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40th CEPIS COUNCIL – 12th April 2008Hotel Lev – Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ms Ljudmila Tozon

Counsellor, Telecommunications & Information Society, Permanent Representation of Slovenia to the EU, EU Presidency

Presidents Address

Meeting Agenda

Agenda 1/2

SESSION 1 – Morning – Council Administration

9.30 Guest Speaker Address – Ms Ljudmila Tozon

9.50 Presidents Opening Address

10.00 Meeting Agenda

10.05 Minutes from 39th Council

10.15 Membership Matters

- IT Star

- i-12

- Nordic Data Union

10.45 Coffee

Agenda 2/2

SESSION 2 – Mid Morning – Professionalism

11.00 Financial Matters

11.30 Professionalism

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

SESSION 2 – Mid Morning – Professionalism

14.00 Youth Professionalism – ISYP SIN

14.25 Legal and Security – LSI SIN

14.40 WG Freelance in IT

14.45 Education & Research TF

15.00 EU Activity – Building Influence in Europe

15.30 AOB President

20.00 Dinner at local Restaurant

Session 1 – Morning – Council Administration

39th Council Meeting Minutes

Financial Matters (Hon Treasurer)

- Accounts 2007

- Membership Fees 2008

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ResultsBrussels, April 3rd, 2008

Participants: Declan Brady, on behalf of CEPISDamien O‘Sullivan, on behalf of the ECDL-FoundationVolker Schanz, on behalf of the CEPIS Audit CommitteeDimitris Karagiannis, on behalf of the CEPIS Audit Committee withElena Miron, as Audit Committee Secretary

Agenda

• Review of Terms of Reference of the Audit Committee

• Review of 2007 Management Accounts

• Review 2006 Audit Report as template for 2007 Audit

• Review of 2008 Budget

• Agree next actions for Audit Committee

Results

• Previous years until 2006 have not been reviewed. The Audit Committee relies on the validations of the external audits.

• The Audit Report for 2006 is being acknowledged by the Audit Committee and considered as an appropriate template.

• The Audit Committee reviewed the “Profit and Loss Account” Points 1 – “Membership” – and 2 – “EU-Projects”. Due to the estimable amounts the review was not realized on a detailed level.

• The Management Accounts for 2007 will be reviewed by external auditors BB&B Bedrijfrevisoren; the Audit Committee will receive subsequently the external audit results.

• Mr. Brady will report during the CEPIS Execom Meeting on Point 3 – “Services Agreement/Other” of the “Profit and Loss Accounts 2007” .

• The Budget 2008 is planned to be reviewed after the accounts for 2007 have been approved by the external auditors and the Audit Committee.

Next Actions for Audit Committee

• Internal governance guidelines will be established for CEPIS

• Mr. Brady and Mr. O’Sullivan will provide the audited financial reports for CEPIS and ECDL to the Audit Committee

• The Audit Committee will review the internal governance guidelines

• The Audit Committee will meet again; the next date envisaged is June 2008

Accounts 2007

Services Agreement

CEPIS Membership Fees Paid to Date

Lithuania

UK

Germany

Slovenia

Italy

Poland

Luxembourg

Spain

Denmark

Serbia

Ireland

Cyprus

Finland

Sweden

Greece

Turkey

Romania

Bulgaria

Bosnia Herzegovina

Belgium

Slovakia

Netherlands

Austria

Norway

Iceland

Malta

Session 2 – Mid Morning – Professionalism

Membership Matters

- Execom Elections 2008

- Regional Groups Overview

- IT Star

- I-12

- Nordic Union

CEPIS Execom Elections

• President Elect (4 Years)

The President elect serves 1 year as President Elect, 2 Years as President, 1 year as Past President. The President Elect assist the President in the implementation of his duties as president, primarily in the public representation of CEPIS.

• Honorary Secretary (2 Years)

The Honorary Secretary is responsible for communication on all areas relating to constitution, standing orders to both members and applicants for membership.

• Honorary Treasurer (2 Years)

The Honorary Secretary is responsible for working with CEPIS executive in the preparation of annual budgets in line with strategy and overseeing CEPIS Financial Accounts, including the annual financial audit.

• Vice President (2 Years)

The Vice President must attend all Execom meetings. They will be appointed to chair an Executive committee of a chosen area of the Annual CEPIS Operational strategy

• Vice President (2 Years)

The Vice President must attend all Execom meetings. They will be appointed to chair an Executive committee of a chosen area of the Annual CEPIS Operational strategy

Professionalism

Review to date

Task Force Meeting

Discussion

CEPIS and I3P

Review to Date

• Professionalism as area of CEPIS focus proposed at Vienna meeting April 2006

• Discussion paper produced for Council in Prague April 2007

• Formal establishment by Council in Brussels November 2007

• TOR and Second discussion paper produced

• Task Force meeting April 11

Outputs of Professionalism Task Force Meeting – Fri 11th April

The Current European Perspective on IFIP Matters

• Europe is too culturally diverse to accept a single imposed professionalism standard

• There is a need to conduct a meta analysis of what is in the European space already

• The IFIP Model is not incompatible, and is complimentary to:

• MS certifications

• EUCIP

• National Certification of Professionals

• Difference between the “Anglo Saxon” and “Continental European” approach/outlook

• The Role of EQF ? / Bologna Process

• There is no tradition of code of ethics/practice/conduct in Europe (difficult to agree)

• Degree of Overlap with CBOK and EUCIP Professionalism

Outputs of Professionalism Task Force Meeting – Fri 11th April

Thought Provoking Comments ?

• Europe is too culturally diverse to have a common approach to professionalism

• We should have a Laissez Faire attitude to IFIP

• The CITP program is driven by a sense of self importance amongst a limited number of Individuals from the IT domain

• Will CEPIS be embarrassed if IFIP have success in Commonwealth countries and then present their success at a high level to the European Commission

• Is the involvement of IEEE / ACM diluting/expanding the area of Informatics Professionalism beyond a manageable level

• Should there be a formal responsibility to the end user

• Is IT business ultimately determined by Finance and Lawyers, from a market driven perspective

• The ICT players are essential for any professionalism campaign

• One way costs money (social responsibility) / there other is about making money

Outputs of Professionalism Task Force Meeting – Fri 11th April

What is the problem we are trying to solve?

• IT Practise not viewed as “real profession”

• Low esteem

• not attractive to students

• Little sense of responsibility to end-user

• No ownership of “fitness for purpose”

• Progress from Professional Skills to Professional Practise

Outputs of Professionalism Task Force Meeting – Fri 11th April

What should the European Approach to Professionalism be ?

(Independent of IFIP actions)

• We can’t be arbiters on behaviour

• Is there an opportunity costs for CEPIS members not being involved – Probably Not

• What are we trying to solve ? / Why are we trying to solve this Problem ?

• Define Common criteria for National bodies on Professional

• Skills & Education

• Capability

• Quality of Practice

• CEPIS should be advocated that this is reflected into the EQF

• CEPIS must then advocate why we propose this (economy / society)

• CEPIS secretariat will then approach Commission

• THEN CEPIS can look at creating a Symposium

Outputs of Professionalism Task Force Meeting – Fri 11th April

How should CEPIS interact with I3P?

• Influence from the inside

• Needs of European Member Societies

• Cooperate on “Body of Knowledge” with EuCIP Professional

• Facilitate, not fund

• Not a “channel to market”

Session 3 – Afternoon

CEPIS Strategy - Activities Review

Informatics Students and Young Professionals

- ISYP SIN

Legal and Security in Informatics (LSI SIN)

- Overview Presentation

- Data Retention Paper

- Online Banking Paper

Education & Research Task Force

- CEPIS E&R TF Position Paper on Universities and ICT

- Discussion Paper

Building Influence in Europe

CEPIS Strategy – Activities Review

AOB

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