1. Network for Finnish ICT Professionals Finnish Information Processing Association - FIPA

2. FIPA Briefly Nationwide independent society for ICT professionals About 15.000 person members and about 500 company and organization members 28 member associations: - 17 local associations - 8 national professional theme associations - 3 student associations - 20 special interest groups (SIGs) Established in 1953 as the Finnish Punched Card Society

3. Areas of Interest 2013 The Governmental service processes and the structure of the Finnish information society - Infrastructure development, Efficiency - Regional equality The future of Finnish Software Industry - Growth - Internationalization Improve cooperation and understanding between Business Management and ICT Management - IT Barometer - IT Management study Overall improvement of ICT skills - Special Interest Groups - Training politics

4. Values and Mission Values Openness Professionalism Activity Creativity Mission FIPA’s role is to improve ICT skills among its members and to improve the reputation of the ICT cluster in Finland Via information and research FIPA strives to influence and help to further develop the competitiveness of the professional ICT cluster in Finland

5. Tasks: Education Most important task is to keep the professional knowledge of our members on a good level. During 2012 more than 100 training and certification occasions were held. Totally more than 1000 persons participated. The topics included for example: ECQA certification program - Innovation Manager - SPI Manager - Scope Manager ITIL, COBIT and PRINCE training Data Privacy in IT Projects Finnish Testing Board Certification etc.

6. Tasks: Analyses & Reports FIPA’s statements are based on concrete facts collected via various different investigations and analyses. Yearly renewable studies IT Barometer ICT Salary study IT Management study

7. Opportunities to develop Seminars Trainings Certification program Road show around Finland Mentoring program Seminars, trainings and events organized by our member associations and SIGs

8. Functional Structure FIPA acts as the central organization for the local associations, theme associations and the special interest groups (SIG). As a member you have the possibility to belong to more than one member society. Members totally: 15 000 Corporate Members: 500 Local associations Theme associations Special interest groups Member 8 17 20

9. Member Associations Theme Associations: Student Associations:

10. Special Interest Groups Special Interest Groups offer an informal way to network and exchange information with other members. ICT Ladies – a group that enables women working in the ICT field the possibility to professionally develop themselves and make new, useful contacts. AKVA – Professional Qualification BisOsy – Software BIZ Etiikan työryhmä – Ethics SIG Global Club – Internationalization Hallinnollinen tietoturva – Administrative information security ICT Ladies – Network for women in the ICT field ITU – People knowledge SIG KAOS – Enterprice Architechture SIG KäytettävyysOSY – User Usability SIG MallinnusOSY – Modelling SIG MPP – IT Salesmen Round Table Privacy-OSY – Privacy SIG PrOSY – Project work SIG RELA – Data Bases SIG SK SIG – Performance testing SIG TestausOSY – Testing SIG Tietie-verkosto – Developing learning in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences Tietohallintoverkosto – Information Management Network Tietoliikenne-foorumi – Telecom forum Yrittäjyysverkosto – Entrepreneurship SIG

11. Operation at Member Associations ICT Professionals have to relax every now and then. We offer our members also different sort of leisure activities.

12. Board FIPA Board 2013 Chairman: Esa Korvenmaa, CEO, Cisco Systems Finland Oy Members: Aki Antman, CEO, Sulava Oy Mika Helenius, Research Manager, Aalto University Timo Knuutila, Professor, University of Turku Jyrki Kasvi, R & D Manager, TIEKE Mitro Kivinen, CEO, Alter Chief Oy Katariina Laakkonen, Consult, Houston Inc. Pete Nieminen, CIO, Salomaa Group Pipsa Ylä-Mononen, ICT Service Manager, Fennia

13. Member Companies Also companies can join FIPA www.ttlry.fi/ttln-yhteisö-ja-yritysjäsenet

14. Stakeholders FIPA operates in close cooperation with a great number of stakeholders on the Finnish market.

15. International Federation for Information Processing Council of European Professional Informatics Societies NDU - Nordisk Data Union International Operation FIPA strives to make the Finnish ICT know-how well known and to offer their members possibilities to network and exchange knowledge also internationally.

16. Member benefits Magazines Training Travel and hotel services More information: www.ttlry.fi/englishwww.ttlry.fi/english Insurances Legal service, e.g. concerning IT agreements (not employment-related questions) Free seminars and opportunities for social networking

17. Member Fees 2013 Person Members Additional membership in another association 14,00 €/year Person membership 55 €99 € Student membership (born 1984 or later) 19 €59 € Adult student membership 49 €92 € Senior membership 49 €92 € Without magazines Magazines included

18. Thank you! Contact information Tietotekniikan liitto ry / Finnish Information Processing Association Lars Sonckin kaari 12 02600 Espoo Phone:020 741 9898 Email: tietotekniikanliitto@ttlry.fi www.facebook.com/Tietotekniikanliitto www.slideshare.net/Tietotekniikanliitto www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1883830