{{Short description|Australian organisation forcused on IT and telecommunications}} {{use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} The '''Pearcey Foundation''' is an Australian organisation dedicated to raising the profile of the Australian information technology and telecommunications industry.
==History== The Pearcey Foundation was formed in 1998. It is named after Trevor Pearcey (1919–1998), an Australian engineer who led the team that created CSIRAC, Australia's first and one of the world's earliest digital computers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/back-to-the-glory-days-20030909-gdhcsk.html|title=Back to the glory days|date=September 9, 2003|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>
==Pearcy Awards== As part of its work, the Pearcey Foundation presents the Pearcey Awards 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 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. Exceptional individuals are inducted into the Pearcey Hall of Fame.<ref name=wallbank2024>{{cite web | last=Wallbank | first=Paul | title=2024 Pearcey Awards recognise industry pioneers | website=Information Age | date=20 November 2024 | url=https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2024/2024-pearcey-awards-recognise-industry-pioneers.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250622082613/https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2024/2024-pearcey-awards-recognise-industry-pioneers.html | archive-date=22 June 2025 | url-status=live | access-date=16 September 2025}}</ref><ref name=mitchell2023>{{cite web | last=Mitchell | first=Sean | title=Pearcey Foundation announces 2023 National Awards recipients | website=ChannelLife Australia | date=31 October 2023 | url=https://channellife.com.au/story/pearcey-foundation-announces-2023-national-awards-recipients | access-date=16 September 2025}}</ref>
===Pearcey Medal=== Winners of the Pearcey Medal include: * 2023: David and Aidan Tudehope, founders of Macquarie Technology Group<ref name=mitchell2023/> * 2024: Svetha Venkatesh<ref name=wallbank2024/>
===Pearcey Hall of Fame=== Inductees into the Pearcey Hall of Fame: * 2023: David and Aidan Tudehope<ref name=mitchell2023/> * 2023: Jean Armstrong<ref name=mitchell2023/> * 2023: Richard White<ref name=mitchell2023/> * 2024: Svetha Venkatesh<ref name=wallbank2024/> * 2024: Andrew Dzurak<ref name=wallbank2024/> * 2024: Jan Kornweibel<ref name=wallbank2024/>
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==External links== *{{official website|http://www.pearcey.org.au/}}
Category:Foundations based in Australia Category:Scientific organisations based in Australia Category:Scientific research foundations Category:1998 establishments