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WITSA Board of Director’s Meeting

March 3, 2010 (Conference Call)

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Agenda (1/2)

Time Duration Description PIC

19:00-19:05 5 min Call to Order & Opening Remarks Dan

19:05-19:07 2 min Roll Call Jim

19:07-19:09 2 min Approval of Minutes Jim

19:09-19:14 5 min Matters Arising Jim

19:14-19:24 10 min Treasurers Report Silvia

Standing Committee Reports

19:24-19:29 5 min Finance/Audit/Compensation Silvia

19:29-19:34 5 min Global Trade Committee Looi

19:34-19:39 5 min Membership Committee Ian

19:39-19:44 5 min Public Policy Committee Anders/Jim

19:44-19:49 5 min Nominating Committee Dan

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Agenda (2/2)Time Duration Description PIC

19:49-19:59 10 min WITSA MembershipMembership Application

1) Assespro Sao Paulo

2) SLASSCOM Nishijo

WITSA Events Reports

19:59-20:04 5 min World Congress 2010 Update Bernd

20:04-20:09 5 min World Congress 2012 Update Claude

20:09-20:14 5 min GPPS 2009 Post Report John

20:14-20:19 5 min Discussion on WCIT 2014 Jim

20:19-20:29 10 min WITSA ICT Global/National Excellence Awards

Anders

20:29-20:34 5 min Status on WITSA Regional Offices Jim

20:34-20:36 2 min Board of Directors Attendance(for record purposes only)

Dan

20:36-20:39 3 min WITSA Meetings in Amsterdam Jim

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Call to Order

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Opening RemarksDato’ Dan E Khoo

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Roll CallDr. Jim Poisant

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Board of Directors (1/2)

No CITY DIRECTOR ASSOCIATION ATTENDANCE

1 Abuja Dr. Jimson Olufuye ITAN

2 Amsterdam Mr. Bernd W. E. Taselaar ICT~Office

3 Athens Mr. Yannis Sirros SEPE

4 Beirut Mr. Nizar Zakka PCA

5 Beunos Aires Dr. Jorge A Cassino CESSI

6 Bucharest Dr. Vasile Baltac ATIC

7 Cairo Mr. Sameh Montasser EITESAL

8 Canberra Mr. Ian Birks AIIA

9 Hamilton Mr. John Kyle BTD

10 London Mr. John Higgins Intellect

11 Madrid Ms. Mar Duque AETIC

12 Midrand Mr. Roger Latchman ITA S- Africa

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Board of Directors (2/2)

No CITY DIRECTOR ASSOCIATION ATTENDANCE

12 Moscow Mr. Valentin Makarov APKIT

13 Nairobi Mr. Waudo Siganga CSK

14 New Delhi Mr. Som Mittal NASSCOM

15 Ontario Mr. Bernard Courtois ITAC

16 Port of Spain Mr. Rabindra Danny Jaggernauth ITPS

17 Kuala Lumpur Mr. Looi Kien Leong PIKOM

18 Seoul Mr. Ki Chul KIM FKII

19 Singapore Ms. Ho Semun SiTF

20 Skopje Mr. Ivan Mitrevski MaSIT

21 Taipei Mr. James Liu CISA

22 Tokyo Mr. Hidemi Yamamoto JISA

23 Virginia Mr. Phil Bond TechAmerica

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Others in Attendance

No CITY Name ASSOCIATION ATTENDANCE

24 Ontario Mr. Claude Lemay ITAC

25 Skopje Mr. Goran Mitreski MaSIT

26 Taipei Mr. Richard Yin CISA

27 Tokyo Ms. Junko Kawauchi JISA

28 Virginia Mr. Bob Laurence WITSA

29 Virginia Mr. James Lewis WITSA

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Approval of Meeting Minutes

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Matters Arising

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Matters Arising (1/6)

ITEM DESCRIPTION ACTION

Membership Survey Since a relatively small number of WITSA members responded to the Membership Survey, the committee recommended that more members needed to participate in the survey in order to achieve its credibility.

The survey was extended and resent to members on December 9, 2009. The deadline for submission was on December 23, 2009.

Jim

Jim

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Regional Vice Chairman Reporting Template

Dr. Poisant reported that the committee had proposed the template for the Regional Vice Chairman to report during the BOD or the GA. He informed that the reporting template will be provided to each Regional Vice Chairman before the Board of Directors meeting in May 2010.

The template was sent to membership committee Chairman & Secretary General. Thereafter, Secretariat will send to the Vice Chairmen for their input.

Jim

Jim

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Regional Office in Latin America

Chairman Khoo requested for AMITI to determine the office location and to work with Dr. Poisant in setting-up the regional office.

Dr. Cassino will inform the BOD on the status of setting up the regional office.

WCIT 2010 Delegate Fee

Chairman Khoo requested that the discussion to be taken offline. He also mentioned that based on the Malaysian experience, it was not easy to obtain grants and stressed again that the members’ concern over the pricing and hoped that 2010 would reconsider.

WCIT 2010 is offering an 80% Special WITSA Discount to five (5) delegates from each WITSA member country. Message delivered to WITSA members on mid-Feb 2010 country/economy. Drs. Taselaar is working with the World Bank on grants.

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WITSA Global ICT Excellence Awards program – National level

Mr. Bond briefed the GA on the existing WITSA’s Global ICT Excellence Awards program. He mentioned that there was a new initiative to grant WITSA awards at a national level. He stated that this program was optional for national association members. However these awards provided an opportunity to obtain sponsorships and to promote WITSA’s brand on a national basis. He informed the audience that there would be a standardized award plaque designed for this initiative.

The National ICT Excellence Awards program has been developed to include a standardized award consistent with WITSA’s Global ICT Excellence Award. The program was sent to WITSA members on February 13 for members input.Input received. Program will be officially launched.

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Hall of Fame Mr. Bond briefed the GA on a new initiative called the WITSA Hall of Fame. He noted that there needed to have concrete criteria developed to recognize ICT industry giants.

A description of the WITSA Hall of Fame program has been developed to include criteria for selection. However, based on the research conducted on similar programs more discussion will be required.

Hall of Fame It was proposed that the Hall of Fame be introduced in May 2010.

Conversation between Drs. Taselaar and Dr. Jim Poisant on Feb 10, 2010. Decided not to launch at WCIT2010.

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Hall of Fame The Secretariat was requested to work with Drs. Taselaar‘s team to see if this program could help attract delegates to the congress.

Drs. Taselaar advised that the program was near full and would not help registration effort.

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WITSA Treasurer's Report

Dr. Silvia Bidart

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WITSA Treasurer’s Report

2009 Year End Financial Report

Subject Status

Year End Balance (2009)

Year end projected net income

$199,590.96

$132,612.00

2009 Year Actual net income $125,630.13

Difference -$6,981.87

Bonuses not factored into budget 2009 projections

Budget actually exceeded projected net income by an est. $17,000.00

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WITSA Treasurer’s Report (1/2)

2010 Projected Budget Carryover

Subject Status

Year end Balance for 2009(Actual)

$199,590.96

Debt $0.00

Budget Surplus Forecast for 2010 $131,482.90

Projected Carryover 2010 $331,073.86

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WITSA Treasurer’s Report

2008-2009 Dues Reports

Subject Status

Outstanding Balance 2008-12 members with outstanding dues

$7,300.00

Outstanding Balance 2009-32 members with outstanding dues-16 members not active

$16,125.00

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Outstanding Membership 2008

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Country Association Total1 Algeria Algeria IT Association 5252 Costa Rica Costa Rican Chamber of Information and Communication

Technologies525

3 Guatemala Software Commission of Guatemala 5254 Hungary Hungarian Association of IT Companies 5255 Israel Israeli Association of Software Houses 1,0256 Jordan Information Technology Association - Jordan 5257 Mongolia Mongolian National Information Technology Association /

Mongolian Information Development Association275

8 Morocco Moroccan Federation of Information Technology, Telecommunications and Offshoring

525

9 Norway ICT Norway 1,27510 Romania Association for Information Technology and Communication of

Romania525

11 Syria Syrian Computer Society 52512 Tunisia Tunisian IT Chamber 525

Total 7,300

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Outstanding Membership 2009 (1/3)

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Country Association Remarks Total1 Afghanistan National ICT Association of Afghanistan Not Active in WITSA 09 (although there have

been emails)275

2 Algeria Algeria IT Association Association exists, last attended WCIT 2008 5253 Benin The Professionals of Information and

Communication Technology AssociationCheck to see if Association exists 275

4 Bulgaria Bulgarian Association of Information Technologies

No Longer active/Needs to be replaced 525

5 Cambodia ICT Association of Cambodia Not Active in WITSA in 09 (last attended WCIT 2008)

275

6 Costa Rica Costa Rican Chamber of Information and Communication Technologies

Paid in 2010-needs to be followed up for 09 Dues

525

7 Guatemala Software Commission of Guatemala Offered to waive past dues due to financial situation-awaiting response from President

525

8 Hungary Hungarian Association of IT Companies Not Active in WITSA 5259 Indonesia Indonesian Telematic Software

AssociationNot Active 525

10 Israel Israeli Association of Software Houses Not Active 1,02511 Jordan Information Technology Association -

JordanNot Active in WITSA 525

12 Kazakhstan Association of IT Companies of Kazakhstan Check to see if Association exists 525

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Country Association Remarks Total13 Mongolia Mongolian National Information

Technology Association / Mongolian Information Development Association

Not Active in WITSA

14 Morocco Moroccan Federation of Information Technology, Telecommunications and Offshoring

Not Active in WITSA 525

15 Netherlands Antilles

Cucacao Information & Communication Association

Not Active 525

16 Norway ICT Norway Not Active in WITSA 1,27517 Pakistan The Pakistan Software Houses

AssociationNot Active in WITSA, although attended WCIT08 and IGF 2008-09

525

18 Philippines Information Technology Association of the Philippines

Not Active in WITSA 525

19 Romania Association for Information Technology and Communication of Romania

Board Member 625

20 Rwanda Rwanda ICT Association Check to see if Association exists 27521 Senegal Senegalese Information Technology

AssociationAssociation exists mainly on paper 275

22 Serbia Union of ICT Societies of Serbia Not Active in WITSA (but there has been email communication)

525

23 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Information and Communication Technology Association

New Member coming on March 3, 2010 (write off past dues)

525

24 Syria Syrian Computer Society Non Active in WITSA 525

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Country Association Remarks Total25 Tanzania The Tanzania Information and

Communication Technologies AssociationCheck to see if Association exists 275

26 Tunisia Tunisian IT Chamber Association exists, but not active in WITSA 52527 Turkey Turkish Informatics Industry Association Interested in Bidding on WITSA events-should

pay1,275

28 Uganda Private-Sector ICT Association of Uganda Check to see if Association exists 27529 Uruguay Uruguayan Chamber of Information

TechnologyCheck to see if Association exists 525

30 Venezuela Venezuelan Chamber of IT Companies Mr. Holmquist attended several WITSA meetings - should pay

525

31 Vietnam Vietnam Software Association Not Active in WITSA 27532 Zimbabwe Computer Suppliers' Association of

ZimbabweCheck to see if Association exists 275

Total 16,125

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Standing Committee

Meeting Reports

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Committee Report

Finance/Audit/Compensation Committee

Dr. Jorge Cassino, CESSI

Global Trade Committee Mr. Looi Kien Leong, PIKOM

Membership Committee Mr. Ian Birks, AIIA

Public Policy Committee Anders Halvorsen/Jim PoisantWITSA

Nominating Committee Dato’ Dan E KhooWITSA

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Finance/ (Audit/Compensation)

Committee

Dr. Silvia Bidart, CESSI

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Finance Committee Report

2010 Projected Budget (

http://www.witsa.org/bod20100303/2010BudgetMaster.pdf

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Status on WITSA 2009 Financial Review (Audit)

Gilliland & Associates, PC, Falls Church, VA (Independent Accounting Firm) has

been awarded the contract to conduct the WITSA 2009 Financial Review.

Work has begun.

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Global Trade Committee

Mr. Looi Kien Leong, PIKOM

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Agenda

• Key Areas of Global Trade Committee (GTC)

– WITSA Global Trade Portal, Business Matching Program & System

– WITSA Business Centers

– WITSA Trade Mission

• Progress Update, Next Action Plan & GTM Activities on GTC Key Areas

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Global Trade Committee: Members

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Global Trade Committee: Goals/Targets (Proposed)

Achievement Target By

1 To create WITSA global facilities for members:-•leveraging on WITSA members’ offices as business centres•WITSA members’ members can utilize these offices for business matching or business meetings at no cost or minimal cost

• 5 facilities in the global region

• 25 meetings

Dec 2009

2 To create an online portal for the WITSA members or event delegates. Provide a virtual space for business matching (subject to funding and sponsorship)

Sept 2009

3 To organize Multilateral Trade Visits for WITSA members, especially matching between emerging markets with developed markets

3 May 2010

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Progress Update & Next Action Plan– WITSA Global Trade Portal (GTP)

Current Status:-• Launched on Nov 3, 2009 @ GPPS 2009

• WITSA Global Trade Portal url : http://globaltrade.witsa.org/ – 2,637 registered companies– 1,962 registered individual members (WCIT2008 delegates)

• Only Malaysia, Nigeria and Macedonia submitted their members details

• Reminded and requested members who were at the Australian Summit (APDIS) in Dec 2009 to send us their members database

Next Action Plan:-• Request members to indicate if they will be submitting their members

information by March 31, 2010

• GTC to recommend next course of action based on response from members

• Exploring usage of the WBMS for Business Matching Program & Meetings– @ WCIT 2010

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WITSA Business Centers (WBC)• 16 Committed WITSA Business Centers:-

Economies WITSA Business Center Status

1) Malaysia PIKOM (Kuala Lumpur) Enrolled

2) Malaysia WITSA HQ (Cyberjaya) Enrolled

3) Argentina CESSI / WITSA South America Enrolled

4) Chinese Taipei CISA Enrolled

5) Japan JISA Pending

6) Korea FKII Pending

7) Lebanon PCA/IJMA3 Enrolled

8) Mexico Mexico-IT Pending

9) Nigeria ITAN Enrolled

10) Macedonia MaSIT Enrolled

11) South Africa ITA Enrolled

12) Spain AETIC Pending

13) United States WITSA North America Enrolled

14) Egypt EITISAL Enrolled

15) United Kingdom INTELLECT Pending

16) Armenia UITE Pending

* Enrolment forms have been given to all pending economies

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Progress Update & Next Action Plan – WITSA Business Centre (WBC)Previous Market Activities:-

• WITSA Business Centre Press Release (Oct 8, 2009)

• Postcard for stakeholder awareness– Distribution to WITSA members @ GPPS 2009

• Direct E-Mailer for members to email blast ready by Nov 2009– WITSA Members to commit on mail blasting out to their association members

• Electronic form for Requisition of Use is available on GT Portal– http://globaltrade.witsa.org/

Next Market Activities :- WBC e-Newsletter’s to email blast quarterly

Direct emailer for WITSA members to forward to their members and associates to highlight the WITSA Business Centre as a membership benefit of the WITSA members’ member.

Commitment from Members WITSA members to commit promoting the WBC to their members to

increased usage.

WBC promotion campaign Get in touch with trade ministries / agency to spread awareness to their

members ( exploring)

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WITSA Trade Mission (WTM)

• WTM Australia - Melbourne, Australia in conjunction with APDIS 2009 (Asia Pacific

Digital Innovation Summit) @ Dec 14-18, 2009

- A total of 32 delegates from ten economies discussed potential trade

deals and investment prospects worth over US$7.2 million where it

concluded over 200 meetings.

• Two other WTM to be planned for 1H 2010 term– The next targeted WTM is in April 2010– call for members to host the next WTM have been sent out in the recent Feb

newsletter to interested economies to submit request & info to Secretariat to conduct feasibility studies

– The recent membership survey results have indicated that the top 3 countries highlighted as an interest for WTM are:

1. Brazil

2. South Africa

3. USA

• A round of vote will be conducted via email to choose the listed country by mid March.

– The second WTM in plan will be at Amsterdam in conjunction with WITSA's 17th World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) on May 25-27 2010.

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Membership Committee

Mr. Ian Birks, AIIA

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Membership Status

Present Total Number = 72

Newest Members

• France (Syntec informatique) (REJOINING WITSA)

New Applicants to be considered today:

• SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka) (REPLACEMENT)

• Assespro-(Brazil)

New Total = 74

(Goal = 73 by 2010)

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Summary of Annual Survey 2009 (1/7)

• In October 2009, WITSA conducted an annual membership survey with the following objectives :-

– to assess the level of satisfaction that WITSA members regarding their membership; – to gauge the awareness of membership benefits; – to understand & evaluate member’s participation in WITSA events and activities; – to solicit comments & feedback on proposed new membership benefits.

• A total of 11 different areas were surveyed. The list of areas were:A. Top Priorities

B. WITSA Trade Mission

C. WITSA Business Matching System

D. WITSA Business Centers

E. WITSA Hall of Fame

F. WITSA Member Associations ICT Excellence Award Program

G. Knowledge Portal

H. Public Policy

I. WITSA Signature Events

J. Communications

K. Suggestions & Recommendations

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Summary of Annual Survey 2009 (2/7)17 WITSA members responded to the membership survey:

1. Argentina

2. Armenia

3. Kenya

4. Korea

5. Nigeria

6. The Netherlands

7. Tunisia

8. Ukraine

9. Republic of Macedonia

10. Trinidad & Tobago

11. Bangladesh

12. Malaysia

13. USA

14.Turkey

15. Ecuador

16. New Zealand

17.Australia

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• The top three (3) priorities as indicated on the chart are:– Knowledge Sharing Portal

– Public Policy Engagements

– B2B Opportunities, ICT Governance & Industry Development

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• In the findings, positive responses were received from members to participate in WITSA Signature Events such as World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2010 in Amsterdam. They have highlighted the outcomes they would like to achieve from attending the event which include:– Learning current trends in ICT Industry– Opportunities for business matching with European Union

Companies– Sharing of policy issues & best practices for development of ICT– To develop business opportunities for WITSA members’

members– Opportunities to collaborate with other WITSA members

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• There were positive responses to WITSA's new initiatives which include:– Effort to contribute to the knowledge portal – hosted

within WITSA’s website;– Introductions of awards i.e., WITSA’s Hall of Fame &

WITSA Member Associations National ICT Excellence Awards;

– Establishment of WITSA business centres in different regions;

– Future WITSA trade mission locations; and– The development of new WITSA global trade portal,

i.e. WITSA Business Matching System.

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• Other findings include suggestions & recommendations to WITSA such as:– Request for support from WITSA in

establishing a Caribbean ICT Association– Establishment of an efficient method of

communication between WITSA members with WITSA members’ members

– Sharing of policy & development issues on ICT among WITSA members

– Request to organize frequent events on ICT issues in least developed countries

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Public Policy Committee

Jim Poisant/ Anders Halvorsen

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Public Policy Committee

• Congratulations to David Olive (VP Public Policy ICANN)

• Thank you David!

• Status on Chairmanship

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Recent Developments

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IGF1. WITSA and GIIC Co-organized IGF 2009 Workshop #207: “Ensuring

Continued Investment and Digital Growth In A Climate of Global Economic Challenges”. Report available on IGF site

2. Vice Chair Waudo Siganga delivered WITSA statement at IGF 2009 closing, favoring continuation of IGF mandate

WSIS1. In light of the February 10, 2010 consultation in Geneva, WITSA provided

comments and suggestions on the format and themes for the WSIS action lines Forum meeting in May 2010

ICANN1. David Olive appointed as ICANN’s new Vice President of Policy Development

(2/15/10)

2. TechAmerica Public Policy Chair Marilyn Cade elected new Chair of ICANN’s Business Constituency

3. Africa Vice Chair is organizing the March 7 ICANN business reception/dinner at the ICANN meetings in Nairobi

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1. G-20 ICT Policy Network

2. ICT for Economic Recovery

3. Internet Governance- IGF: Continuation of Mandate- ICANN Developments

4. International Trade- WTO Doha Round & Next Steps- World Bank Trade Facilitation Project

5. Cloud Computing and Policy Implications

6. Broadband Promotion

7. Green ICT

Public Policy Priorities 2010

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1. WITSA Staff to coordinate agenda and draft work program with new Public Policy Chair

2. Core Committee conference call with new Public Policy Chair soon, well ahead of Amsterdam meetings

3. Committee call to discuss work program, G20 ICT Policy network coordination as well as Amsterdam meetings agenda

Core Committee Next Steps

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Nominating Committee

Dato’ Dan E Khoo

Chairman

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Bylaws/Nomination Process

• Nominating Committee Members:Chairman: Dan Khoo

Members: Junko Kawauchi

Waudo Siganga

Nizar Zakka

Other Members?

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Board of Directors Review

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Selection Procedures

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• Additional Nominees admitted NLT 15 days (May 9th) prior to the GA meeting.

• No Nominations will be accepted from the floor.

• WITSA Chairman will call for nominations to be presented on May 24th for votes.

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Status on Chairman and Board of Directors’

Nominations

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NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIRMAN

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Name Country

Dan Khoo Malaysia

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NOMINATIONS FOR BOD

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Name Country

Christo Karakashev Russia

Jimson Olufuye Nigeria

Roger Latchman South Africa

Waudo Siganga Kenya

James Liu Chinese Taipei

Sameh Montasser Egypt

Mar Duque Spain

Phil Bond USA

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NOMINATIONS FOR BOD

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Name Country

Bernard Courtois Canada

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TOTAL NUMBER OF NOMINEES

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Position No. of Nominees

Chairman 1

Directors 9

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Membership ApplicationAssespro Sao Paulo

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WITSA Membership

Membership Application

• Assespro Sao Paulo

• Background of Assespro

• Discussion

• Call for approval

Dr. Jorge Cassino

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Assespro Sao Paulo

• Established in 1976

• Business association

• A national organization based in Rio de Janeiro, and with regional offices in 12 states.

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Sri LankaSri Lanka Association

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Software and Service Companies (SLASSCOM)

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WITSA Membership


• Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies

• Background of SLASSCOM

• Discussion

• Call for approval

Mr. Atsushi Nishijo/JISA

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SLASSCOM

• The primary objective of SLASSCOM is to act as a catalyst for the growth of the IT-BPO industry in Sri Lanka by facilitation of trade and business, encouragement and advancement of research & innovation, propagation of education and employment and enabling the growth of the Sri Lankan economy.

• Year of formation: 2008

• Size: 85 members (as at January 31, 2010)

• Composition and activities : Industry Association Building a forum to bring industry together in a single voice Partner with Government in formulating policies, legislation,

investment promotion and infrastructure development Partner with stakeholders for promoting the industry in global and local

markets.

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WCIT 2010: Progress Report Update

Drs. Bernd Taselaar,

ICT~Office

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WCIT 2012: Progress Report Update

Mr. Claude LeMay,

ITAC-Canada

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WCIT 2012 Update (1/2)

1. Visit to Western Canada (February 15 – 19, 2010)

• Promotion of WCIT 2012 to Western Canada; Information and Communication Technologies Association of Manitoba and Manitoba government agencies, Enterprise Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Advanced Technology Association, SaskTel, Alberta Government, Western Economic Diversification, Alberta ICT Council.

• Preparation of Canadian delegation for Amsterdam and of the Canadian pavilion at WCIT 2010

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WCIT 2012 Update (2/2)

2. Visit to Europe (March 3 – 20, 2010)• WCIT 2012 promotional trip to the UK, France, Germany and Scandinavia to meet with several

multinationals• Proposed meetings with Syntec Informatique in France and Intellect in the UK to foster ICT

relationship between Canada and the respective countries

3. Sponsorships• Negotiations with federal agencies and other provinces are ongoing. Also ongoing are negotiations

with several multinationals.

4. Next version of the website (www.wcit2012.org)• The website is currently available in English, French, Korean, Japanese and Chinese. We are preparing

the next version to be released adding Arabic, Dutch, German and Spanish.

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GPPS 2009: Post Report

Mr. John Kyle,

Bermuda Chamber of Commerce

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WCIT 2014

• Status on Bid Proposals

• Open Discussion

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The RFP and the Licensing & Event Hosting can be found at www.witsa.org/v2/request/wcit2014

Contact Person: Dr. Jim Poisant

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Description Status

Request for Proposal (RFP) Open for Bidding

Closing Date March 31, 2010

Announcement May 24, 2010

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WITSA Global

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National ICT Excellence Awards

Anders Halvorsen

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Global ICT Excellence Awards Schedule

No. Date Description

1. March 8, 2010 NEW Nomination Deadline

2. March 10, 2010 Nominees posted and announced to members

3. March 19, 2010 Deadline for WITSA members to indicate preferred nominees. Selection Committee to begin review

4. March 30, 2010 Committee to select Winners & WITSA Office to announce to Members and WCIT 2010. Winners to be contacted to ensure acceptance and participation in Amsterdam

5. May 26, 2010 Awards Ceremony at the WCIT2010 Gala Dinner

6. May 27, 2010 (Tentative) Media Availability for Award Winners at WCIT 2010. WITSA press release

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National Awards

Current Status

• WITSA National Awards program concept approved at BOD meeting in Bermuda.

• Draft program outline circulated to members with Feb. 19th commenting deadline

• All comments received supported draft outline; program ready for launch

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National Awards

Program summary

• Awards will be an additional recognition to the existing awards currently offered by our respective member associations

• Awards utilizes the same categories the WITSA Global ICT Excellence Awards: Private Sector, Public Sector, and Digital Opportunity

• As with the global awards, these awards seek to recognize the best ‘users’ of ICT; award recipients are typically clients of ICT vendors, although high tech companies may also be eligible

• There are several options with regard to co-organizers or partners

• Up to three WITSA National Awards winners from each member associations can be nominated for the WITSA Global ICT Excellence Awards

• Branding: Participating members requested to follow WITSA branding guidelines and use approved trophy proof

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National Awards

Next Steps

• Circulation of program outline to members, requesting voluntary participation

• Members to inform WITSA about any plans to host awards

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Status on WITSA Regional Offices

Dr. Jim Poisant

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Country Region Status

Virginia, US North America Operating

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Asia Pacific Operating/pending personnel assignment/s

Argentina Latin America Location-Argentina/Silvia

Nigeria Africa Established/pending personnel and function assignment/s

Beirut, Lebanon Middle East Individual hired/pending function assignment

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Board of Directors Attendance

(for record purposes only)

Dato’ Dan E Khoo

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BOD Attendance (1/2)

Board of Directors No. of Meetings Attended

Percentage %

Dr. Jorge A. Cassino (CESSI) 4/4 100%Mr. Ian Birks (AIIA) 1/4 25%Mr. John Kyle (BR) 4/4 100%Mr. Bernard Courtois (ITAC) 4/4 100%Mr. James Liu (CISA) 4/4 100%Mr. Sameh Montasser (EITESAL) 3/4 75%Mr. Yannis Sirros (SEPE) 2/4 50%Mr. Som Mittal (NASSCOM) 1/4 25%Mr. Hidemi Yamamoto (JISA) 4/4 100%Mr. Waudo Siganga (CSK) 3/4 75%Mr. Nizar Zakka (PCA) 2/4 50%Mr. Looi Kien Leong (PIKOM) 4/4 100%Mr. Ivan Mitrevski (MASIT) 2/4 50%www.witsa.org

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BOD Attendance (2/2)

Board of Directors No. of Meetings Attended

Percentage %

Dr. Jimson Olufuye (ITAN) 1/1 100%Mr. Ki Chul KIM (FKII) 4/4 100%Mr. Rabindra Danny Jaggernauth (ICTS)

3/4 75%

Dr. Vasile Baltac (ATIC) 2/4 50%Mr. Valentin Makarov (APKIT) 0/4 0%Ms. Ho Semun (SiTF) 0/4 0%Mr. Roger Latchman (ITA) 2/2 100%Ms. Mar Duque (AETIC) 2/4 50%Dr. Bernd W. E. Taselaar (ICT~Office )

3/4 75%

Mr. Phil J. Bond (TechAmerica) 4/4 100%Mr. John Higgins (Intellect) 4/4 100%www.witsa.org

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WITSA Meetings in AmsterdamDay Date Time WITSA Meetings @ Amsterdam Venue Capacity

Sun 23-May 0900 - 1000 Global Trade Committee Meeting Room: TBA 20

23-May 1000 - 1100 Membership Committee Meeting Room: TBA 10

23-May 1100 - 1200 Awards Task Force Meeting Room: TBA 15

23-May 1200 - 1300 Lunch Break

23-May 1300 - 1400 Finance/Audit/Compensation Committee Meeting Room: TBA 10

23-May 1400 - 1500 Nominating Committee Meeting Room: TBA 15

23-May 1500 - 1700 Public Policy Committee Meeting Room: TBA 35

Mon 24-May 0900 - 1000 Board of Directors Meeting Room: TBA 35

24-May 1000 - 1300 General Assembly Room: TBA 55

24-May 1300 - 1400 Lunch break 55

24-May 1400 - 1700 General Assembly (Cont'd) Room: TBA 55 www.witsa.org

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Thank you!

Documents

Www.witsa.org WITSA Board of Director’s Meeting March 3, 2010 (Conference Call)