Transcript MASIT Presentation

ACTION PLAN 2005
WITSA Steering Committee, Austin, 5.05.2005
Toni Petreski, MBA
President of MASIT
Macedonian Association of Information Technology
www.masit.org.mk
IT Industry in Macedonia
(IDC, December 2004)
• IT Spending in Macedonia
– Y2005 FORECAST – IT market $77,7M, 15% growth
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H/W - $33,3M (PCs, Servers)
Storage – $2,5M (disk systems, tape)
Peripherals - $8,7M (printers, handhelds, adds)
Networking - $4,6M
S/W - $12,7M (system s/w, applications, app. development)
Services - $15,9M (education, consulting, maintenance)
– IT MNCs represented through many wholesalers and
retailers – no MNCs branch offices in non-subsidiary country,
except Microsoft
– >200 active IT companies, 20 serious players
– 33.000 PCs annual sales, 60% to replace outdated or
irreparable h/w
– IT market dominated by imports of hybrid h/w (>60%)
Macedonian Association of Information Technology
www.masit.org.mk
Who is MASIT?
 49 national IT industry companies
 Represents over 80% of domestic market
 Founded in 2000
 Oversight organization for annual regional
SEITA conference (SouthEast Europe IT Associations)
 Host of many local and regional events
Macedonian Association of Information Technology
www.masit.org.mk
MASIT Vision
The Macedonian Association of Information Technology (MASIT),
founded in 2000 as a joint effort of the 15 domestic leading IT
companies, is the premier Macedonian association representing
the information technology industry.
MASIT to be a driving force of a competitive Information &
Communications Technology (ICT) industry, an innovation-driven
economy, and contributor to the nation’s prosperity.
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MASIT Mission
 To be a leading association of the domestic IT companies
 To deliver demand-driven services to the members
 To participate in the events related to the IT industry
 International promotion of the accomplishments of the members
in the area of IT software and services
 To participate in the definition of the ICT regulatory framework
 To create the national IT standards
 To become a member of the European and the World IT ass.
 To facilitate the IT cluster through the public-private-partnership
 To foster the international cooperation with other associations
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What is MASIT?
 General Assembly elects Managing Board of 15 members –
President, Vice-President, 4 Committee’s Deputy Presidents
 Five Committees:
Institutional Development (President & Vice-President)
Local Market Development & Events Planning
Competitiveness
Education & Workforce Development
Software & Export
 Advisory Board, Ethics Committee, IT Experts Committee
 Small budget and staff (Executive Secretary & Director)
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MASIT Members
INet (President)
Pexim (BM)
Gord Systems (BM)
Semos Computers (BM)
EuroComputer Systems
NeoCom (BM)
Ultra (BM)
S&T Hermes Plus (BM)
EkoNet (BM)
Artisoft (BM)
NextSense (Vice-President)
Seavus (BM)
Simt (BM)
Microsoft (BM)
MBS
Duna Computers
Blank
EduSoft
GisData
DDS Computers
EuroNetCom
Makopm
InfoProject
Pakom Company
Ein-Sof
Macedonian
Digit Computers
Codex Computers
UNet
ProInfo
Login Systems
ComTrade
Team Vision
Lancom Computers
DigiCom
Enter
EuroNet
Grnarov Software Division
Alexandria
Makpetrol
Interway
Accent
Synergy
Infinite Solutions
On.Net
Rema Computers
Incoma
Inform
Megasoft InfoCenter
Zona Computers
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MASIT Resources
 Bylaw of MASIT
 Code of Ethics
 Internal regulations
 Strategic Plan
 Annual Action Plans & Budgets
 Other institutional development documents
Macedonian Association of Information Technology
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IT Mentors Alliance
Partnership between USAID (MCA project for IT
Cluster development) and MASIT to:
 enhance IT cluster development
 enhance advocacy capabilities (PR activities)
 IT Industry Survey (EITO Methodology, IDC)
Partnership between GTZ (D) and MASIT to:
 improve association management
 improve sustainability
 improve linkage with neighboring countries
Partnership between SIPPO (CH) and MASIT to:
 improve export capabilities
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IT Cluster Stakeholders Alliance
Partnership between CIT (Committee of IT of the
Government of the RM) and MASIT (MoU) to:
 develop National Information Society Strategy
 foster the IT Industry
Partnership between MCA2000 and MASIT (MoU)
Partnership between NCEC (National Competitiveness
and Entrepreneurship Council) and MASIT
Partnership between Faculties and MASIT (MoUs)
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MASIT Focus 2005
 Public Policy: advocating policies that advance the
industry’s growth and development
 Trade: facilitating IT exports and investment in IT products
and services
 Inter-Cluster Cooperation: strengthening Macedonian IT
cluster
 Networking: providing members with access to their peers
in nearly every geographic region in the world
Action Plan 2005 adopted on 7.04.2005:
ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE FIVE COMMITTEES
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Institutional Development Committee 2005
 Committee Regulations: number of members, action plans,
budgets, incentives
 Internal Regulations: internal documents, business plan,
marketing plan (PR tools), activities planning & monitoring,
 Inter-Cluster Cooperation: enhancing networking among IT
stakeholders (MADE, Faculties, CIT…)
 Networking: providing members with access to their peers
in nearly every geographic region in the world (becoming
WITSA & EITCA member)
 Self-sustainability: New demand-driven services
introduction
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Local Market Development & Events
Planning Committee 2005
 IT Vendor Conference: IT vendors, MNCs, domestic
corporations, IT companies (MCA, AmCham)
 Public Procurements & IT Tax Incentives Conference:
benchmarking positioning paper (MCA) to foster IT
penetration
 4th SEEITA & MASIT Open Days: February 2006
 IT Awards: introduction of “MASIT Seal of Quality” and
“MASIT Annual Awards” (MCA, Ministry of Economy)
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Competitiveness Committee 2005
 IT Cluster Facilitation: Macedonian Competitiveness
Activity project ends September 2006
 Legal Framework Roundtables: MASIT positioning papers
with legal advisor support (MCA)
 Regional Cooperation Project: fostering the regional
cooperation (SEEITA conference, EU projects…)
 IT Industry Survey: IDC/EITO Methodology – IT market
size, 6 sectors SWOT analysis, relative position of the IT
industry within the economy (revenues, value added,
employment, foreign trade) – NECC & Min. of Economy
 Financial Institutions: cooperation is missing!
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MASIT, the IT Cluster &
Strategic Partners
Role:
Strategic Advice
IT CLUSTER
MCA
MASIT
Gov’t
KIT
Academia
Donors
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Education & Workforce Development
Committee 2005
 IT Education Round Table: IT education web survey with
the Faculties, internship programs, joint IT education
curriculums development, MoUs (SEEU in Tetovo most
responsive)
 Inter-Cluster Project Development: ex. Training for joint
participation with the Faculties for EU projects (FP6, FP7…)
 Training Programs: PMI Certification, Product Management
& Marketing, Technology Sales, SAP Certification…
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Software & Export Committee 2005
 Software/Services Export Guide: EU regulatory
procedures review, standard services contracts…
 EU Projects Participation: developing procedures,
members eligibility criteria…
 Software Awards Contests: Microsoft, WSIS, Trado…
 Conferences Participation: CeBit, Systems (Germany),
Orbit-EX (Switzerland), CBI (Holland), Regioanl IT
conferences…
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MASIT Publications
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Members Catalog
MASIT Brochure
www.masit.org.mk
MASIT e-newspaper (June 2005)
MASIT members info exchange (daily)
Policy Statements
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MASIT Events
 2005/2006 February, MK - 4th SEEITA Conference
(SouthEast Europe Information Technology
Associations) & MASIT Open Days
 2005 April, Skopje, MK – Infocom
 2005 June, Skopje, MK – 3 Conferences (IT Taxincentives, IT Vendor, IT Workforce Development)
 Round Tables & Workshops (TBD)
 Business meetings (USAID’s eSchool project)
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MASIT Participation
on IT Events
2005 October, Tunis – WSIS Summit
2005 May, Austin, Texas, USA – to become WITSA member
2005 March, Hanover, Germany – CeBit exhibition
2004 November, Istanbul, Turkey – ISIS conference
2004 October, Munich, Germany – SYSTEMS exhibition
2004 October, Thessaloniki, Greece – Infosystems exhibition
2004 March, Hanover, Germany – CeBit exhibition
2003 December, Geneve, Switzerland - WSIS Summit
2003 November, Skopje, Macedonia – eGov Round Table
2003 October, Munich, Germany – SYSTEM exhibition
2003 October, Belgrade, Serbia – ISIS workshop
2003 October, Sofia, Bulgaria – ISIS conference
2003 June, Opatia, Croatia – IT Star (ECDL) meeting
2003, Zurich, Switzerland – Info Expo
2002 October, Munich, Germany – SYSTEMS exhibition
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2002 March, Hanover, Germnay – CeBit exhibition
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WITSA 2005 - Austin, Texas
May 5, 2005
MASIT Membership Application - unique
opportunity to:
 reach thousands of IT decision-makers
 promote MASIT and Macedonian IT Industry Cluster
 exchange knowledge and ideas
 facilitate business relationships
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Contacts
Toni Petreski, President
[email protected]
Vasko Kronevski, Vice-President
[email protected]
Anita Nikova, Executive Secretary
+389 2 3238.601
[email protected]
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