Introducing ITAA Advancing the U.S. IT Industry The Information Technology Association of America

Agenda  ITAA/WITSA Overview  Info Security – A Case Study  ITAA Top Ten Policy Issues

Introducing ITAA Who Is ITAA? Software Internet Portals Telecom ASP Content Enterprise Solutions Systems Integration Outsourcing Mobility Interactive TV Professional Services Over 450 Member IT Companies Nationwide

Introducing ITAA How Does ITAA Work? Divisions Programs ESASP IC&CInfoSec ITSTax SoftwareWorkforce WITSA ITAA Board of Directors

Introducing ITAA Public Policy Leadership Let’s Take Three Examples…  Information Security  Internet Tax Moratorium  Business Immigration

Introducing ITAA  Other ITAA Public Policy Issues Include:  Accounting and Tax  Anti-Gray Marketing  Education and Workforce  Human Resources  Intellectual Property  Privacy  Telecom Competition  Trade

Introducing ITAA Business Development Let’s Take Two Examples…  Federal Procurement  Broadband

Introducing ITAA  Other ITAA Business Development Opportunities Include:  ASP Events and Meetings  Directories and Sponsorships  ITAA Committees and Subcommittees  InfoSec Conferences and Seminars  National IT Workforce Convocation  World Congress on IT  Speakers’ Bureau

Introducing ITAA Business and Market Intelligence Let’s Take an Example…  Section 508 Regulations

Introducing ITAA  Other ITAA Business and Market Intelligence Offerings Include:  E-Letter  Update for IT Executives  Services Update  Topical Webcasts  Surveys and Research  News Headlines

US IT Industry  Digital Planet 2002 Report: Some key findings –Global ICT spending grew from $2.3 trillion to $2.4 trillion in 2001 –Developing world outpaced the developed in ICT growth –China is the fastest growing ICT nation, 27% in 2001 –Internet had 522 million users worldwide in 2001, up 123 million from 2000 –B2B and B2C E-commerce grew 79% between 2000 and 2001

US IT Industry  Digital Planet: US Key Facts 2001  U.S. remains world leader in aggregate 2001 ICT spending with $812.6 billion  IT Hardware Spending: $136,051 billion  Software Spending: $96,556 billion  IT Services Spending: $199, 203 billion  Telecommunications Spending: $265,954 billion  ICT spending per GDP: 7,9%  ICT spending per Capita: $2,924  Internet Commerce % of Total Commerce: 0.8%

US IT Industry  Digital Planet 2002: US IT Market  U.S. accounts for 40% of worldwide B2B and 56% of B2C spending. But other countries are moving up fast. China online B2B spending is 60 times what it was in 1999  The U.S.grew less than 1% in  ICT as a percentage of GDP dropped in the U.S. from a high of 8.2% in 1999 to 7.9% in 2001, suggesting that the ICT industry in the U.S. is losing ground faster than the economy as a whole.

WITSA

What is WITSA? 50 national IT industry associations Represents over 90% of world market Founded in 1978 as the World Computing Services Industry Association Oversight Organization for biennial World Congress on IT Host of Other Global and Regional Events

WITSA Vision The World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), founded in 1978 as the World Computing Services Industry Association, is the premier global association representing the information industry. WITSA provides leading advocacy, research, information, consulting, technical support and events to our member associations and to governments to ensure sound decisions promoting, explaining and expanding an inclusive digital economy for the benefit of all.

What is WITSA? Consensus based organization General Assembly Steering Committee & Global Public Policy Committee Small budget and staff Expanding membership, mainly from emerging economies

ArgentinaIsraelPortugal AustraliaItalyRep. of Korea BangladeshJapanRomania BrazilJordanSingapore BulgariaLithuaniaSouth Africa CanadaMalaysiaSpain Chinese TaipeiMexicoSweden ColombiaMongoliaThailand Czech RepublicMoroccoUnited Kingdom EcuadorNepalUnited States EgyptNetherlandsUruguay FinlandNew ZealandVenezuela FranceNorthern IrelandWestBank&Gaza GreeceNorwayZimbabwe China*, Vietnam, Indonesia, Kenya Hong KongPanama IndiaPoland WITSA Members

WITSA Mission & Policy Agenda TRADE: Facilitating international trade and investment in IT products and services PUBLIC POLICY: Advocating policies that advance the industry's growth and development INDUSTRY COOPERATION: Strengthening WITSA's national industry associations NETWORKING: Providing members with access to their peers in nearly every geographic region of the world

WITSA Reports  Digital Planet 2002  AGB Global Action Plan for Electronic Business  WITSA Global Public Policy Report 2003  Global E-Readiness Report  Policy Statements

The 2002 World Congress on Information Technology

Global IT Excellence Awards 2002

WCIT Athens, Greece May 19 – 21, 2004 WCIT 2004 The top IT event in the world. An opportunity to:  exchange knowledge and values  share Know – How  explore new ideas  promote ICT infrastructure in Greece WCIT 2004 Objectives:  enhance global dialogue on the ICT sector  facilitate business relations  promote excellence in Research & Development be part of the future … NOW!

IT MENTORS ALLIANCE Partnership between USAID and WITSA

ALLIANCE GOALS Improve Association Management Improve Sustainability Enhance Issues Development Enhance Advocacy Capabilities Improve Linkage with Member Countries

Active Programs Bangladesh Kenya Nepal Philippines Sri Lanka Senegal

Activities Institutional Support Advocacy Support Specific Issue Training

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