Network for Finnish ICT Professionals

Finnish Information Processing Association- FIPA

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

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

Values and MissionValues• 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

Tasks: EducationMost 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.

Tasks: Analyses & ReportsFIPA’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

Opportunities to develop• Seminars

• Trainings

• Certification program

• Road show around Finland

• Mentoring program

• Seminars, trainings and events organized by our member associations and SIGs

Functional StructureFIPA 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 000Corporate Members: 500

Local associations

Theme associations

Special interest groups

Member

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Member Associations

Theme Associations:

Student Associations:

Special Interest GroupsSpecial 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

Operation at Member Associations

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

BoardFIPA 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

Member CompaniesAlso companies can join FIPA

www.ttlry.fi/ttln-yhteisö-ja-yritysjäsenet

StakeholdersFIPA operates in close cooperation with a great number of stakeholders on the Finnish market.

International Federation for Information Processing

Council of European ProfessionalInformatics Societies

NDU - Nordisk Data Union

International OperationFIPA strives to make the Finnish ICT know-how well known and to offer their members possibilities to network and exchange knowledge also internationally.

Member benefits

• Magazines

• Training

• Travel and hotel services

More information: www.ttlry.fi/english

• Insurances

• Legal service, e.g. concerning IT agreements (not employment-related questions)

• Free seminars and opportunities for social networking

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

Thank you!Contact informationTietotekniikan liitto ry / Finnish Information Processing AssociationLars Sonckin kaari 1202600 Espoo   Phone: 020 741 9898Email: tietotekniikanliitto@ttlry.fi

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