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WITSA PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS. Harres Tan International Relations Chairman, PIKOM. What is WITSA ?. 50 national I T industry associations. Represents over 90% of world market. Founded in 1978 as the World Computing Services Industry Association. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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WITSA
PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS
Harres TanInternational Relations Chairman, PIKOM
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What is WITSA?
• 50 national IT industry associations
• Represents over 90% of world market
• Founded in 1978 as the World Computing Services Industry Association
• Host of Global and Regional Events
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Argentina Israel PortugalAustralia Italy Rep. of KoreaBangladesh Japan RomaniaBrazil Jordan SingaporeBulgaria Lithuania South AfricaCanada Malaysia SpainChinese Taipei Mexico SwedenColombia Mongolia ThailandCzech Republic Morocco United KingdomEcuador Nepal United StatesEgypt Netherlands UruguayFinland New Zealand VenezuelaFrance Northern Ireland WestBank&GazaGreece Norway Zimbabwe
China*, Vietnam, Indonesia, Kenya
Hong Kong Panama India Poland
WITSA Members
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WITSA Mission & Policy Agenda• TRADE: Facilitating international trade and
investment in IT products and services
• PUBLIC POLICY: Advocating policies that advance the industry's growth and development
• INDUSTRY COOPERATION: Strengthening WITSA's national industry associations
• NETWORKING: Providing members with access to their peers in nearly every geographic region of the world
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WITSA ReportsDigital Planet
Alliance for Global Business: Global Action Plan
WITSA Global Public Policy Report 2003
Global E-Readiness Report
Policy Statements
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WITSA’s Participation and Involvement in Global Public Policy
Activities
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Increasing Trade in IT Goods and ServicesIncreasing Trade in IT Goods and Services
**A WITSA Delegation to Participate in Cancun
The Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference will be held in Cancún, Mexico from 10 to 14 September 2003 to take stock of progress in negotiations.
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Enhancing Information SecurityEnhancing Information Security**WITSA has encouraged implementation of the OECD Guidelines.**
Revised OECD Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks adopted on 25 July 2002 to promote a “Culture of Security”
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Supporting ICT Infrastructure DeploymentSupporting ICT Infrastructure Deployment
**Drafting a WITSA Paper on Recent ICANN Developments in technical management of the Internet.**
**Drafting WITSA Statement on the Policy Implication of Radio Frequency Identifiers (RFIDs) in cooperation with MIT expert.**
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Facilitating ICT for E-GovernmentFacilitating ICT for E-Government
WITSA supports ICT solutions needed to change the way government is organized. Drafting Government Procurement paper
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Seizing the Digital OpportunitiesSeizing the Digital OpportunitiesWITSA is working to prevent a digital divide and to promote digital opportunities for all.
A WITSA delegation will attend the WSIS conference in Geneva in December 2003.
WITSA is working with associations in developing economies in its IT Mentoring Alliance Project
WITSA continues to be involved in the WSIS process.
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IT MENTORS ALLIANCE
Partnership
between
USAID and WITSA
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ALLIANCE GOALS
• Improve Association Management
• Improve Sustainability
• Enhance Issues Development
• Enhance Advocacy Capabilities
• Improve Linkage with Member Countries
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Active Programs
• Bangladesh
• Kenya
• Nepal
• Philippines
• Sri Lanka
• Senegal
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Activities
• Institutional Support
• Advocacy Support
• Specific Issue Training
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Computer Society of Kenya
• Founded 1986
• 3000 Individual Members
• 500 Company Members
• 600 Academic Institutions
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CSK Initiatives
• Strategic Plan
• 3-Year Budget
• Communications Program
• Formalized Advocacy Program
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NEEDS
• Travel Funds
• Issue Content
• Administrative Support
• Program Agenda