WITSA Board of Director’s MeetingDecember 1, 2008, Hyderabad, India

Agenda  Items PIC Estimate Time Time

1Chairman's Remarks Dato' Dan E Khoo 5 1330 - 13352Call to Order Dr. Jim Poisant 5 1335 - 13403Welcome Remarks from NASSCOM Mr. Som Mittal 5 1340 - 1345

4Approval of Board of Directors Meeting held on September 4, 2008 Dr. Jim Poisant 5 1345 - 1350

5Matters Arising Dr. Jim Poisant 5 1350 - 13556WITSA Financial Report Dr. Jim Poisant 10 1355 - 14057WITSA Membership: WITSA Vice Chairmen 30 1405 - 1435

i) Membership Applications

WITSA Vice Chairmen to present membership applications from their regions where applicable

- Membership request from the Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria (ITAN); Mr. Jimson Owodunni OLUFUYE, President

ii) Regional Presentation & Discussion from each region a. Africa Mr. Waudo Siganga; CSK b. Middle East and North Africa Mr. Nizar Zakka; PCA c. Eastern Europe Dr. Vasile Baltac; ATIC

d. Western Europe Dr. Bernd W.E. Taselaar; ICT -Office

e. Latin America Ms. Mar Duque, AETIC f. North America Mr. Bernd Courtois; ITAC g. Asia-Pacific Mr. Atsushi Nishijyo; JISA

Agenda (Cont’d)  Items PIC Estimate Time Time

8WITSA Bylaws Dr. Jim Poisant & Mr. Jim Lewis 55 1435 - 1530

Discussion 9Global Public Policy Conference 2009 Update: Dr. Jim Poisant 10 1530 - 1540

Progresss report 10World Congress 2010 Update ICT-Office 10 1540 - 1550

Progresss report 11World Congress 2012 Update ITAC 5 1550 - 1555

Progresss report 12Committee Meetings Report (Discussion & Adoption of proposal)

Finance/Audit/Compensation Committee 5 1555 - 1600 Global Trade Committee Mr. Looi Kien Leong, PIKOM 5 1600 - 1605 Membership Committee Mr. Ian Birks, AIIA 5 1605 - 1610 Public Policy Committee Mr. Phil Bond,ITAA 5 1610 - 1615

13WITSA Goals Dato' Dan E Khoo 10 1615 -1625 Review and adoption

14Business Plan Dr. Jim Poisant 10 1625 - 1635 Review and adoption

15Corporate Identity & Branding Dr. Jim Poisant 10 1635 - 1645

Review and adopt WITSA logo and proposed Corporate Identity & Branding for WITSA

16Change of Name from Global Public Policy Conference Dr. Jim Poisant 5 1645 - 1650 Review and adoption

17Status of Relationships with International Organizations Dr. Jim Poisant 5 1650 - 165518Founding Partners Presentation 20 1655 - 171519Meeting Calendar and Other Business Dr. Jim Poisant 10 1715 - 1725

Selection of date forSpring 2009 WITSA Board of Directors and Committee Meeting

- Amsterdam, Netherlands (ICT-Office) 20Adjournment

  Total of minutes 235  

Chairman’s Remark

By Dato’ Dan E Khoo

Call to Order

By Dr. Jim Poisant

Welcome Remarks from NASSCOM

By Mr. Som Mittal

Approval of Minutes of BOD Meeting

• To confirm the Minutes of BOD Meeting held on September 4, 2008

Note: The Minutes of Meeting were circulated with the notice and meeting materials as posted online at http://www.witsa.org/hyderabad08

Action:  Need  a  proposer  &  seconder  to  confirm  the minutes

By Dr. Jim Poisant

Matters Arising

• To discuss matters arisingITEM DESCRIPTION ACTION

Pg 3: Item 8, WITSA Bylaws Status

Consolidate Board’s suggestion to enhance the existing draft and identify issues

Refer to Agenda Item 8

Pg 3: Item 9, Establishment of Committees

Respective Chairmen to work on their committees

Refer to Agenda Item 12

Pg 4: Item 11, Status of GPPC 2009

Event materials Refer to Agenda Item 9

Pg 4: Item 13,WITSA’s Business Plan

Required Boards comments and suggestion

Refer to Agenda Item 14

By Dr. Jim Poisant

WITSA Financial Report

• Financial for 2008 (Appendix A)– Budget Nov-Dec 2008– Profit Loss: Budget vs. Actual for Jan-Oct 2008– Statement of Revenues and Expenses (Cash

Basis) for October and the ten (10) months ended October 31, 2008

– Statement of Assets, Liabilities & Changes in Net Assets (Cash Basis), October 31, 2008

Action: To review the 2008 Financial

By Dr. Jim Poisant

WITSA Financial Report

• Budget for year 2009 (Appendix A)

Note: WITSA Finance documents were circulated with the notice and other meeting materials as posted online at http://www.witsa.org/hyderabad08

Action: To approve the budget for year 2009

By Dr. Jim Poisant

WITSA Membership

i. Membership Applications• WITSA Vice Chairmen to present

membership applications from their regions where applicable– Membership request from the Information

Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria (ITAN); Mr. Jimson Owodunni OLUFUYE, President

Action: To approve membership

By WITSA Vice Chairmen

WITSA Membership

ii. Regional  Presentation  &  Discussion  from each region

By WITSA Vice Chairmen

a. Africa Mr. Waudo Siganga; CSK

b. Middle East and North Africa Mr. Nizar Zakka; PCA

c. Eastern Europe Dr. Vasile Baltac; ATIC

d. Western Europe Dr. Bernd W.E. Taselaar; ICT-Office

e. Latin America Ms. Mar Duque, AETIC (for Dr. Cassino)

f. North America Mr. Bernd Courtois; ITAC

g. Asia-Pacific Mr. Atsushi Nishijyo; JISA

WITSA Bylaws

• There are 14 Open Issues in the revised bylaws (Appendix B)

Note: WITSA Revised Bylaws documents were circulated with the notice and other meeting materials as posted online at http://www.witsa.org/hyderabad08

Action: To discuss the open issues and resolve

By Dr. Jim Poisant / Mr. Jim Lewis

Global Public Policy Conference 2009 Update

By Dr. Jim Poisant On behalf of Mr. John Kyle of Bermuda Chamber of

Commerce

World Congress 2010 Update

By ICT-Office

World Congress 2012 Update

• To bring further engagement, ITAC Board delegation planned to attend WCIT 2010

• To explore the use of web technologies to reach out and engage students in WCIT 2012. A great opportunity to interest them in ICT and ICT careers

• Working with Industry Canada and Foreign Affairs to attract other international events around WCIT 2012, as was done in Kuala Lumpur

By Mr. Bernard Courtois, ITAC

Committee Meetings Report 

Action:  To  discuss  and  adopt  respective proposal

Finance/Audit/Compensation Committee

Global Trade Committee By Mr. Looi Kien Leong, PIKOM

Membership Committee By Mr. Ian Birks, AIIA

Public Policy Committee By Mr. Phil Bond,ITAA

By Committee Chairmen

WITSA Goals

• Revised WITSA Goals

Action: To review and adopt

By Dato’ Dan E Khoo

Business Plan

• Revised WITSA Business Plans (Appendix C)

Note: Revised WITSA Business Plans documents were circulated with the notice and other meeting materials as posted online at http://www.witsa.org/hyderabad08

Action: To review and adopt

By Dr. Jim Poisant

Corporate Identity & Branding

• WITSA proposed Corporate Identity and Branding for WITSA (Appendix D)

Note: WITSA proposed Corporate Identity and Branding documents were circulated with the notice and other meeting materials as posted online at http://www.witsa.org/hyderabad08

Action: To review and adopt

By Dr. Jim Poisant

WITSA Logo

• WITSA new logo designs must meet the following criteria:– WITSA’s vision and mission– WITSA’s corporate identity – Clear and bold to represent WITSA being the leading

recognized voice of the global ICT industry

Note: Contest logos were circulated with the notice and other meeting materials as posted online at http://www.witsa.org/hyderabad08

Action: To approve new WITSA logo

By Dr. Jim Poisant

Shortlisted New Logo Designs 

www.witsa.org 04/19/23

Design 1 Design 2 Design 3

Design 4 Design 5

By Dr. Jim Poisant

Change of Name from GPPC to GPPS

• Request on the change of name from Global Public Policy Conference to Global Public Policy Summit

Action: To review and vote on the change 

By Dr. Jim Poisant

Status of Relationships with International Organizations

Strategic Planning Meeting March 2008 (USA)• WITSA’s Vision• WITSA must be recognized by International

Organizations

Two Active Relationship (Formal Agreement)• The United Nations

– Meeting in Summer of 08 in NYC• The Global Alliance for International for

Information and Communications and Development (GAID)

• Results: Formal Agreement (Handout)

By Dr. Jim Poisant

Status of Relationships with International Organizations

Highlight of Agreement• Cooperation• Networking opportunities• Dr. Poisant will attend key meetings• Exchange information• Consider speakers at events/conferences• Offering Technical advice when appropriate• Schedule events at same locations and adjoining

dates

By Dr. Jim Poisant

Status of Relationships with International Organizations

The Inter American Development Bank (IADB) (Latin America and Caribbean)

•Dr. Cassino’s lead•Several meetings in Washington DC•MOU agreed upon in principle by IADB

By Dr. Jim Poisant

Status of Relationships with International Organizations

Highlights of Agreement

• IADB receives investment capital from Country members (International)

• IADB invests in ICT project and development• IADB needs WITSA to bring an objective

voice into (ICT) decisions• WITSA members can fill this need

By Dr. Jim Poisant

Founding Partner Presentation

• A 10 minutes presentation

By Founding Partner Representative

Corporation Country Representative

Multimedia Development Corporation Sdn Bhd

Malaysia

Mexico IT Mexico

Meeting Calendar and Other Business (1/2)

• Selection of Spring 2009 WITSA Board of Directors and Committee Meeting– Amsterdam, Netherlands (ICT-Office)

Action:  To  discuss  and  confirm  date  of  next BOD meeting

By Dr. Jim Poisant

Meeting Calendar and Other Business (2/2)

• Any Other Matters

Action:  To  open  to  the  Board  of  Directors  if there are any other issues

By Dr. Jim Poisant