witsa board of director’s meeting november 11, 2013; sao paulo
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WITSA Board of Director’s
Meeting
November 11, 2013; Sao Paulo
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ChairmanChairman’’s Remarkss Remarks
Santiago GutierrezSantiago Gutierrez
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Roll CallRoll Call
Dr. Jim PoisantDr. Jim Poisant
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Board of Directors
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City Name Organization Attendance1 Afghanistan Omar Ansari NICTAA By phone
2 Argentina Dr. Silvia Bidart CESSI
3 Bangladesh Shaheen Mahmud Iqbal BCS By phone
4 Belarus Dr. Boris Komrakov InfoPark
5 Bermuda John Kyle Nancy Volesky (Alternate)
Bermuda Chamber of Commerce
6 Brazil Roberto Mayer ASSESPRO
7 Canada Karna Gupta ITAC By phone
8 Chile Luis Stein Gechs
9 Chinese Taipei James Liu CISA
10 Egypt Eng. Tarek A Monem Taha EITESAL By phone
11 Greece Yannis Sirros SEPE By phone
12 Hong Kong Francis Fong HKITF
13 India Som Mittal NASSCOM
14 Japan Takashi IgarashiJunko Kawauchi (Alternate)
JISA
Board of Directors
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City Name Organization Attendance15 Kenya Waudo Siganga CSK By phone
16 Lebanon Nizar Zakka PCA
17 Malaysia Looi Kien Leong PIKOM By phone
18 Mexico Dr. Amado Espinosa CANIETI
19 Mexico Santiago Gutierrez CANIETI
20 Nigeria Florence Seriki ITAN
21 South Korea Ki-Chul Kim FKII By phone
22 Romania Dr. Vasile Baltac ATIC
23 South Africa Roger Latchman ITA
24 Spain Antonio CimmoraJuantxo Guibelalde (Alternate)
AMETIC
25 U.S.A Shawn Osborne TechAmerica By phone
26 UK Julian David TechUK By phone
City Name Organization Attendance1 Argentina Vanessa Luchessi CESSI
2 Belgium John Higgins DIGITALEUROPE
3 Chinese Taipei Ivy Chang CISA
4 Chinese Taipei Tim Lee CISA
5 Chinese Taipei Robin Chu Guest
6 Chinese Taipei Jay Hsieh Guest
7 Colombia Paola Restrepo Ospina FEDESOFT
8 Colombia Ximena Duque FEDESOFT
9 El Salvador Juan Francisco Martinez
CasaTIC (Member applicant)
10 El Salvador Mario Padilla CasaTIC (Member applicant)
11 El Salvador Jim Houghton CasaTIC (Member applicant)
In Attendance: Non Board Members
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City Name Organization Attendance1 Germany Bernd Friedrich Guest
2 U.N. Tobjorn Fredriksson Guest
3 Guatemala Antonio Sobalvarro AGEXPORT
4 Japan Hidemi Yamamoto JISA
5 Kenya Kimiti Charles Kyalo CSK
6 Kenya Karingo Njoka CSK
7 Mexico Yunive Moreno CANIETI
8 Nigeria Matthias Ifesieh ITAN
9 Portugal João Brazão Anetie
10 Venezuela Pedro Pablo Ojanguren
CAVEDATOS
In Attendance: Non Board Members
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City Name Organization Attendance1 Mexico Victor Hugo Estrada WITSA
2 U.S,A Dr. Jim Poisant WITSA
3 U.S.A Anders Halvorsen WITSA
4 Australia Tim Conway WITSA
5 Malaysia Jeralyn Quinsayas WITSA
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In Attendance: Non Board Members
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Call to Order /Call to Order /
Approval of Meeting MinutesApproval of Meeting Minutes
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Welcome RemarksWelcome Remarks
ASSESPROASSESPRO
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Matters ArisingMatters Arising
Dr. Jim PoisantDr. Jim Poisant
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Matter Status
Finance Committee to discuss actions to be taken regarding WCIT 2012 outstanding debt
Call took place September 17th..Matter on today’s agenda
Status on WITSA’s new web site
Matter on today’s agenda
Spring Meeting proposed in Portugal
Matter on today’s agenda
Matters Arising: BOD Call, Sep 4
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WITSA TreasurerWITSA Treasurer’’s Reports Report
Dr. Amado Espinosa
Summary Balance Sheet
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Summary Balance Sheet for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
ASSETS Sept 30, 2013Current AssetsCash Accounts 70,700.18Accounts Receivable Net of Allowance 135,210.00Prepaid Expenses 4,979.03Investments - CD's 104,293.22Net Fixed Assets 2,311.71TOTAL ASSETS 317,494.14LIABILITIES & EQUITYLiabilitiesCurrent LiabilitiesCredit Cards 495.15Accrued Expenses 30,440.77Deferred Revenue 140,666.48Total Liabilities 171,602.40EquityUnrestricted Net Assets 373,062.15Net Income -227,170.41Total Equity 145,891.74TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 317,494.14
Summary Statement of Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Summary Income Statement
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Ordinary Income/Expense Jan - Sep 13IncomeInvestment Income 2,327.60Program Income 107,208.19Special Events Income 0.00Other Income 63,870.00Total Income 173,405.79ExpensesContract Services 71,332.03Operations 10,680.26Salary and Benefits 291,031.76Travel Expenses 22,559.05Other Expenses 4,973.10Total Expense 400,576.20Net Income -227,170.41
Cash Flow - 2013
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Statement of Cash Flow for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Cash received from members 131,538 Cash paid to vendors (415,605) Interest received 2,328 Net Cash Provided by (Used In) Operating Activities (281,739)CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIESCash used to purchase property and equipment (2,312)Cash used to purchase investments 151,366 Net Cash Provided by (Used In) Investing Activities 149,054 CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIESNet Cash Provided by (Used In) Financing Activities - NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH (132,685)CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR 203,385 CASH, September 30, 2013 70,700 RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:Net income (227,170)Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:Depreciation and amortization - (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (54,165)(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses (3,005)Increase (decrease) in accounts payable & accrued expenses (12,023)Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue 14,625
(54,569)NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES (281,739)
ITAC owes WITSA US$400K
Recognizing the financial difficulty, the BOD approved allowing ITAC to pay back US$300K if the money is being paid within 3 years
If not paid within this time frame, the total amount to be paid to WITSA, reverts to US$400K
Karna Gupta submitted a proposal which was rejected by the Finance Committee due to lack of specific commitments
Event License Fees: WCIT 2012
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The SG and Chairman reviewed options and concluded that a legal option was not feasible based on legal counsel
SG and Chairman have been working with Karna Gupta on a more definitive agreement
The following is the proposal to move the payment process forward
Event License Fees: WCIT 2012
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Event License Fees: WCIT 2012
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ITAC/WITSA to agree in principle for ITAC to launch the MillenniumEdu project in Canada “Potential Initial Estimate-$200-300K”
ITAC agrees that SoftChoice will become a member of the WITSA Advisory Council for 4 years “US$60K”
ITAC agrees to hire part time person dedicated to MillenniumEdu project
Intel’s Canadian President to be on ITAC’s BOD
After 200K is raised ITAC/WITSA will split proceeds until debt is paid in full
Not feasible to affix a time frame for results, so the request is to remove the 3 years requirement
Working together in a cooperative manner is the underlying principle going forward
Approval to lift the requirement for the 3 years pay back
Discussion
Vote
WCIT 2012 Going Forward
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Total $75,000.00
1/2 Paid
Balance to be paid in December 2013
GPATS 2013 Payment
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PAID in Full October 23rd
Thank you ASSESPRO
WCIT 2016 License Fee Payment
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Decision Block
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Suggested Bylaw Changes: Request for approval
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Approval of Membership Application/sVice Chairperson Silvia Bidart to present application. Membership request from:a) El Salvador: Consultores de Sistemas S.A. de C.V. (CASATIC)
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Review and recommendations for dropping member not in good standing from WITSA’s membership rolls
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WITSA Global Policy Action & Trade Summit (GPATS) 2015 approval
Bylaw ReviewBylaw Review
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Bylaw Change Recommendations
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Recommendation: The BOD of Directors should elect a Chairperson from among its members. Presently the Chairman is elected by the General Assembly.
Discussion / Vote
Recommendation: The Chairperson should be employed within the ICT industry during his/her tenure as Chairperson. Presently bylaws state “Only a member Representative or alternate are eligible to serve as a director.”
Discussion / Vote
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Membership ApplicationMembership Application
El Salvador: Cámara Salvadoreña de las TIC (CASATIC)
Presented by Dr. Silvia Bidart
(Regional VC)
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Vision: to support sustainable economic growth to position El Salvador as a real player in the global economy from the ICT perspective & Becoming a business organization representing the industry of Information and communication technologies in the country
Mission: Being a business organization representing the industry of Information Technology and Communications, established as a reference to the public and private, national and international, becoming the promoter of technological development in the country
CASATIC Qualifications
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Composed of the biggest companies of the technologies industry in El Salvador
Representing the various branches such as hardware, software and services
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The following members are not in good standing in 2013. Those with an asterisk are delinquent for more than one year.
Review of Members Not in Good Standing
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Members Not In Good Standing (1/3)
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COUNTRY ORGANISATION ACCRONYM Region
1 Gambia Information Tech. Association of the Gambia
ITAG Africa
2 Zimbabwe Computer Suppliers' Association of Zimbabwe
COMSA Africa
3 Cambodia ICT Association of Cambodia ICT:CAM Asia Pacific
4 Laos Lao ICT Commerce Association LICA Asia Pacific
5 Mongolia Mongolian National Information Technology Association / Mongolian Information Development Association
MIDAS/MONITA Asia Pacific
6 Haiti Haitian Association for the ICTs AHTIC Caribbean
7 Netherlands Antilles
Curacao Information & Communication Association
CICA Caribbean
8 Trinidad & Tobago
The ICT Society of Trinidad and Tobago (ICTS)
ICTS Caribbean
9 Barbados Barbados ICT Professionals’ Association, Inc.
BIPA Caribbean
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Members Not In Good Standing (2/3)
COUNTRY ORGANISATION ACCRONYM Region
10 Bulgaria Bulgarian Association of Information Technologies
BAIT Europe
11 Hungary Hungarian Association of IT Companies
IVSZ Europe
12 Kazakhstan Association of IT Companies of Kazakhstan
ITK Europe
13 Netherlands Netherland ICT Europe
14 Norway ICT Norway IKT Norge Europe
15 Poland Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications
PIIT Europe
16 Portugal Anetie - Associação Naconal das Empresas das Tecnologias de Informação e Electrónica
ANETIE Europe
17 Portugal Business Association, Communication Portugal
ACIST Europe
18 Republic of Moldova
Moldovan Association of Private ICT Companies
ATIC Europe
19 Serbia Union of ICT Societies of Serbia JISA Europe
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Members Not In Good Standing (3/3)
COUNTRY ORGANISATION ACCRONYM Region
20 Uruguay Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technology
CUTI Latin America
21 Afghanistan National ICT Association of Afghanistan
NICTAA MENA
22 Morocco Moroccan Federation of Information Technology, Telecommunication and Offshoring
APEBI MENA
23 Pakistan The Pakistan Software Houses Association
P@SHA MENA
24 Syria Syrian Computer Society SCS MENA
25 Turkey Turkish Informatics Industry Association
TUBISAD MENA
26 Canada Information Technology Association of Canada
ITAC N. America
Drop or allow to remain as members
Recommendations on action to be taken with Members not in Good Standing
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D 3
WITSA Global Policy Action & WITSA Global Policy Action & Trade Summit (GPATS) 2015 Trade Summit (GPATS) 2015
RegionalRegional
Nizar Zakka
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GPATS 2015
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MOU between WITSA and IJMA (Middle East & N Africa) was submitted to the Supreme Council of Information and Communications Technology of Qatar. The Council agreed in principle to the MOU.
MOU includes Qatar paying WITSA 75K plus travel expenses for SG and Chairman of WITSA.
Concept is to combine MENA ICT Week with GPATS in Qatar in 2015.
Decision should be made by the end of the year
D 4
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Global Trade CommitteeGlobal Trade Committee
David Wong
(Call in)
Presently: Organize trade mission – 2 to 3 times a year Objective: Provide a platform for members interested in
doing business with other countries
Maintained Soft Landing Zone Objective: Created business facilities for members
Maintained Events Calendar Objective: Created opportunities for members to
promote their events
Responsibilities Review
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WITSA Trade Missions 2014
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December 15, 2013 Announcement to members(Request for Proposal)
December 31, 2013 RFP Deadline
January 15, 2014 Selection of country for the trade mission
January 20, 2014 Announcement of trade mission (general)
Planning:
World Congress of IT (WCIT) 2015 in Guadalajara, Mexico;
Any other event – invitation would be sent to members who are interested to host 2014 trade mission
WITSA Trade Missions 2014
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Soft Landing Zone
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There are 20 business centres
A survey was conducted in June to access the effectiveness of all centres - result: received little response from members
Planning: to revisit the centres benefit and reach out to members to use the centres
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MORNING BREAKMORNING BREAK
Regional Vice Chairmen Report
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1. Africa Roger Latchman
2. Middle East & North Africa Nizar Zakka
3. Europe (EU + EEA) Yannis Sirros
4. Latin America Dr. Silvia Bidart
5. Caribbean Nancy Volesky for John Kyle
6. Asia Pacific Junko Kawauchi for Takashi Igarashi
Status: 2014 Business Plan
James Liu/CISA
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Criteria for 2014 Business Plan
New Business Plan
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Value to Members
Revenue implications
Branding value to WITSA
Based on the work done by the Business Plan committee an updated Plan will emerge to be shared and vetted by all WITSA members.
Status on Business Plan Process
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1 Lead by Deputy Chairman
2 Made up of Regional VCs, Chairman and Secretary General
3 Process for plan defined
4 First draft published
5 Discussion in November 2013 in Sao Paulo
6 Draft to all members in December 2013
7 Completed by January 31st, 2014
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LUNCH BREAKLUNCH BREAK
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Global Policy Action CommitteeGlobal Policy Action Committee
Tim Conway
WITSA’s Trade Paper– Approved at September meeting; for release at
GPATS.
WITSA’s Information Management Paper – Delayed, now subject to discussions regarding
government surveillance activities.
WITSA’s Cyber Hygiene Paper– Delayed, now subject to discussions regarding
government surveillance activities.
WITSA Policy Papers
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Report from GPAC Meeting (10 November)
Two policy papers to be prepared Contribute to a successful WCIT2014
WITSA 2014 Policy Priorities
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Previous Declarations Bermuda, Amsterdam, Guadalajara, Montreal
“Fulfilling the Promise of the Digital Age” In 2013, we face reactionary change
Internet governance Data localization Fragmentation of trade liberalization
These undermine the critical importance of access
Declaration: Re-commit to multilateral trade liberalization
The São Paulo Declaration
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Announcement from
John Higgins
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WITSA World Congress on IT WITSA World Congress on IT (WCIT) 2014(WCIT) 2014
Dr. Amado Espinosa
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Status on WITSA’s Web SiteStatus on WITSA’s Web Site
Anders Halvorsen/Victor EstradaAnders Halvorsen/Victor Estrada
Meeting Calendar
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Conference CallConference Call February 2014
Spring 2014Spring 2014 Date to be Determined
OPEN DISCUSSIONOPEN DISCUSSION
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THANK YOU!THANK YOU!
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