skills shortages. Information technology lost its "cool" career allure

a decade ago with the dotcom bust. Then Australian corporations widely

embraced the financial benefits of offshoring. And these days a career

in IT has a further image problem – the ubiquity of the PC has given

rise to the perception that everyone has IT know-how. Meanwhile, the

call for enterprise architects and others who understand the nexus

where IT meets business strategy is turning into a roar. While

Australia's attempts to grow its own IT professionals are showing signs

of a turnaround, is this too little, too late?