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Yerevan, Armenia (V22)
WITSA Board of Directors Meeting
09:00 - 4:00 PM-Sunday, October 6, 2019Venue: Marriott Hotel
Room: Tigran Mets Hall
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• WI-FI Network:
– Password: WCIT2019
• Meeting web site: – https://witsa.org/witsa-bod-related-meetings-march-29-2019-minsk-
belarus/– Or “Members-Only” at https://witsa.org/membersonly/
Password: witsa123
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BLOCK 1:
INTRODUCTIONS/ROLL CALL
Board of Directors # Name & Title Association &
CountryAttending
1 Mr. Sean Seah PIKOM, Malaysia Yes2 Mr. Yannis Sirros SEPE, Greece Yes3 Mr. Francis Fong HKITF, Hong Kong Yes
4 Ms. Yvonne Chiu CISA, Taiwan Yes5 Mr. John Kyle BTD, Bermuda regrets6 Dr. Boris Komrakov InfoPark, Belarus Yes
7 Dr. Raul Colcher ASSESPRO, Brazil by phone8 Mr. Antonio Cimorra AMETIC, Spain Yes
9 Ms. Martha Dorris PSC, USA by phone
10 Mr. Hamano JISA, Japan regrets
11 Mr. Woo Keon Park FKII, Korea regrets
Board of Directors# Name & Title Association &
CountryAttending
12 Mr. Anibal H. Carmona CESSI, Argentina regrets
13 Mr. Olutayo Adeniyi ITAN, Nigeria Yes
14 Eng. Tarek Abd-elmonem Taha
EITESAL, Egypt Yes
15 Mr. Abdullah Kafi BCS, Bangladesh regrets16 Mr. Santiago Gutierrez CANIETI, Mexico regrets
17 Mr. Shivendra Singh NASSCOM, India regrets
18 Mr. Hemant Kumar Chaursaia
CAN, Nepal regrets
19 Mr. Julian David techUK, United Kingdom regrets
20 Dr. Vasile Baltac ATIC, Romania by phone21 Mr. Alexander Yesayan UATE, Armenia Yes
Member Attendees
# Name & Title Association & Country
Attending
1 Constantine Vasuk IT Ukraine Yes
2 Iryna Grygoryeva IT Ukraine Yes
3 Yulia Malich IT Ukraine Yes
4 Paul Moorby techUK Yes
5 David Wright teckUK Yes
6 Alberto Patron CESSI, Argentina Yes
7 Md. Shahid Ul Munir BCS, Bangladesh Yes
8 Suzie Azoyan UATE, Armenia Yes
Member Attendees
# Name & Title Association & Country
Attending
9 Armen Shahnazaryan UATE, Armenia Yes
10 Vahagn Poghosyan UATE, Armenia Yes
11 Manuk Hergnyan UATE, Armenia Yes
12 Arman Poghosyan UATE, Armenia Yes
13 Artak Chopuryan UATE, Armenia Yes
14 Vahram Merangulyan UATE, Armenia Yes
15 Gevorg Safaryan UATE, Armenia Yes
16 Sophie Mehrabyan UATE, Armenia Yes
Member Attendees# Name & Title Association &
CountryAttending
17 Irina Dumanyan UATE, Armenia Yes
18 Arsen Gevorgyan UATE, Armenia Yes
19 Hayk Yesayan UATE, Armenia Yes
20 Tigran Nazaryan UATE, Armenia Yes
21 Armen Kocharyan UATE, Armenia Yes
2223
Karen VardanyanChin Zen
UATE, ArmeniaCISA, Taiwan
YesYes
24 Ben Ja CISA, Taiwan Yes
25 Steve Won CISA, Taiwan Yes
26 Ron Gauci AIIA, Australia by phone
Secretariat Office Attendees
# Name & Title Association & Country
Attending
9 Dr. Jim Poisant WITSA Yes
10 Mr. Anders Halvorsen WITSA Yes
11 Mrs. Molly Waldron Poisant WITSA Yes
12 Mrs. Alicia Standridge WITSA Yes
Chairman’s Welcome Ms. Yvonne Chiu
WITSA BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S MEETING
Call to Order
&
Approval of MinutesDr. Jim Poisant
Welcome Remarks
Mr. Alexander Yesayan
UATE
STATUS: Mr. Nizar ZakkaDr. Jim Poisant
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WITSA’s Summary of Financial Position/Balance Sheet(As of AUGUST 31, 2019)
ASSETS Current AssetsCash Accounts 797,523.80 Accounts Receivables Net of Allowance 35,340.00Prepaid Expenses 27,613.48Investments – CD’s 268,359.46Net Fixed Assets 1,939.39Total Assets 1,130,776.13LIABILITIES & EQUITYCurrent LiabilitiesAccounts Payable 18,172.40Credit Card Payables 2,681.55Accrued Expenses 34,841.06Deferred Revenue 38,212.5TOTAL LIABILITIES 93,907.51
EQUITYUnrestricted Net Assets 660,901.95Net Income 375,966.67Total Equity 1,036,868.62
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 1,130,776.13
ACTUAL BUDGET $ OVER BUDGET
Total Revenue 792,551.87 453,533.00 339,018.87
Total Expenses 416,585.20 492,026.42 (75,441.22)
Changes in Net Assets 375,966.67 (38,493.42) 414,460.19
WITSA’s Statement of Activities – Budget vs. Actual(For Eight (8) Months Ending August 31, 2019)
Status on WCIT Licensing Payments (2019-2021) Dr. Jim Poisant
2019 Armenia Fee 750K (Paid in full)
2020 Malaysia (Balance of $187,500 to be paid byend of December, 2019)
2021 Bangladesh
Fee 750K (Paid in full)
BLOCK 2:
DECISION BLOCK
WITSA Director Change Requests
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FKII Korea requests that Mr. Woo Kean Park be replaced by Ms. Choi, Min-Hee
JISA requests that Mr. Hamano be replaced by Mr. Toshio Iwamoto
BCS requests that Mr. Abdullah Kafi be replaced by Md. Shahid Ul Munir
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July, 2019 ~ President & CEO, The Federation of Korean Information Industries
2018 ~ Member of The Presidential Commission on Policy Planning
2017 - Chair of Digital Communication Committee, Democratic party of Korea
2012 ~ 2016 Member of the National Assembly
2006 ~ 2008 Deputy Commissioner, Korea Broadcasting Commission
Ms. Choi, Min-Hee
Mr. Toshio Iwamoto
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• Principal Executive Advisor of NTT DATA Corporation, a leading global IT company with more than 120,000 employees across over 50 countries.
• Graduate of Tokyo University’s School of Engineering
• 2012 – 2018: President and Chief Executive Officer of NTT DATA Corporation
• Author of IT Kofuku-ron (2013) or The Never-Ending Progress - How Information Technology is Making the World a Better Place, and “Working for Yourself”
Md. Shahid Ul Munir
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Leadership at Bangladesh Computer Samity• President (At Present)• Secretary General (2012-2013)• Director (2010-2011)• Treasurer (2008-2009)
Convener of International Events in Bangladesh • BCSICTWORLD 2012
• BCS Digital Expo 2009
• BCS Digital Expo 2010
Entrepreneurship • Chairman of Epsilon Systems & Solution Ltd.
• CEO of Unicom Bangladesh
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Board Discussion & Vote
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Board Certificate Presentation
Status of WITSA’sBusiness Excellence Certification Program
Dr. Jim Poisant
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WITSA BECP
• WITSA launched its new Member program in Taiwan, Jordan and Malaysia;
• The Business Excellence Certification Program (BECP) is designed for its member associations and their affiliate member companies to be internationally recognized;
• Program recognizes business professionalism and integrity
WITSA’s Business Certification Program (BECP) Officially Launched!
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The annual fee for each company varies depending on the number of employees in each company.
• 1-9 Employees - USD 99.00 (per company) • 10-19 Employees- USD 199.00 (per company)• 20-49-Employees- USD 250.00 (per company)• 50 + Employees - USD 500.00 (per company)
WITSA PROPOSES A 50/50 SPLIT IN REVENUE
Annual Cost Structure For Certification
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Live BECP Demonstration
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Call for New Member Countries
WITSA BECP
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WCIT 2019-ARMENIA
WCIT 2020-MALAYSIA
WCIT 2021- BANGLADESH
WCIT 2022 – STATUS UPDATE
STATUS ON WITSA’S WORLD CONGRESSES
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Status: WCIT 2019 Armenia
Alexander Yesayan
WCIT 2019 - Armenia
Status: WCIT 2020 Malaysia
Mr. Sean Seah
WCIT 2020 - Malaysia
Status: WCIT 2021 Bangladesh
Md. Shahid Ul Munir
WCIT 2021 - Bangladesh
Status: WCIT 2022Dr. Jim Poisant
WCIT 2022
Standing Committee Updates
1. Finance Committee Mr. Sean Seah
2. GPAC Committee Mr. Alexander YesayanMr. Anders Halvorsen
3. Education & Training Committee
Dr. Boris Komrakov
Finance Committee
Mr. Sean Seah
Finance CommitteeMr. Sean Seah
Finance Committee Report (As of August 31, 2019)
InvestmentsCertificate of Deposit -Middleburg Bank (36 months) $111,151.17Certificate of Deposit- Middleburg Bank (30 Months) $157,208.29Capital One Bank Money Market (Savings) $1,091.22Wells Fargo (Checking) $247,415.82Wells Fargo Savings $549,016.76
*This total represents the cash & investment accounts (liquid assets).Total WITSA assets, as reported on slide 15 are: $1,130,776.13
Global Policy Action Committee
Mr. Alexander YesayanMr. Anders Halvorsen
Global Policy Action Committee
WITSA Policy Activities
• Organized Main Session on Globalization (Moderator Jim Poisant) April 3, 2019
• Meeting with the International Organization on Migration (IOM) April 1 (Bilateral)
• The World Economic Forum (WEF) April 2 (Bilateral)• The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) April 4
(Bilateral)
For more information, see: https://witsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TripReport_April2019-Geneva.pdf
Activities: UNCTAD Ecommerce Week 2019 (Geneva)
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Issued Joint Statement with DIGITALEUROPE and other organizations, providing recommendations to the governments participating in the August 24-26 G7 Summit in Biarritz, France:
• Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT)• AI for All
For more information, see:Press release: https://witsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/G7-Press-release-final.pdfJoint Statement: https://witsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/G7-Biarritz-Joint-Statement.pdf
Activities: G7 Summit Recommendations
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Recent activities: • DTN held a seminar Entitled “International Transfers of Data: What the digital
economy needs, and how that relates to existing WTO obligations,” at the WTO in Geneva attended by digital trade negotiators of over 50 countries on 19th July [see summary]
• UNCTAD DE-Commerce Week, Geneva (April)Workshop Session: Free Flow of Data and Data Protection: How do we square the circle?
DTN FundingThe DTN activities require substantial funding. All partners are required to seek sponsorships among their memberships. There are three levels available: Bronze £7,000; Silver £17,000; and Gold £27,000. A sponsorship brochure is available here.
ACTION: Circulation of DTN Sponsorship brochure to WITSA members with request for wide distribution among corporate memberships.[If WITSA can get some companies to join, we’ll get to keep 50% of the revenue first year, and 30% the second]
Activities: Digital Trade Network (DTN)
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Global Policy Action Committee
DISCUSSION & APPROVAL
• Supporting Digital Trade Rules for Innovation and Sustainable Economic Development: A Case for a Trade Agreement
• Draft circulated Oct. 2nd. • At the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference in December 2017, 70 countries agreed to
work together on developing new digital trade rules. The last two decades have seen the exponential growth of domestic and cross-border electronic commerce. Despite this fast increase in electronic transactions, there are no specific multilateral rules in the WTO regulating this type of trade.
• The statement seeks to provide input into the ongoing negotiations in Geneva, seeking consensus on the scope and particulars of a future WTO plurilateral ecommerce agreement, having now expanded to include some 80 WTO members by the July 2019 round, accounting for more than 90 percent of global digital trade
• WITSA also works closely with its partners of the Digital Trade Network (DTN), a new initiative providing a permanent private sector resource for digital trade policy makers in Geneva. Through DTN, WITSA works to build an impartial, broad base of international supporters to work with the WTO, the UN Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the International Trade Centre (ITC), and related economic policy agencies in Geneva with a focus on the networked economy.
For Discussion & Approval: Draft Statement on Digital Trade
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Global Policy Action Committee
SEEKING DRAFTING GROUP VOLUNTEERS
Policy Recommendations for Big Tech• Anti-trust & competition• National Security & encryption• Political interference (ads)• Misinformation & accountability• Privacy concerns/rights
• Statement: Connecting the Next Billion (drafting volunteers requested)
• Annual WITSA membership & policy survey (Dec/Jan)
Further GPAC Activities
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Education & Training Committee
Dr. Boris Komrakov
STATUS WITSA’S REGIONAL OFFICES
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European Regional Office
Dr. Boris Komrakov
Status of Minsk, Belarus Office
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Asia/Pacific Regional Office
Ms. Yvonne Chiu
Status of Taiwan Office
WITSA Regional Vice Chairman Presentations
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1. North America
2. Latin America
3. Caribbean
4. Africa
5. Middle East/North Africa
6. European Union
7. Europe (Non-EU)
8. Asia Pacific
Regional Reports & Issues of Interest in Each Region Roundtable Discussion
LUNCH60 MINUTES
WITSA’S SECRETARIAT (SEC)/Regional Vice Chairs (RVC):• SEC continues to work with each (RVC) to identify existing
and potential WITSA association members• RVC is being presented with specific action/s be taken to
communicate with each prospective member• SEC updated membership recruitment marketing package to
include additional value propositions for 2020• SEC and RVC will work together to reach out to Associate
members in order to reestablish them as full-paying members• A summary report will be presented by the RVC and the SEC
at each BOD meeting.
WITSA MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN (2019)
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Ms. Molly Poisant & Ms. Alicia Standridge
• In June, WITSA Sec launched new Member Portal to all administrative main contacts
• In early September, the Member Portal was launched to all individual members
• Response rate over 50%• Real time updates to WITSA Membership info• New system will issue 2020 invoices directly & receive online
payments • Additional functionality (member-to-member connections, etc.)
WITSA’s MEMBERSHIP MANAGEMENT PORTAL (CRM)Ms. Molly Poisant
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With the increased revenue from WCIT licensing fees over the past few years, WITSA dues have been markedly reduced:
WITSA MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN (2019) – Historical DataMr. Anders Halvorsen
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Level Dues 2012 20191 20,000 5,0002 10,000 2,5003 7,500 1,0004 5,000 5005 3,750 2506 2,500 N/A7 1,250 N/A8 1,000 N/A9 500 N/A10 250 N/A
• 29 member associations have paid dues for 2019• Total 2019 dues collected YTD: $25,868.00• An additional 7 member association paid their 2018 during
this calendar year• Total 2018 dues collected YTD: $8,150.00• Total collected by September 30, 2019, $34,018.00
• 21 member associations have not paid for 2019• 5 member associations still yet to pay.• 7 member associations indicated they do not intend to pay 2019
dues (most wish to stay as Associate Members for this term.)• 9 member associations have been unresponsive
MEMBERSHIP PAYMENT UPDATE Ms. Alicia Standridge
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Memorandum of Understandings:– UNCTAD (UN Agency) Geneva- ITU (UN Agency) Geneva- US International Council on People w Disabilities- Source America (US Agency for People w Disabilities - ASOCIO (ASIA)- InclusiteWorking on:- World Health Organization - Global Business & Disability Network (Geneva)- Digital Europe Regional Association MOU - Aficta
Global Partners: (Confirmed)III Taiwan (Thank you, Yvonne)
WITSA’s GLOBAL OUTREACH & BRANDINGMAJOR AGREEMENTS Dr. Jim Poisant
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BLOCK 3:
DISCUSSION & PRESENTATIONS
2019 WITSA ICT Global Excellence Awards
Eminent Persons Award /Nominations and Selection
Mr. Anders Halvorsen
WITSA Awards Mr. Anders Halvorsen
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CHAIRMAN'S AWARDBangladesh Vision 2021: Nominated by: BCS Bangladesh
PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AWARDIoT Augmented Airfield Service System: Nominated by HKITF Hong Kong
DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY/INCLUSION AWARDLifelong Learning for Persons with Disabilities: Nominated by EiTESAL Egypt
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AWARDGive 543: Nominated by CISA Taiwan
INNOVATIVE E-HEALTH SOLUTIONS AWARDACE VR Limited: Nominated by HKITF Hong Kong
DIGITAL INNOVATION AWARD“A.I. powered vessel monitoring”: Nominated by: SEPE Greece
E-EDUCATION & LEARNING AWARDSunnet Co.: Nominated by CISA Taiwan
WITSA Awards: 2019 Winners
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• Scooter2Infra Safety System• Chipside• “Genius Pocket” (by Affin Bank Berhad, Malaysia) • Dr. Yi-Bing Lin – Smart Farming• EverComm Uni-Tech Singapore• Blockcord (by Agmo Studio Sdn Bhd) • ICT Innovation for Self-Service Ophthalmoscope• Electronic Health Record (EHR)• M-POWER Information Corporation LTD• CXA Group Pte. Limited• SMART Maintenance platform (by Serba Dinamik IT Solutions) • Yoti• StartEvo KIDIBOT (by Kuantero Srl)
WITSA Awards: 2019 Merit Awards
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Many thanks for your valuable contributions and support!
• Dr. Jim Poisant, Committee Chairman• Yvonne Chiu, Chairman• Mr. Stan Singh (Malaysia)• Mr. Yannis Sirros (Greece)• Ms. Nancy Volesky (Bermuda)• Mr. Simon Spier (UK)• Mr. Gary Beach (USA)• Mr. Colley Hwang (Taiwan)• Mr. Ben Jai (Taiwan)• Francis Fong (Hong Kong)
WITSA Awards: 2019 Awards Selection Committee
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• WITSA established its highest award called WITSA’s Eminent Persons Award in 2010. The award recognizes those individuals who have made a significant and profound positive difference in the lives of others.
• Since establishing the award in 2010, its recipients have included Dr Nelson Mandela, Dr Mike Lazaratis, Dr Vint Cerf, Dr. Robert Khan, Dr John O’Sullivan & Dr Percival, as well as Dr. Miguel Ângelo Laporta Nicolelis, a scientist best known for his pioneering work in "reading monkey thought", and Dr. William Magee, Jr., CEO and Co-Founder of Operation Smile, who has dedicated the past 32 years to helping improve the health and lives of children and young adults around the world.
• The intent of the Award is to recognize individuals who have made or continue to make significant contributions to mankind. These contributions are not necessarily ICT related.
WITSA Awards: 2019 Eminent Persons Award
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WITSA Awards: 2019 Eminent Persons Award Mr. Karen Vardanyan
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• 2019 Winner: Mr. Karen Vardanyan, Executive Director of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises of Armenia (UATE)
• The award acknowledges Mr. Vardanyan’s life-long service to the development of the Armenian ICT/high tech sector, absolute dedication and commitment to championing the design, introduction and scaling up of “Armath” engineering laboratories in Armenia, as well as his personal pledge to replicate this successful model in other countries facing developmental challenges and aspiring to achieve better livelihoods via the utilization of breakthrough educational technologies.
• More info at: https://witsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/WITSA_2019_Eminent_Persons_Award_request.pdf
WITSA Awards: 2019 Eminent Persons Award Anders Halvorsen
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WITSA DIRECTOR’S TRAVEL ALLOCATION PROGRAM 2019
Ms. Molly Poisant
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a) For 2019: Budget allocation of $1,000.00/year (max), per Director to attend physical BOD and BOD/GA meetings (BOARD APPROVED)
b) Governance standards for the program:WITSA will pay for lodging expenses for each director up to (Max) 1K per year (Upon Director’s request) (No personal expenses)
c) Statusd) Suggested Change for 2020: WCIT 2020 Travel Only
Director Travel Financial Allotment Dr. Jim Poisant & Ms. Molly Poisant
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Dates:
March 24/25, 2020: Penang, Malaysia September 13, 2020: Penang, MalaysiaSpring 2021 (Open)
WITSA Board of Directors Meeting Calendar
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Network Readiness ReportDr. Jim Poisant
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OPEN DISCUSSION
AdjournmentThank You
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