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Introducing PITA. Mashhour Abudaka Palestine IT Association PITA 1 st March 2005. PITA. was founded in early 1999 membership-based organisation for locally registered companies in the ICT sector
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Introducing PITA Mashhour Abudaka Palestine IT Association PITA 1st March 2005
PITA • was founded in early 1999 • membership-based organisation for locally registered companies in the ICT sector • represents 75 enterprises (total of 90% of the sector out-put) from various sub-sectors including hardware distributors, software development firms, office automation vendors, Internet service providers, telecommunications, IT consulting, IT training and related businesses
FROM WHERE WE CAME • No Faxes Were Allowed • No Leased Lines Were Allowed • Phone Lines … 10 Years Waiting Line • No Banks or Capital Funds • Major Universities Closed Down • Educated Persons Going OUT
IT @ Palestine …. Now • International IT Companies • Growing Wealth of Skilled HR • Palestinian Diaspora Tapping Home • Total Digital Telecom Network • IT Companies @ High Rate of Growth • Solid Government Commitment • Opening up to Regional & Intl Markets (Arab, US, EU)
IT @ Palestine …. Now • Telecommunications: • Fully privatized telecom sector • Fully 100% digital network • Newly established country code 970 opens up the world to Palestine • State-of-the-art communications network being installed
Purpose • To represent the collective interest of the private IT sector in Palestine
Vision PITA to be recognized as the leader in positioning the IT sector as the economic pillar
Mission • To promote and defend IT private sector through: • Advocating business enabling policies, mechanisms and environment through public-private partnership • Promoting the Palestinian IT sector locally and internationally through facilitating access to markets for the benefit of the PITA members • Engaging the technical and non-technical IT human resources and human resources related institutions in-order to expand qualified pool of which uphold the level of professional standard