1. Brussels 18/11/20061 Niko Schlamberger CEPIS President Beograd, October 9, 2009

2. Council of European Professional informatics Societies Established 1989 To represent European IT practitioners community – the voice of European IT practitioner To define proper user and IT practitioner skills and competences To develop applicable certification schemes and products for both To take an active part in European developments 37 Member Societies regardless of countries’ integrations

3. CEPIS Activities www.cepis.org www.cepis.org Projects -CEN/ISSS - to do with e-skills -Harmonise -e-skills Foresight Scenario Workshops Publications -Upgrade and Upenet -Reports, Position Papers Certification -European Computer Driving License - ECDL www.ecdl.org -European Certification of Informatics Professionals – EUCIP www.eucip.org

4. Member Societies Related Activities Supporting MS efforts to recognize IT practitioners Including relevant qualifications (ECDL, EUCIP) into national education schemes Providing advice to governments Offering a second opinion on IT relevant issues Promoting careers in IT related occupations Encouraging such study on secondary and tertiary level Taking part in MS projects by invitation and supporting such activities

5. European Visibility Relations to European Commission and its bodies Participating in development of IT professionals’ certification schemes and training programsand Active in various initiatives (Industrial Leadership Board and similar)

6. Regional Activities Nordic Data Union (NDU) Association of informatics societies from German- speaking countries (i-12) Information Technology Standing Regional Committee (IT STAR) possibly more to emerge

7. Global Visibility International Computer Driving License – ICDL Collaborating with IFIP in Professionalism Project

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