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Report to IFIP General Assembly Santiago, Chile,
August 2006
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Background

• CEPIS is a not-for-profit organisation seeking to
  improve and promote high standards among
  informatics professionals in recognition of the
  impact that informatics has on employment,
  business and society
• CEPIS currently has 33 members
• Details to be found at www.cepis.org

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Governing Body

• Council comprises nominated representatives of
  each full member society, and meets twice yearly
• Day-to-day operations is responsibility of
  Executive Committee, comprising seven elected
  members
• Three staff in Secretariat
• Chief Executive (vacant)
• Projects Officer
• Administrative Assistant

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Income

• Three main sources
• Annual member subscriptions
• Fees/Royalties from product sales through ECDL-F
• CEC part-funding for projects
• Approximately 75 derives from fees for
• European Computer Driving Licence
• International Computer Driving Licence

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Current Status Secretariat

• Executive Committee decided to relocate CEPIS
  offices from Frankfurt to Brussels.
• Intention to strengthen role in influencing
  European policies
• CEPIS now has very suitable office in convenient
  part of Brussels

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Current Status Projects

• Harmonise
• Review of Professional Certifications
• e-Skills Forum
• To help develop forecasting frameworks for supply
  and demand projections for ICT professionals

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Current Status Digital Literacy Challenge

• Seminar co-sponsored with ECDL-F at St. Georges
  House, Windsor Castle, March 06
• Examined the Digital Literacy Challenge
• Participants included senior representatives from
  industry, government, EC, professional bodies and
  academia.
• Very well received.
• Intend now to run series covering
• Professionalism
• Practitioner Skills
• Digital Literacy
• Education/research

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Current Status Publications

• Readership of Upgrade electronic technical
  journal continues to grow.
• Significant input from CEPIS Upenet network.
• Latest issue to be found at www.upgrade_cepis.org
• Currently undertaking a review of publications
  and communications strategy.

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