ITAN September 2007 Charter (ISeC)

(abridged version)

hereas ITAN is desirous to restructure, reposition and retool for Vision 20: 2020; with particular focus on the Information Technology Industry;

Whereas IT CEOs at its annual Summit deliberated exhaustively and established consensus;

It is herewith endorsed by ITAN CEOs that ITAN shall be committed to the following proactive fiscal but strategic initiatives:

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1)     1. Free registration but payment of yearly subscription on categorized membership: Start Up companies with 1-2 staff (N10,000) for 2years at the first instance and N5,000/yr subsequently, Small companies with 6-10 staff (N15,000), Medium size companies with  11 – 25 staff (N20,000) and large companies with more than 25 staff (N25,000)

2)      2. Yearly endorsement of products: 

•  Notebook

•  Desktop

•  Server

•  Network product

•  UPS

•  Productivity software, etc

Endorsement fee to be determined by NEC

3)     3. Conduction of the following yearly events among others

                                 i.      Enhancing IT Penetration in Nigeria (EITPIN) Seminar: around last Thursday/Friday in March

                                ii.      IT Future: between 2^nd & last Thursday/Friday in September

                               iii.      Local/International Trade Tours: October/November

9)     Establishment of a monthly ITAN Newsletter

10) 4. The (US) $185 One child per laptop and other such foreign based laptops should not be patronized by the government because they would not benefit Nigeria in terms of jobs creation. Local alternatives should be engaged.

11) 5. Rejuvenation of Computer In Schools Initiative (CISI) with “CEO CISI” with the adoption of a school by a CEO for a period of at least 2 years

      6. Commissioning of yearly Research on IT Development/Penetration in Nigeria with support from donor agencies  

      7. Commitment to building an IT Industry House in Abuja and the creation of a building fund.

      8. Creation of a yearly Mega-Exhibition in collaboration with ECOWAS and other stake holders.

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Dated this Friday 21^st day of September, 2007.

The driving force of the information age is the composite stream of applied technologies (Information and Communications) known as Information Technology (IT). It is the engine of modern civilization. The higher a nation or people are in IT pedestal, the more developed the people are in terms of wealth, living standard, know-how and dominance of the world within and without.

- Jimson Olufuye