WITSA Virtual Spring Board of Directors Meeting March

WITSA Virtual Spring Board of Directors Meeting March 24, 2021 Virtual v 10 www. witsa. org

WITSA BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S MEETING Chairman’s Welcome Mr. Yannis Sirros

ROLL CALL Anders Halvorsen 3 www. witsa. org

Board of Directors (2020 -2022) # 1 2 3 4 5 6 Name & Title Association & Country 8 Mr. Yannis Sirros Mr. Sean Seah Mr. Hemant Kumar Chaursaia Eng. Tarek Abd-elmonem Taha Mr. John Kyle Dr. Boris Komrakov Mr. Santiago Gutierrez Mr. Antonio Cimorra SEPE, Greece PIKOM, Malaysia CAN, Nepal EITSEAL, Egypt BTD, Bermuda Info. Park, Belarus CANIETI, Mexico AMETIC, Spain 9 10 11 12 Mr. Toshio Iwamoto Ms. Choi, Min Hee Mr. Alexander Yesayan Mr. Julian David JISA, Japan FKII, Korea UATE, Armenia teck. UK, United Kingdom Attending

Board of Directors Continued (2020 -2022) # Name & Title Association & Country 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Mr. Alberto Patron Mr. Mathias Ifeseih Dr. Vasile Baltac Md. Shahid Ul Munir Mr. Francis Fong Ms. Angela Mondou Mr. Alexander Mora-Delgado CESSI, Argentina ITAN, Nigeria ATIC, Romania BCS, Bangladesh HKITF, Hong Kong TECHNATION, Canada CAMTIC, Costa Rica 20 Mr. Brian Shen CISA, Taiwan 21 Mr. Zoran Lazarevski 22 Mr. Robert Franz Janssen MASIT, Republic of North Macedonia ASSESPRO, Brazil Attending

Secretariat Office Attendees # Name & Title Association & Country Attending 1 Dr. Jim Poisant WITSA ü Yes 2 Mr. Anders Halvorsen WITSA ü Yes 3 Mrs. Molly Waldron Poisant WITSA ü Yes 4 Mrs. Alicia Standridge WITSA ü Yes

ROLL CALL - OTHERS 7 www. witsa. org

Call to Order & Approval of Minutes Dr. Jim Poisant

Treasurer’s Report Mr. Hemant Kumar Chaursaia https: //witsa. org/witsa-financial-documentation/

WITSA’s Summary of Financial Position/Balance Sheet (As of February 28, 2021) ASSETS Current Assets Cash Accounts Receivables Net of Allowance Prepaid Expenses Investments – CD’s Net Fixed Assets Total Assets LIABILITIES & EQUITY Current Liabilities Accounts Payable Credit Card Payables Accrued Expenses Deferred Revenue TOTAL LIABILITIES 106, 798. 52 44, 225. 00 4, 258. 39 274, 043. 48 1, 939. 39 431, 264. 78 1, 215. 00 100. 94 26, 644. 05 40, 416. 66 68, 376. 65 EQUITY Unrestricted Net Assets Net Income Total Equity 424, 226. 02 (61, 337. 89) 362, 888. 13 TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 431, 264. 78

WITSA’s Statement of Activities – Budget vs. Actual (For Two (2) Months Ending February 28, 2021) ACTUAL BUDGET $ OVER BUDGET Total Revenue 8, 084. 93 9, 000 (915. 97) Total Expenses 69, 422. 82 77, 320. 34 (7, 897. 52) (61, 337. 89) (68, 320. 34) 6, 982. 45 Changes in Net Assets

Status on WCIT Licensing Payments Dr. Jim Poisant WCIT 2021 Bangladesh Fee 750 K (Paid in full) WCIT 2022 Malaysia Balance of $375, 000 due ($187, 500 to be paid Q 4 of 2021; $187, 500 to be paid 60 days before event)

DISCUSSION BLOCK 13 www. witsa. org

STATUS ON WITSA’S WORLD CONGRESSES WCIT 2021 - BANGLADESH Md. Shahid Ul Munir, BCS WCIT 2022 – MALAYSIA Mr. Sean Seah, PIKOM WCIT 2023 Dr. Jim Poisant 14 www. witsa. org

WCIT - Bangladesh Status: WCIT 2021 - Bangladesh Md. Shahid Ul Munir

WCIT 2022 - Malaysia Status: WCIT 2022 - Malaysia Mr. Sean Seah

WCIT 2023 Update Dr. Jim Poisant 17 www. witsa. org

Standing Committee Updates 1. Finance Committee Mr. Sean Seah 2. Strategic Planning Committee Mr. Santiago Gutierrez 3. GPAC Committee/2021 Priority Papers Ms. Angela Mondou Mr. Anders Halvorsen 4 Business Development Committee Mr. Brian Shen 5. Committee on Education, Training & Human Resources Dr. Boris Komrakov

Finance Committee Mr. Sean Seah

Finance Committee Mr. Sean Seah Finance Committee Report (As of February 28, 2021) Investments Certificate of Deposit -Middleburg Bank (36 months) Certificate of Deposit- Middleburg Bank (30 Months) Capital One Bank Money Market (Savings) Wells Fargo (Checking) Wells Fargo (Savings) *TOTAL: $112, 686. 46 $161, 357. 02 $1, 097. 77 $51, 434. 17 $54, 266. 58 $380, 842. 00 *This total represents the cash & investment accounts (liquid assets). Total WITSA assets, as reported on slide 10 are: $431, 264. 78 Note: WCIT 2022 Malyasia Balance is $375, 000

Strategic Planning Committee Mr. Santiago Gutierrez

Global Policy Action Committee Ms. Angela Mondou Mr. Anders Halvorsen

Public Policy Mr. Anders Halvorsen Papers in 2021 • The Role of Government in Connecting the World - An Industry Perspective (COMPLETED) • The Impact and Contributions of ICT During a Time of Global Crisis: Embracing Digital Technology in the New Normal (COMPLETED) • SME Action Plan (Q 3) Other topics for consideration by GPAC: • Artificial Intelligence Policy Principles • How to regulate disinformation on social media platforms 23 www. witsa. org

Public Policy Continued Ms. Angela Mondou Other Activities (Pending GPAC approval) • Policy Paper Review Group, to assess whether any updates to WITSA’s catalog of policy statements are warranted • WITSA Repository of Member Best Practices and Policy Papers • Optimizing Impact through Graphic Design (New & redesigning existing papers) • Collaboration with like-minded organization • Roundtables or webinars to share best practices among regions, or on policy topics of importance to members NOTE: Adjustments pending outcome of Strategic Planning Committee as necessary. 24 www. witsa. org

Business Development Committee Mr. Brian Shen

BD Task Assignments Mr. Brian Shen WITSA Task Assignments Categories Tasks Target In Charge (BD Suggests) 1. Hybrid Conference Inviting members to bid and host at Deputy Chairman (Virtual Attendance) least 1 hybrid conference per year. 2. Global Business Exchange Program Bringing 200 corporations to join Deputy Chairman Events (GBEP) 3. Country Event (Multiple Inviting members to bid and host 1 -2 WITSA Secretariat Trade Visit) country events per year 4. Business Excellence Certification Program Bringing in 100 applicants in 2021 WITSA Secretariat (BECP) Business 5. ICT Excellence Award Bringing in 10 participants per Development Certifications (Registration Fee) category in 2021 Committee Chairman Each of the 7 regional vice chairmen 7 regional vice 6. Global Partner Program and 6 committee chairmen brings in chairmen and 6 (GPP) 1 GPP per year committee chairmen

Secretariat Updates Following BD Subcommittee Meeting Dr. Jim Poisant 1. Hybrid Conference: The Secretariat assumes that the reference to Hybrid conference refers to Regional Conferences. If so, Regional Event value propositions will be presented at this meeting along with proposed hosting fee; 2. Global Business Exchange Program (GBEP): PIKOM’s is proposing an initial group of 400 registrants at no cost from 8 WITSA member countries; 3. Country Event (Multiple Trade Visit): Not fully understanding background and details on Multiple Trade visits. Secretariat request details from committee; 4. Business Excellence Certification Program (BECP): Due to the lack of interest among WITSA members this program is not active; 5. ICT Excellence Awards (Registration Fee): Business Development Committee voted on March 18 th not to charge a registration fee for ICT Awards. Other revenue sources relative to these awards will be presented at the March 24 th meeting; 6. Global Partner Program (GPP): Awaiting reports from the regional VC’s and committee chairmen. 27

Committee on Education, Training & Human Resources Dr. Boris Komrakov 28 www. witsa. org

Membership Update Ms. Alicia Standridge Membership Payment Update 84 Country Associations • 34 member associations invoiced thus far in 2021 • Total 2021 dues invoiced YTD $33, 500. 00 (subject to change) • Total 2021 dues collected from 6 associations as of March 15, 2021: $9, 822. 88 New Member Recruitment Efforts to increase Membership to $35, 000. 00 in 2021 as requested by the Board (shown on budget) • Updated the Why Join WITSA document to show testimonials • Vice Chair received regional spreadsheet which listed members/non-members in each country within their region: - Asking each VC to help add 2 -3 member associations in their region - Provide contact information for these association so the Secretariat’s office with the VC may start communicating with potential member associations • Follow up with each VC on a monthly basis • At present, we have had membership calls with CASATIC (El Salvador), ATIC (Moldova) and BTECH (Bahrain) • BTECH (Bahrain) has also received WCIT info for 2023, as they seem interested • We have completed applications from BTECH (Bahrain) and ATIC (Moldova) for Board review and approval • Special thanks to Munir (BCS), Tarek (EITESAL) and Robert (Brazil) for extra efforts in their respective regions. 29 Thank you for your support! www. witsa. org

DECISION BLOCK 30 www. witsa. org

New Member Applications Ms. Alicia Standridge & Regional Vice Chairmen Board to vote on approving the applications from: • BTECH (Bahrain) Mr. Zoran Lazarevski • ATIC (Moldova) Mr. Tarek Taha 31 www. witsa. org

Vice Chairman Election Dr. Jim Poisant • Official election of Mr. John Kyle to serve as Vice Chairman of the Caribbean Region for the 2020 -2022 term. NOTE: Mr. Kyle was not present at the December meeting but has agreed to remain Regional Vice Chairman for existing term. Call for Board Vote for Mr. Kyle to continue as Vice Chairman of the Caribbean Region 32 www. witsa. org

ICT Excellence Awards Mr. Anders Halvorsen 33 # Private Sector/NGO Public Sector 1 Digital Opportunity/Inclusion 2 Smart Cities 3 Sustainable Growth/Circular Economy 4 Innovative e. Health Solutions 5 Public/Private Partnership 6 E-Education & Learning 7 Emerging Digital Solutions Startup Ecosystem Award www. witsa. org

ICT Excellence Awards Continued Mr. Anders Halvorsen 2021 Awards Schedule 1. April 15, 20210: Members requested to initiate the process for nominating candidates for each of the award categories. 2. September 1, 2021: Deadline for WITSA members’ submission of nominees. 3. September 3, 2021: Nominees to be posted online. Awards Committee to begin reviewing nominees 4. October 1, 2021: Awards Committee to complete voting. 5. October 7, 2021: Awards Committee conference call to discuss finalists and select winners. WITSA Secretariat to announce Award Winners to Members and WCIT 2021 host. The winning candidates will be contacted to ensure acceptance and participation. 6. November 2021: WITSA’s Global ICT Excellence Awards Ceremony will take place as either a physical and/or virtual ceremony in conjunction with the November 11 -14, 2021 World Congress on IT in Dhaka, Bangladesh (https: //wcit 2021. org. bd/). www. witsa. org

Global ICT Excellence Awards (Continued) Mr. Anders Halvorsen/Dr. Jim Poisant Title Sponsorship Opportunity (NEW) • Title Sponsorship-Limited to One sponsor @ $50, 000. 00 USD • Marketing Opportunity for ICT Excellence award winners (Post -Award, Optional): • Two opportunities: 1. Six month $5 K (WITSA’s web site special recognition/ discount membership Global Business Exchange ) 2. 1 year $10 K (WITSA’s web site special recognition/ Customized webinar/comp membership Global Business Exchange ) 3. (Non-profits: no costs) 35 www. witsa. org

Global ICT Excellence Awards (Continued) Mr. Anders Halvorsen/Dr. Jim Poisant Charging IT Excellence Award Winners Marketing Fees (Post-Award) (NEW) Description: Once an award winner is selected, they will be presented with two separate (optional) marketing package opportunities: 1) Six-month corporate feature on WITSA Home page featuring their company and free admission to WITSA’s B 2 B Platform for one year. COST to winner ($5, 000. 00) 2) One-year feature on WITSA’s Home page/one 30 -minute webinar offered to all WITSA members and free admission to WITSA B 2 B Platform for one year. COST to winner ($10, 000. 00) 3) Winners have the choice to opt out of both packages. 36 www. witsa. org

Global Business Exchange Platform Mr. Sean Seah 37 www. witsa. org

Regional Events Dr. Jim Poisant Cost: $100 K to host Value Proposition: There are several reasons why a WITSA members might chose to host a WITSA Regional event. • The event will draw local, regional and global attention to their region and countries. • The country will be able to promote its ICT industry, as well as its regions capabilities. • WITSA will provide the host with sample programs accompanied by suggested content. • WITSA will provide a list of 10 potential speakers to be considered for the program. In addition, WITSA will work with the host to secure at least five of the speakers on the program. 38 www. witsa. org

Regional Events (Continued) Dr. Jim Poisant • Host country is likely to receive support from around the region. This support will include delegate registrations, marketing support, speaker recommendations and sponsorships from industry and governments. • Event hosts are likely to realize a profit from hosting a successful event. • Historically, whenever WITSA events have taken place, the respective countries increased direct foreign investments. • In the case where delegates attend the event in person, the local location will realize additional spending on lodging, food and tourism. • WITSA will provide each host with extensive marketing support, a Registration Platform to include WITSA’s Global Business Exchange (B 2 B) matching capabilities, a comprehensive Event Operations manual, speaker recommendations/contacts, and expert advice. 39 www. witsa. org