19 june 2012, brasilia, brazil membership committee meeting
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19 June 2012, Brasilia, Brazil
Membership CommitteeMeeting
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Call to Order & Remarks
Dr. Jim Poisant
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Roll Call
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Country Name Organization Remarks
1 Argentina Dr. Jorge Cassino CESSI
2 Bermuda John Kyle Bermuda Chamber of Commerce
3 Japan Takashi Igarashi JISA
4 Lebanon Nizar Zakka PCA
5 Netherlands Drs. Bernd Taselaar ICT~Office
6 Nigeria Dr. Jimson Olufuye ITAN
7 Republic of Macedonia
Vasko Kronevski MaSIT
8 United States of America
Dr. Jim Poisant WITSA
Committee Members
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(*1) WITSA may waive the dues for members in dues category 9. Only members from Low Income countries, as defined by the UNDP Human Development Report, are eligible.
Review of WITSA Dues Structure and Membership Payments
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Dues Category ICT Market Share (of world) Dues
1 >30% $20,000
2 15 – 30% $10,000
3 5 – 15% $7,500
4 1.5 – 5% $5,000
5 1.0 – 1.5% $2,500
6 0.5 – 1.0% $1,250
7 0.25 – 0.5% $1,000
8 <0.25% $500
9 (*1) <0.25% $250
WITSA Bylaws allows non-voting associate membership to:
Establishing Membership Fees for Associate Members (1/3)
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Corporations;
Other business entities or
Persons from any sector of the ICT industry
Service providers supporting or offering services or products to the ICT industry
Regional ICT related associations
Economic development authorities or organizations
Non-profit organizations
Universities and other educational institutions
Non-governmental organizations; and
All others deemed eligible and acceptable at the discretion of the Board
Membership Benefits: Attendance at WITSA Meetings Web Site presence Opportunity each year to address either the GA or BOD
(only highest paying categories) Banner ads on WITSA’s web site at a discounted rate Invitation to participate in select WITSA committees
(in the event that a suitable committee is identified)
Establishing Membership Fees for Associate Members (2/3)
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Economic Development Organizations$10,000 annually
Establishing Membership Fees for Associate Members (3/3)
Corporate >10M Annual Revenue$10,000 annually
Corporate 1-10M Annual Revenue$5,000 annually
Corporate < 1M Annual Revenue$1,000 annually
Academic Institutions$1,000 annually
Consulting Firm > 5M Annual Revenue
$5,000 annually
Consulting Firm 1-5M Annual Revenue
$1,000 annually
Consulting Firm < 1M Annual Revenue
$500 annually
Region: Africa
Review of Non-WITSA members Economies
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Country Organization1 Angola Unknown2 Botswana Botswana Information
Technology Society (BITS)3 Burkina Faso Unknown4 Burundi Unknown5 Cameroon Unknown6 Cape Verde Unknown7 Central African
RepublicUnknown
8 Chad Unknown9 Comoros Unknown
10 Congo Unknown11 Cote d'Ivoire Unknown12 Djibouti Unknown13 Equatorial Guinea Unknown14 Eritrea Unknown15 Ethiopia Unknown16 Gabon Unknown17 Ghana Ghana Internet Services
Providers Association (GISPA)18 Guinea Unknown19 Guinea Bissau Unknown20 Lesotho Unknown
Country Organization21 Liberia Unknown22 Madagascar Unknown23 Malawi ICT Association of Malawi
(ICTAM)24 Mali Unknown25 Mauritania Unknown26 Mauritius Unknown27 Mozambique Unknown28 Namibia Namibia Information
Communication Technology Association (NICTA)
29 Niger Unknown30 Sao Tome and
PrincipeUnknown
31 Seychelles Unknown32 Sierra Leone Unknown33 Somalia Somali ICT Development
Association (SICTDA)34 Swaziland Unknown35 Togo Unknown36 Zambia The Computer Society of
Zambia
Region: Middle East and North Africa
Review of Non-WITSA members Economies
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Country Organization
1 Iraq Iraq IT & Telecom Industry Association
2 Bahrain Unknown
3 Iran Unknown
4 Kuwait Kuwait IT Society
5 Libya Libya ICT Association
6 Oman Unknown
7 Saudi Arabia Unknown
8 Sudan Unknown
9 United Arab Emirates Unknown
10 Yemen Unknown
Region: Europe
Review of Non-WITSA members Economies
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Country Organization1 Albania Unknown2 Belarus Unknown3 Bosnia and
HerzegovinaUnknown
4 Croatia The Association of Croatian ICT Clusters
5 Azerbaijan Unknown6 Georgia ICT Business Council of
Georgia7 Kyrgyzstan Unknown8 Montenegro Unknown9 Czech Republic Unknown
10 Slovakia Unknown11 Slovenia Unknown12 Andorra Unknown13 Austria Unknown14 Belgium Unknown15 Cyprus Cyprus Computer Society16 Denmark Unknown17 Estonia Estonian Information
Technology Foundation
Country Organization18 Latvia Latvian Information and
Communications Technology Association (LIKTA)
19 Sweden Unknown20 Iceland Unknown21 Germany Federal Association for
Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM)
22 Ireland ICT Ireland23 Italy Unknown24 Lichtenstein Unknown25 Luxembourg Unknown26 Malta Unknown27 Monaco Unknown28 San Marino Unknown29 Switzerland Swiss Association for
Information and Communication Technology
Region: Latin America
Review of Non-WITSA members Economies
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Country Organization
1 Bolivia Unknown
2 Cuba Unknown
3 El Salvador Unknown
4 Honduras Unknown
5 Nicaragua Unknown
6 Panama Unknown
7 Paraguay Unknown
8 Peru Unknown
9 Suriname Unknown
Region: Caribbean
Review of Non-WITSA members Economies
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Country Organization1 Antigua and Barbuda Unknown2 Bahamas Unknown3 Barbados Barbados Information and
Communications Professionals Association (BIPA)
4 Belize Unknown5 Dominica Unknown6 Grenada Unknown7 Guyana Unknown8 Saint Kitts & Nevis Unknown9 Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ICT Association
(SLICTA)10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Unknown
Region: Asia
Review of Non-WITSA members Economies
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Country Organization1 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Computer Society (PNGCS)2 Samoa Samoa Information Technology Society3 Tonga Unknown4 Tuvalu Unknown5 Solomon Islands Unknown6 Kiribati Kiribati Computer & Internet Society7 Northern Mariana Islands Unknown8 Marshall Islands Unknown9 Federated States of Micronesia Unknown
10 Palau Unknown11 Nauru Unknown12 Fiji ICT Association of Fiji13 Vanuatu Vanuatu IT Users Society14 Bhutan IT association in Bhutan15 China PRC Unknown16 Macau Macau Computer Association17 North Korea Unknown18 Maldives Unknown19 Tajikistan Unknown20 Turkmenistan Unknown21 Uzbekistan Unknown22 Brunei InfoCom Federation of Brunei23 East Timor Unknown
Review of Prospective Member Marketing Plan
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Prepare Report for Full Board on June 20
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Thank YouThank You
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