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ACTION PLAN 2005 WITSA Steering Committee, Austin, 5.05.2005

ACTION PLAN 2005 WITSA Steering Committee, Austin, 5.05.2005. Toni Petreski, MBA President of MASIT. IT Industry in Macedonia (IDC, December 2004). IT Spending in Macedonia Y2005 FORECAST – IT market $77,7M, 15% growth H/W - $33,3M (PCs, Servers) Storage – $2,5M (disk systems, tape)

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ACTION PLAN 2005 WITSA Steering Committee, Austin, 5.05.2005

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  1. ACTION PLAN 2005WITSA Steering Committee, Austin, 5.05.2005 Toni Petreski, MBA President of MASIT

  2. IT Industry in Macedonia(IDC, December 2004) • IT Spending in Macedonia • Y2005 FORECAST – IT market $77,7M, 15% growth • H/W - $33,3M (PCs, Servers) • Storage – $2,5M (disk systems, tape) • Peripherals - $8,7M (printers, handhelds, adds) • Networking - $4,6M • S/W - $12,7M (system s/w, applications, app. development) • Services - $15,9M (education, consulting, maintenance) • IT MNCs represented through many wholesalers and retailers – no MNCs branch offices in non-subsidiary country, except Microsoft • >200 active IT companies, 20 serious players • 33.000 PCs annual sales, 60% to replace outdated or irreparable h/w • IT market dominated by imports of hybrid h/w (>60%)

  3. Who is MASIT? • 49 national IT industry companies • Represents over 80% of domestic market • Founded in 2000 • Oversight organization for annual regional SEITA conference (SouthEast Europe IT Associations) • Host of many local and regional events

  4. MASIT Vision The Macedonian Association of Information Technology (MASIT), founded in 2000 as a joint effort of the 15 domestic leading IT companies, is the premier Macedonian association representing the information technology industry. MASIT to be a driving force of a competitive Information & Communications Technology (ICT) industry, an innovation-driven economy, and contributor to the nation’s prosperity.

  5. MASIT Mission • To be a leading association of the domestic IT companies • To deliver demand-driven services to the members • To participate in the events related to the IT industry • International promotion of the accomplishments of the members in the area of IT software and services • To participate in the definition of the ICT regulatory framework • To create the national IT standards • To become a member of the European and the World IT ass. • To facilitate the IT cluster through the public-private-partnership • To foster the international cooperation with other associations

  6. What is MASIT? • General Assembly elects Managing Board of 15 members – President, Vice-President, 4 Committee’s Deputy Presidents • Five Committees: • Institutional Development (President & Vice-President) • Local Market Development & Events Planning • Competitiveness • Education & Workforce Development • Software & Export • Advisory Board, Ethics Committee, IT Experts Committee • Small budget and staff (Executive Secretary & Director)

  7. MASIT Members

  8. MASIT Resources • Bylaw of MASIT • Code of Ethics • Internal regulations • Strategic Plan • Annual Action Plans & Budgets • Other institutional development documents

  9. IT Mentors Alliance Partnership between USAID (MCA project for IT Cluster development) and MASIT to: • enhance IT cluster development • enhance advocacy capabilities (PR activities) • IT Industry Survey (EITO Methodology, IDC) Partnership between GTZ (D) and MASIT to: • improve association management • improve sustainability • improve linkage with neighboring countries Partnership between SIPPO (CH) and MASIT to: • improve export capabilities

  10. IT Cluster Stakeholders Alliance Partnership between CIT (Committee of IT of the Government of the RM) and MASIT (MoU) to: • develop National Information Society Strategy • foster the IT Industry Partnership between MCA2000 and MASIT (MoU) Partnership between NCEC (National Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship Council) and MASIT Partnership between Faculties and MASIT (MoUs)

  11. MASIT Focus 2005 • Public Policy: advocating policies that advance the industry’s growth and development • Trade: facilitating IT exports and investment in IT products and services • Inter-Cluster Cooperation: strengthening Macedonian IT cluster • Networking: providing members with access to their peers in nearly every geographic region in the world Action Plan 2005 adopted on 7.04.2005: ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE FIVE COMMITTEES

  12. Institutional Development Committee 2005 • Committee Regulations: number of members, action plans, budgets, incentives • Internal Regulations: internal documents, business plan, marketing plan (PR tools), activities planning & monitoring, • Inter-Cluster Cooperation: enhancing networking among IT stakeholders (MADE, Faculties, CIT…) • Networking: providing members with access to their peers in nearly every geographic region in the world (becoming WITSA & EITCA member) • Self-sustainability: New demand-driven services introduction

  13. Local Market Development & Events Planning Committee 2005 • IT Vendor Conference: IT vendors, MNCs, domestic corporations, IT companies (MCA, AmCham) • Public Procurements & IT Tax Incentives Conference: benchmarking positioning paper (MCA) to foster IT penetration • 4th SEEITA & MASIT Open Days: February 2006 • IT Awards: introduction of “MASIT Seal of Quality” and “MASIT Annual Awards” (MCA, Ministry of Economy)

  14. Competitiveness Committee 2005 • IT Cluster Facilitation: Macedonian Competitiveness Activity project ends September 2006 • Legal Framework Roundtables: MASIT positioning papers with legal advisor support (MCA) • Regional Cooperation Project: fostering the regional cooperation (SEEITA conference, EU projects…) • IT Industry Survey: IDC/EITO Methodology – IT market size, 6 sectors SWOT analysis, relative position of the IT industry within the economy (revenues, value added, employment, foreign trade) – NECC & Min. of Economy • Financial Institutions: cooperation is missing!

  15. IT CLUSTER • MASIT MASIT, the IT Cluster & Strategic Partners • Role:Strategic Advice • MCA • Gov’t • KIT • Academia • Donors

  16. Education & Workforce Development Committee 2005 • IT Education Round Table: IT education web survey with the Faculties, internship programs, joint IT education curriculums development, MoUs (SEEU in Tetovo most responsive) • Inter-Cluster Project Development: ex. Training for joint participation with the Faculties for EU projects (FP6, FP7…) • Training Programs: PMI Certification, Product Management & Marketing, Technology Sales, SAP Certification…

  17. Software & Export Committee 2005 • Software/Services Export Guide: EU regulatory procedures review, standard services contracts… • EU Projects Participation: developing procedures, members eligibility criteria… • Software Awards Contests: Microsoft, WSIS, Trado… • Conferences Participation: CeBit, Systems (Germany), Orbit-EX (Switzerland), CBI (Holland), Regioanl IT conferences…

  18. MASIT Publications • Members Catalog • MASIT Brochure • www.masit.org.mk • MASIT e-newspaper (June 2005) • MASIT members info exchange (daily) • Policy Statements

  19. MASIT Events • 2005/2006 February, MK - 4th SEEITA Conference (SouthEast Europe Information Technology Associations) & MASIT Open Days • 2005 April, Skopje, MK – Infocom • 2005 June, Skopje, MK – 3 Conferences (IT Tax-incentives, IT Vendor, IT Workforce Development) • Round Tables & Workshops (TBD) • Business meetings (USAID’s eSchool project)

  20. MASIT Participation on IT Events • 2005 October, Tunis – WSIS Summit • 2005 May, Austin, Texas, USA – to become WITSA member • 2005 March, Hanover, Germany – CeBit exhibition • 2004 November, Istanbul, Turkey – ISIS conference • 2004 October, Munich, Germany – SYSTEMS exhibition • 2004 October, Thessaloniki, Greece – Infosystems exhibition • 2004 March, Hanover, Germany – CeBit exhibition • 2003 December, Geneve, Switzerland - WSIS Summit • 2003 November, Skopje, Macedonia – eGov Round Table • 2003 October, Munich, Germany – SYSTEM exhibition • 2003 October, Belgrade, Serbia – ISIS workshop • 2003 October, Sofia, Bulgaria – ISIS conference • 2003 June, Opatia, Croatia – IT Star (ECDL) meeting • 2003, Zurich, Switzerland – Info Expo • 2002 October, Munich, Germany – SYSTEMS exhibition • 2002 March, Hanover, Germnay – CeBit exhibition

  21. WITSA 2005 - Austin, TexasMay 5, 2005 • MASIT Membership Application - unique opportunity to: • reach thousands of IT decision-makers • promote MASIT and Macedonian IT Industry Cluster • exchange knowledge and ideas • facilitate business relationships

  22. Contacts Toni Petreski, President toni@masit.org.mk Vasko Kronevski, Vice-President vasko@masit.org.com Anita Nikova, Executive Secretary +389 2 3238.601 anita@masit.org.mk www.masit.org.mk

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