. In spite of having a relatively small population, they excel in many sports like rugby, cricket, hockey and several others. The government uses sports to build active and healthy communities. Not surprisingly, English is the national language. However, there are more than 200 different languages spoken in Australia. Italian, Greek, Mandarin and Arabic are the other popular languages. Australia respects and accepts cultural diversity (Cultural Diversity, 2008). Facts Australia’s current population is over 21 million. Most of the Australians prefer to live in big coastal cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, etc. The women (50.6%) outnumber the men (49.4) in Australia by a small margin. Interestingly, more than 40% of Australians were born outside or have at least one parent who was born overseas. Technological Tech Australia Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry is the 11th largest in the world and also the 4th largest in the Asia-Pacific region. This sector includes businesses providing computer and telecommunications services as well as hardware sales and service. The ICT sector has played a key role in Australia’s economic growth. Some of the leading areas of work in this sector include software development, networking, e-commerce and gaming. A number of multinational ICT firms have their regional headquarters for the
technological changes. Australian ICT sector has close to 25000 firms generating revenue of close to $90 billion and employing around 240,000 professionals. Social Origin Australia is a mix of distinct of established traditions and new influences. Its original inhabitants were the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. They are known to have one of the world’s oldest cultural traditions. There is evidence that they have been living in Australia for close to 50,000 years. The rest of them are migrants who arrived in Australia from 200 odd countries. The first lot of migrants came mainly from Europe. They were followed by migrants from Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Africa. Culture Australians are said to be the hardest-working people in the developed world. They are mostly informal with their workplace colleagues and generally call each other by their first names. They prefer to queue up while waiting to be served. Also, being on time for meetings is crucial. Australia is an egalitarian society. This means that there are no class distinctions and there is equal opportunity to everyone. If one is committed and hard working then he can realize his dreams. Australians love their sports. In spite of having a relatively small population, they excel in many sports like rugby, cricket, hockey and several others. The government uses sports to build active and healthy communities. Not surprisingly, English is the national language. However, there are more than 200 different languages spoken in Australia. Italian, Greek, Mandarin and Arabic are the other popular languages. Australia respects and accepts cultural diversity (Cultural Diversity, 2008). Facts Australia’s current population is over 21 million. Most of the Australians prefer to live in big coastal cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, etc. The women (50.6%) outnumber the men (49.4) in Australia by a small margin. Interestingly, more than 40% of Australians were born outside or have at least one parent who was born overseas. Technological Tech Australia Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry is the 11th largest in the world and also the 4th largest in the Asia-Pacific region. This sector includes businesses providing computer and telecommunications services as well as hardware sales and service. The ICT sector has played a key role in Australia’s economic growth. Some of the leading areas of work in this sector include software development, networking, e-commerce and gaming. A number of multinational ICT firms have their regional headquarters for the
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