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ICT Standards and Guidelines. ICT in the Public Sector Promod Sharma Chairman and President - CNSI. Objectives of this Session introduce Standards and Guidelines. CNSI commitment to the Middle East Show how CNSI has used Standards in various public sector projects.
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ICT Standards and Guidelines ICT in the Public Sector Promod Sharma Chairman and President - CNSI
Objectives of this Session introduce Standards and Guidelines • CNSI commitment to the Middle East • Show how CNSI has used Standards in various public sector projects. • Present CNSI’s work on similar projects. • Why and How has the West introduced Standards and Guidelines?
CNSI in the Middle East Region • Three years of presence in the Middle East • Diverse Portfolio including six ongoing projects • Long term planning: Here to stay!
CNSI Using public standards • CMM • ISO • J2EE • HIPAA • CMS • American Disability Act
Central Bank of Jordan CNSI Past Experience: Developing Standards in various public sector projects. • Standardized working relationship between all banks in Jordan based on World Bank and IMF banking standards • Developed standards and guidelines to utilize modernized financial system • Developed standards and guidelines for implementation of best practices in Human Resources
Riyadh Bank – Saudi Arabia CNSI Past Experience: Developing Standards in various public sector projects. • Developed guidelines and standards for implementing data security bank wide • Developed guidelines for adopting a standardized approach to application implementation • Recommended guidelines for implementing Quality Assurance processes and policies
CNSI Past Experience: Developing Standards in various public sector projects. • Defined operational standards and guidelines for SEC as a government monitoring agency. • Developed Hardware standards and guidelines • Developed Software application standards and guidelines Security Exchange Commission Trinidad and Tobago
Introduction of ICT Standards in the West • The need for Standards was identified quite early. It was driven by: • The need for reduction in administrative costs • The proliferation of computer-computer communications • The emergence and importance of the Internet • Standardization became the foundation for international and regional trade: • To enhance competitive positioning in specific trade areas • To consolidate differing national regulatory and legal schemes • To promote innovative solutions to barriers to trade and commerce • To secure equal access to Information for all
How Was Standardization Achieved? • Laws and regulations • Proper funding • Governmental and regional leadership • Private sector involvement and cooperation
The USA Experience : PITAC • Chartered by Congress under the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (P. L. 102-194) and the Next Generation Internet Act of 1998 (P. L. 105-305). • Provides expert, independent advice • Maintains America's preeminence in advanced information technologies, including such critical elements of the national infrastructure as high performance computing, large-scale networking, and high assurance software and systems design. The President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee
The USA example: INCITS • Is the primary U.S. focus of standardization in the field of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), encompassing storage, processing, transfer, display, management, organization, and retrieval of information. • Serves as ANSI's (American National Standards Institute)Technical Advisory Group for ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1. • JTC 1 is responsible for International standardization in the field of Information Technology. InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards
The Canadian Experience: CAC-ITS • Advises the Canadian Standards Association (The Standards Developing Organization specializing in ICT standards in Canada) on national standards concerning ICT security. • Participates in the development of international standards • CAC-ITS has garnered considerable respect and credibility in the international community for the dedication, integrity, and expertise of its members. • The CAC-ITS vigorously pursues continuing financial support from the beneficiaries - essentially, all private and public sector organizations in Canada that wish to conduct business within a secure and consistent environment, both national and international. Canadian Advisory Committee on Information Technology
Sharif Hussein will now present “The Project”