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The Dutch Computer Societies. Celebrating their 50 th & 25 th anniversary Arjan van Dijk Hans Frederik. IT workers in the Netherlands. 16 millions inhabitants 260.000 working in IT companies 125.000 IT professionals 10.000 open positions every year
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The Dutch Computer Societies Celebrating their 50th & 25th anniversary Arjan van Dijk Hans Frederik
IT workers in the Netherlands • 16 millions inhabitants • 260.000 working in IT companies • 125.000 IT professionals • 10.000 open positions every year • Ngi and VRI have almost 4.000 members, from whom 1000 are Registered Professionals (RI) CEPIS counsel Brussels
History • Ngi, founded in 1958 as the Dutch Automation Company • One of the founding fathers of CEPIS • CEPIS still registered at the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce
VRI • Founded in 1984; • Society of Registred IT workers • With rules on • Code of conduct and • Permanent Education; • Per 1/1/2009: Nederlands Informatici Register (NIR) in conjunction with Ngi
Some subsidiaries • NIOC • Dutch Congress Foundation on ICT Education • Representing the complete ICT education field: • Primary • Secondary • Vocational • Professional • Academic • Commercial and • Inside the industry with congresses in 1990 1992 1994 1997 2000 2002 2004 2007 2009
Some subsidiaries • Informatie (NGI) • Well respected montly periodical • Together with SAI (Belgium); • IY-executive (VRI) • Well respected bi-montly periodical
VRI-Code of Ethics The Code of Ethics of the VRl has been developed to serve as an evolving framework for the philosophy, actions and control of persons who want to be recognized as RI’s (Registered Information Scientists) in practicing their profession of informatics.
Anniversary • Ngi & VRI: 11 December 2008 • Festal presentation of the first copy of “the Century of Computing” • VRI: 22th April 2009 • Congress with “all” members • Ngi: 4th June 2009 • Congress with “all” members