INFORMATION & COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Тел. (095) 261-4291, 261-5486;

e-mail: info@apkit.ru;www.apkit.ru

The history of establishment

The Russian IT industry, being one of the most dynamic industries in our country, hasn’t had, until now, a mechanism to express and protect the interests.

In the autumn of 2001 as a result of several meetings and discussions, leading IT companies agreed to establish a non-profit organization called the Information & Computer Technologies Industry Association (ICTIA - АП КИТ).The constituent assembly was attended by: 1С, ABBYY, Aquarius, Cable & Wireless, Cognitive Technologies, Crechet, DPI, EDventure Holdings, ELST, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, IBS, Intel, iТeco, Kraftway Computers, Microsoft, Oracle, R-Style, TopS, Verysell, XEROX, ASK, АКSIT, Belyi Veter, Dialog Nauka, IVK, Interface, Kaspersky Labs, Lanit, Marvel, Namip, Pirit and the other companies.

Goals and ObjectivesThe Association concentrates its efforts on establishing a consolidated view for the IT

industry through negotiations with government entities. The Association advocates the interests of the IT industry and favors the expansion of this market. This is a collaborative effort with the government authorities and a mechanism for interaction within the IT industry. It’s a co-coordinated effort aimed to expanding and developing of IT market.

Charter of the Association provides an accurate picture of industry objectives: To protect and represent interests of members of the Association, working in IT;To work with all levels of the Russian Federation’s issues in legal, economic and

social policy development that are in line with the professional interests of the Association members and to promote its implementation;

To identify potential monopolies and unfair competition in IT;To assist IT companies’ in their development and to build civilized market relations

in Russia;To assist in creating favorable conditions for members of the Association;To represent the international interests of the Association members;To coordinate entrepreneurial activity of its members, to represent and protect their

common property interests.

Association’s top priorities(based on members opinion poll)

Public and private sector interaction; Standards and certification; Education & training in IT; Customs regulations; International activities and investments; Protection of intellectual property; IT advocacy issues; Interaction within the industry.

General Assembly

Board

Management

Audit Commission

Committees

Working groups

Management Structure

CommitteesEstablished committees: Customs issues;

Chairman – Valeriy Romanuk (Classica) Copyright & Intellectual property protection;

Chairmen – Olga Dergunova (Microsoft) and Boris Nuraliev (1С) Education issues and training in IT; Chairman – Eugeny Boutman (DPI) International issues and investments;

Chairman – Mikhail Krasnov (Verysell)

Establishment of the following committees is on the agenda: Development and export of software;

Chairman – Valentin Makarov (Russoft) Innovation policy and research work;

Chairmen - Bulat Gaifullin (Interface) and Yury Ushakov (Silicon Taiga) Standardization and certification; Information protection issues.

The Lawyers’ Club works within the Association.

The Association Today Association unites more than 200 companies; Association is the most representative non-profit IT organization in Russia. Its

members are the largest domestic and international companies in software, hardware and equipment production, the leading domestic distributors, system integrators, Russian IT manufacturers and developers;

The total sum of annual revenue of the Association members is more than $ 2 Bln.; Association members hold up to 70% in a number of sectors of IT market; АП КИТ works in collaboration with the Ministries of Communication, Economic

Development, Education, State Customs Committee, and participates in the activity of the number of committees and public councils of Gosduma;

Established relations with the associations Alians Zashita, NP PPP, RATEK, ROСIT, Russoft, Sirius, SOI, SPI, Silicon Taiga. Joint projects being developed;

Russian version of “Computing Curricula-2001 has being translated and published with the Association’s help;

The concept - АП КИТ as the umbrella association covering all segments of IT industry – is being implemented;

Site of the Association is www.apkit.ru

The list of members1C www.1c.ru ABBYY www.abbyy.ruAMD Moscow www.amd.com/ru-ru/Aquarius Data www.aq.ruASK Group www.ask.ruASCON www.ascon.ru Beliy Veter www.whitewind.ruBorlas IBC www.borlas.ruCable & Wireless CIS www.cw.comCisco Systems (CIS) www.cisco.com/global/RU/winClassica Pro www.classica.ruCognitive Technology www.cognitive.ru CompTek www.comptek.ruCompulink USP www.compulink.ruComputel www.computel.ruCrechet www.crechet.ruDialogueScience www.DialogNauka.ruDPI www.dpi.ruELST www.elst.ruElvis PLUS www.elvis.ruFormoza www.formoza.ruFors www.fors.ruHEWLETT-PACKARD (CIS) www.hp.ruIBM EEA www.ibm.com/ruIntel Technologies (CIS) www.intel.ruInterface www.Interface.ruIT-Information Tech. www.it.ruITeco www.i-teco.ru

IVK www.ivk.ruJet Infosystems www.jet.msk.suKaspersky Labs www.avp.ruKraftway Computers www.kraftway.ruLandata www.landata.ruLanit www.lanit.ruMarvel www.marvel.ruMicrosoft Russia & CIS www.microsoft.com/rusMont Distribution www.mont.ruNAMIP www.namip.ruNII Voskhod www.voskhod.ruNP PPP www.appp.ruOpen Technologies www.ot.ruOracle (CIS) www.oracle.com/ruOCS Distribution www.ocs.ruPirit www.pirit.ruQuorus AKS www.quorus.ruR-Style www.r-style.ru ROCIT www.rocit.ruRRC BT www.rrc.ruRussoft www.russoft.orgSAP CIS www.sap.com/cisTechnoserv A/C www.technoserv.ruTopS BI www.tops.ruVerysell www.verysell.ru Vimkom-Optic www.vimcom.ru Xerox CIS www.xerox.ru

Membership Association is open for membership. Any legal person accepting the Charter of the Association

and capable to make a contribution in achieving the Association’s goal and objectives can become a member.

Non-profit organizations can join the Association as associate members.

All companies whether they are the founding members or have joined at a later stage, have equal rights, pay equal contributions and can attend meetings of the board and take part in proceedings of the Associations’ committees.

More details about joining the Association can be found at the head office of АП КИТ or on the official site of the Association - www.apkit.ru

Plans and Further Projects Further work related to established Committees; Development of the relationships with the public authorities

(working groups, councils, committees); Establishment of the contacts with the international

associations and other organizations in IT brunch; Annual meetings - IT-SummIT “Siezd KITov” (St. Petersburg);

Conference “Education and training in IT in Russia” (Suzdal); Conference - U.S.-Russia Information and Communication

Technologies Roundtable; Project “Definition of IT brunch and of its benchmarks” (joint

initiative of АП КИТ and Ministry of Communication): Participation in World Summit on Information Society

Development of IT Market in Russia

Volume growth of the IT services and software in Russia

in 5-6 times

in 2-3 times

2000

2005

2010

Total number of personal computers in Russia

in 6

times in 4 times

2000

2010

Used in business

Personal use

The share of the IT sector in Russian economy will increase and will amount to not less then 2% by 2010 (mentioned by 1st deputy Minister of Communication and

IT Mr. A.V.Korotkov in his report)

Audit Commission Alexey Ananiev (Technoserv A/C) Bulat Gaifullin (Interface) Kirill Korniliev (IBM Eastern Europe/Asia)

Management Nikolay Komlev Managing Director Dmitry Artamonov Deputy Managing Director Dmitry Sokolov Assistant Managing Director Marina Rumyantseva Coordinator

P.O.box 626, Moscow 101000 Russia(+ 7 095) 261-4291, 261-5486;

e-mail: info@apkit.ru; www.apkit.ru

Persons and ContactsMembers of the Board Sergey Andreev (ABBYY) Eugeny Boutman (DPI) Vasily Vasin (R-Style) Sergey Girdin (Marvel) Leonid Goldenberg (Aquarius) Olga Dergunova (Microsoft) Alexander Kalinin (NII Voskhod) Mikhail Krasnov (Verysell) Dmitry Moskalev (Mont Distribution)