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World Information Technology Alliance: Empowering Global IT Industry

Explore the industry perspective, enabling environment, CRS services, electronic commerce, and software in the global IT community. Learn about the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) and its role in advancing the growth and development of the IT industry.

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World Information Technology Alliance: Empowering Global IT Industry

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  1. Computer and Related Services An Industry Perspective Geneva September 2005

  2. Agenda • About WITSA • Industry Perspective • Enabling Environment • CRS Services • Electronic Commerce • Software

  3. Reaching the Global IT Community Through the World Information Technology And Services Alliance

  4. Who Is WITSA? • 67 national IT industry associations • Represents over 90% of world market • Founded in 1978 as the World Computing Services Industry Association • Oversight organization forbiennial World Congress on Information Technology • Host of other global and regional events

  5. WITSA Members

  6. WITSA Focus • Public Policy: advocating policies that advance the industry’s growth and development • Trade: facilitating international trade and investment in IT products and services • Industry Cooperation: strengthening WITSA’s national industry associations • Networking: providing members with access to their peers in nearly every geographic region in the world

  7. World Congress on Information Technology 2004 Athens, Greece

  8. Active programs in Algeria Bangladesh Indonesia Kenya Mongolia Morocco Nepal Philippines Rwanda Senegal Sri Lanka Tanzania Uganda

  9. World ICT Market • Digital Planet 2004 • 2.4 trillion USD in 2003 • 6.8% of world GDP • 8% CAG 2003-2007 • 3.2 trillion USD by 2007

  10. Enabling Environment • Education • Legal • Regulatory - Competition • WTO Commitments

  11. Consultancy Data Processing (Other) Maintenance Training Data Base CRS Software Implementation

  12. Web Hosting Grid Computing Systems Integration Application Hosting The Dilemma

  13. Application Hosting Grid Computing Systems Integration Web Hosting Consultancy Software Data Processing Data Base Other The Solution

  14. Electronic Commerce • Aggregation of commitments • Telecommunications a base • Mode 1 important • Broad services commitments

  15. Treatment of Software • Evolution of delivery models • Creates efficiencies • Classification moot • Most favorable treatment

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