Industry Associations

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Industry Associations

• ICT BEE Charter the convergence of divergence
• presented by
• Adrian Schofield
• President
• Information Industry South Africa

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Representation

• Broadcasting
• Cabling
• Call Centres
• Chambers of Business
• Communications
• Electronics
• Information Technology vendors
• Information Technology professionals
• Network and Internet service providers
• Short/tall, large/small, a home for all?

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Submissions

• Computer Society, Black IT Forum, SA
  Communications Forum, Information Technology
  Association, National Association of
  Broadcasters, Electronic Industries Federation,
  Communications Cabling Association...et al
• Points of view, negotiating positions, political
  statements, immovable objects?

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Highlights

• Agree on the principles BBBEE Act, and all
• Agree on the structure Core Components
• Agree on the process Working Group, Task Team,
  Research Team, Indaba, Roadshow Workshop
• Agree on the outcome faster transformation of
  the economy, specifically the ICT sector
• So why are we beginning to disagree?

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Keep the faith!

• Open minds, open hands
• Economic transformation, not political
  manipulation
• Co-operation and facilitation
• For the benefit of all South Africans