Computer and Related ServicesAn Industry Perspective

Geneva

September 2005

About WITSA

Industry Perspective

Enabling Environment

CRS Services

Electronic Commerce

Software

Agenda

Reaching the Global IT Community

Through the World Information TechnologyAnd Services Alliance

67 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 Information Technology

Host of other global and regional events

Who Is WITSA?

WITSA MembersArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaBangladeshBeninBrazilBulgariaCanadaChinese TaipeiColombiaCosta RicaCzech RepublicEcuadorEgyptFinlandFranceGreeceHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIsraelItaly

JapanJordanKenyaLebanonLithuaniaMacedoniaMalaysiaMexicoMongoliaMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew ZealandNorthern IrelandNorwayPalestinePanamaPhilippinesPolandPortugalRepublic of KoreaRomania

RussiaSenegalSingaporeSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSwedenSyriaTanzaniaThailandTrinidad & TobagoTunisiaTurkeyUgandaUkraineUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayVenezuelaVietnamZimbabwe

Public Policy: advocating policies that advance the industry’s growth and development

Trade: facilitating international trade and investment in IT products and services

Industry Cooperation: strengthening WITSA’s national industry associations

Networking: providing members with access to their peers in nearly every geographic region in the world

WITSA Focus

World Congress on World Congress on Information Technology 2004Information Technology 2004

AAthens, Greecethens, Greece

Active programs in AlgeriaBangladeshIndonesiaKenyaMongoliaMoroccoNepal

PhilippinesRwandaSenegalSri LankaTanzaniaUganda

Digital Planet 2004

2.4 trillion USD in 2003

6.8% of world GDP

8% CAG 2003-2007

3.2 trillion USD by 2007

World ICT Market

Education Legal

Regulatory - Competition WTO Commitments

Enabling Environment

CRS

Consultancy Data Processing

SoftwareImplementation

(Other)MaintenanceTrainingData Base

The Dilemma

Grid Computing

Systems Integration

Application Hosting

Web Hosting

The Solution

Application Hosting

Grid Computing

Systems Integration

Web Hosting

Consultancy

Software

Data Processing

Data Base

Other

Aggregation of commitments

Telecommunications a base

Mode 1 important

Broad services commitments

Electronic Commerce

Evolution of delivery models

Creates efficiencies

Classification moot

Most favorable treatment

Treatment of Software