# Pearcey Foundation

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{{Short description|Australian organisation forcused on IT and telecommunications}}
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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](/source/Trevor_Pearcey) (1919–1998), an Australian engineer who led the team that created [CSIRAC](/source/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](/source/Information_communication_technology) industry, and each [state](/source/States_of_Australia) committee makes an annual award to the [ICT](/source/Information_communication_technology) professional in that state who has made the most outstanding professional, innovative or business achievement in the field of [ICT](/source/Information_communication_technology). 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](/source/Macquarie_Technology_Group)<ref name=mitchell2023/>
* 2024: [Svetha Venkatesh](/source/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](/source/Jean_Armstrong)<ref name=mitchell2023/>
* 2023: [Richard White](/source/Richard_White_(businessman))<ref name=mitchell2023/>
* 2024: [Svetha Venkatesh](/source/Svetha_Venkatesh)<ref name=wallbank2024/>
* 2024: [Andrew Dzurak](/source/Andrew_Dzurak)<ref name=wallbank2024/>
* 2024: Jan Kornweibel<ref name=wallbank2024/>

==References==
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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

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