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ACTION PLAN 2005WITSA Steering Committee, Austin,
5.05.2005
Toni Petreski, MBA
President of MASIT
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IT Industry in Macedonia(IDC, December 2004)
• IT Spending in Macedonia– Y2005 FORECAST – IT market $77,7M, 15% growth
• 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200 active IT companies, 20 serious players– 33.000 PCs annual sales, 60% to replace outdated or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%)
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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
Who is MASIT?
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MASIT VisionThe 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 MembersINet (President)Pexim (BM)Gord Systems (BM)Semos Computers (BM)EuroComputer SystemsNeoCom (BM)Ultra (BM)S&T Hermes Plus (BM)EkoNet (BM)Artisoft (BM)NextSense (Vice-President)Seavus (BM)Simt (BM)Microsoft (BM)MBSDuna ComputersBlankEduSoftGisDataDDS ComputersEuroNetComMakopmInfoProjectPakom CompanyEin-Sof
Digit ComputersCodex ComputersUNetProInfoLogin SystemsComTradeTeam VisionLancom ComputersDigiComEnterEuroNetGrnarov Software DivisionAlexandriaMakpetrolInterwayAccentSynergyInfinite SolutionsOn.NetRema ComputersIncomaInformMegasoft InfoCenterZona Computers
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Bylaw of MASIT
Code of Ethics
Internal regulations
Strategic Plan
Annual Action Plans & Budgets
Other institutional development documents
MASIT Resources
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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
IT Mentors Alliance
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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)
IT Cluster Stakeholders Alliance
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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
MASIT Focus 2005
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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
Institutional Development Committee 2005
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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)
Local Market Development & Events Planning Committee 2005
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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!
Competitiveness Committee 2005
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MCAMCA
Role:Strategic Advice
MASIT, the IT Cluster & Strategic Partners
MASITMASIT
IT CLUSTERIT CLUSTER
Gov’tGov’t KITKIT
AcademiaAcademia DonorsDonors
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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…
Education & Workforce Development Committee 2005
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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…
Software & Export Committee 2005
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Members Catalog MASIT Brochure www.masit.org.mk MASIT e-newspaper (June 2005) MASIT members info exchange (daily) Policy Statements
MASIT Publications
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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 Tax-
incentives, IT Vendor, IT Workforce Development) Round Tables & Workshops (TBD) Business meetings (USAID’s eSchool project)
MASIT Events
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MASIT Participation MASIT Participation on IT Eventson IT Events
2005 October, Tunis – WSIS Summit2005 October, Tunis – WSIS Summit2005 May, Austin, Texas, USA – to become WITSA 2005 May, Austin, Texas, USA – to become WITSA membermember2005 March, Hanover, Germany – CeBit exhibition2004 November, Istanbul, Turkey – ISIS conference2004 October, Munich, Germany – SYSTEMS exhibition 2004 October, Thessaloniki, Greece – Infosystems exhibition2004 March, Hanover, Germany – CeBit exhibition2003 December, Geneve, Switzerland - WSIS Summit2003 November, Skopje, Macedonia – eGov Round Table2003 October, Munich, Germany – SYSTEM exhibition 2003 October, Belgrade, Serbia – ISIS workshop2003 October, Sofia, Bulgaria – ISIS conference2003 June, Opatia, Croatia – IT Star (ECDL) meeting2003, Zurich, Switzerland – Info Expo2002 October, Munich, Germany – SYSTEMS exhibition2002 March, Hanover, Germnay – CeBit exhibition
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WITSA 2005 - Austin, TexasWITSA 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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ContactsToni Petreski, President
Vasko Kronevski, [email protected]
Anita Nikova, Executive Secretary+389 2 3238.601
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