The Pearcey Foundation is an Australian organisation dedicated to raising the profile of the Australian Information Technology and Telecommunications industry. The foundation was formed in 1998 and is named after
Trevor Pearcey
Trevor Pearcey (5 March 1919 – 27 January 1998) was a British-born Australian scientist, who created CSIRAC, one of the first stored-program electronic computers in the world.
Born in Woolwich, London, he graduated from Imperial College in 19 ...
, an Australian engineer who led the team that created
CSIRAC
CSIRAC (; ''Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Automatic Computer''), originally known as CSIR Mk 1, was Australia's first digital computer, and the fifth stored program computer in the world. It is the oldest surviving first-gener ...
, Australia's first and one of the world's earliest digital computers.
As part of its work, the Pearcey Foundation presents the
Pearcey Award
The Pearcey Awards are a set of prizes presented annually since 1998 by the Pearcey Foundation for achievement in the Australian ICT industry.
Pearcey Award Categories
Each year, the Pearcey Foundation presents 3 categories of award:
;Pearce ...
s each year. The Foundation awards the
Pearcey Medal to the Australian who has made the most outstanding lifetime contribution to the Australian
ICT industry, and each
state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States
* ''Our S ...
committee makes an annual award to the ICT professional in that state who has made the most outstanding professional, innovative or business achievement in the field of ICT.
References
* {{official website, http://www.pearcey.org.au/
Scientific organisations based in Australia