IT companies have been advised to hang on to their staff in the new year, with the Australian Information Industry Association warning that attrition rates will stay high unless firms take steps to retain their employees.

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has strengthened its presence in Canberra with the appointment of 20-year government relations veteran Simon Bush as general manager of policy & advocacy.

The Australian Information Industry Association has called on its members and counterpart associations throughout Asia to invest in the proposed new centre to commercialise digital health and devices into Indo-Asia.