2024 WAITTA Highlights: Celebrating Excellence in Technology

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WA's technology community has had a remarkable year, showcasing our best in technology, innovation and talent.

The INCITE Awards

As WAโ€™s longest-running awards event, INCITE is more than a celebration โ€” itโ€™s a showcase of excellence that inspires and unites the WA technology community.

The gala, held July 19, 2024 honoured outstanding achievements across government, academia, and the private sector. 

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INCITE Awards: Insightful Conversations Mini-Series

WAITTA in collaboration with digital media partner Cohesion Co launched Insightful Conversations - a mini-series podcast on YouTube, profiling INCITE Awards winners. Watch all 4 episodes on YouTube.

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The Game Changer Awards 

The 2024 Game Changer Awards showcased the creativity and innovation of Western Australian students as they presented their STEM-driven ideas and solutions to real-world challenges.

Aligned with the United Nations' 17 Sustainability Goals, the event encouraged young minds to tackle pressing global issues through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 

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Putt4Dough

The 2024 Putt4Dough charity IT golf event was another standout, supporting the Perth Children's Hospital Foundation's PROTECT program.

The event featured special guest Matt Hale, Australia's Comedy Hypnotist, and thanks to the tech industry and community, we raised $82,000 this year for PCHF.

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From soul sisters found in unexpected places, to cultural pride worn openly in a room full of peers, to the quiet joy of presenting an award for the first time - this is what the 35th INCITE Awards felt like from the inside. …


Western Australia's Jim Owens has been an active participant in the State's technology community for more than four decades, and has spent the past 10 years documenting its people, ideas and innovations through photography and storytelling. In conversation with WAITTA's Shri Alagappan, he explains why he continues to follow the WA tech story. …


35 years, one incredible community. Thw 2026 INCITE Awards brought together the region's brightest minds to recognise innovation that's making a real difference - for our economy, our communities, and the next generation of WA talent. …


Part four - ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐„๐ซ๐š (๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿโ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”) - is out now, and it's the final chapter in our series. This is the era of the program's biggest refresh yet - and features the people shaping what comes after 35 years of backing WA talent. …


Part three of the ๐ˆ๐๐‚๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐ƒ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ, commissioned to mark 35 years of the INCITE Awards, picks up the story as WAITTA became an independent organisation and WA teams solidified our region's reputation for competing - and winning - at the iAwards and Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards. …


Part two of our ๐ˆ๐๐‚๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐ƒ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ: ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก & ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘โ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ) picks up the story as the awards scaled in size and professionalism - and as WA tech talent started stepping onto national and international stages through the iAwards and Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards. …


Part one of our ๐ˆ๐๐‚๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐ƒ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ซ๐š (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—๐Ÿโ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘) takes you back to 1991 - the same year the Internet was born - when Jim Ellis OAM and the founding committee decided Western Australia's tech innovators deserved to be celebrated, not overlooked. …


Join leaders from across healthcare, technology, government and industry for the official launch of Tech4Sick Kids, a strategic partnership between WAITTA and Perth Children's Hospital Foundation. …


Meet one of WAITTA's newest Board Directors, David Smith, in this quickfire Q&A! Find out why David put his hand up to be a WAITTA Board Director, and his aspirations for WA's technology innovation talent and ecosystem. …


Meet one of WAITTA's newest Board Directors, Dr Valentina Tiporlini, in this quickfire Q&A! Find out why Vale put her hand up to be a WAITTA Board Director, and her aspirations for WA's technology innovation talent and ecosystem. …


Launch of the 2026 WiTWA Tech [+] Awards: This event focuses on how the Tech [+] Awards work and provides practical nomination tips from past winners. Hear their experiences, gain useful insights, and connect with a community of women and allies in tech. …


Meet one of WAITTA's newest Board Directors, Dr Julie Boston, in this quickfire Q&A! Find out why Julie put her hand up to be a WAITTA Board Director, and her aspirations for WA's technology innovation talent and ecosystem. …


Co-Chairs Jess Etheridge and Cameron Zivkovic reflect on the 2025 INCITE Awards, celebrating Western Australia's innovation and technology talent with record attendance, national recognition, and community impact. …


WAITTA has released its 2025 Annual Report sharing insights into its three core programs as well as ongoing strategic work to uplift Western Australia's technology sector. …

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