T ANZANIA I NFORMATION AND C OMPUTER T ECHNOLOGIES A SSOCIATION (TICTA)

1. TANZANIA INFORMATION AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIATION (TICTA) WCIT 2004, Athens, Greece May 15 – 22, 2004

2. VISION AND MISSION • Tanzania Information & Communication Technologies Association (TICTA) of Tanzania, the premier regional association representing the information and communication technologies industry and professionals. • TICTA provides leading advocacy, research, information, consulting, accreditation, certification and support to our members and to government agencies to ensure sound decision-making to promote, explain and expand an inclusive digital economy for the benefit of all.

3. THE HISTORY OF ESTABLISHMENT The idea to form the Association came about, first, at a seminar organized by WITSA (World Information Technology Services and Alliance) in conjunction with Computer Frontiers, supported by USAID in September 2003, that was held at the New Africa Hotel in Dar es Salaam. While the seminar was attended by well over thirty (30) representatives of various IT sector organizations, to-date, TICTA is manned by only a handful volunteers. Nomination of the interim committee took place out of these volunteers. The Chairperson and Executive Director were nominated.

4. THE HISTORY OF ESTABLISHMENT In March 2004, the first organizational meeting, held at the Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) Main Conference Hall, determined the pace for the organizational aspects of the Association. At the COSTECH meeting, the way forward was charted, the Constitution was already under review, membership fees were discussed and approved, and terms of reference were set for the modalities of the operation of the Association. To-date, several in-house committees have been set up, with a view to finalize the operation of the Association.

5. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES • The Association concentrates its efforts on establishing a consolidated view for the IT industry through negotiations with government entities. The Association advocates the interests of the IT industry and favors the expansion of this market. This is a collaborative effort with government agencies and a mechanism for interaction within the IT industry. It is a coordinated effort geared towards the expansion and development of the IT market. • The Constitution of the Association provides for an accurate picture of the industry objectives, that: • to protect and represent interests of members of the Association, working in IT; • to work with all levels of the United Republic of Tanzania’s issues in legal, economic and social policy development that are in line with the professional interests of the Association members and to promote its implementation; • to identify potential monopolies and unfair competition in IT; • to assist the IT private sector in its development and to build civilized market relations in the United Republic of Tanzania • to assist in the creation of an enabling environment for the members of the Association; • to represent the international interests of the Association’s members; • to coordinate the entrepreneurial activities of the Association’s members, to represent and protect their common property interests.

6. TICTA’S TOP PRIORITIES • Finalization of the Financial Plan (Budget) • Hiring of the permanent full-time Executive Director • Obtaining of Office Space • Official Grand Launching of the Association • Development of the Web Site • Development of the Code of Conduct and Ethics • Development of a Communications Plan • Development of an ICT Products and Services Directory • Development of an Internal Newsletter • Creation of Zonal and Regional Branches • Affiliation with Industry specific organizations

7. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE As TICTA is still in the development phase, a fully set up management structure is under review. We expect this to be completed by end of June 2004. At present the Association has an Interim Executive Committee, Interim Executive Secretariat, and an Interim Steering Committee. The three committees are run by various members of the Association, on a volunteer basis and commitment.

8. COMMITTEES • Interim Executive Committee • Chairperson – Mahmoud Thabit Kombo • Executive Secretary – Harry Hare • Interim Executive Secretariat • Chairperson – Mahmoud Thabit Kombo • Executive Secretary – Harry Hare • Aziz Mongi – Member • Arkie Mwalwega – Member • Gregory Almeida – Member • Ally Nchahage – Member • Jost Rwegasira – Member • Emmanuel Kaale – Honorary Member • Interim Steering Committee • Chairperson – Harry Hare • Alpesh Sanghvi – Secretary • Aziz Mongi - Member

9. MEMBERSHIP • Currently, membership database is under construction and recruitment is taking place. • The following are the membership categories of the Association: • Founder Members • Associate Members • Corporate Members • Honorary Members • Individual Members

10. PLANS AND FURTHER PROJECTS • The Association has planned to implement the following projects: • ICT Industrial Directory • Fund-raising Dinner, Luncheon Series and other activities • Develop the Tanzanian ICT Profile Document • Exhibitions and Seminars for ICT promotion, while generating revenues • TV and Radio Programs • Association Awards and Recognition Program • The ICT Standards, Academic Curriculum, Accreditation and Certification Program • The ICT Products and Services Directory

11. PERSONS AND CONTACTS • Members of the Board • Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, Chairperson – mkombo@micronix.co.tz • Harry Hare, Executive Chairperson – harry@alternativesolutions.com • Members of the Executive Secretariat • Gregory Almeida, Member – email: greg@simbanet.co.tz • Aziz Mongi, Member – email: aziz_mongi@yahoo.com • Ally Nchahage, Member – email: ally@infocomtechnologies.com • Arkie Mwalwega, Member – arkie@raha.com • Jost Rwegasira, Member – jost@tansoft.co.tz • Alpesh Sanghvi, Member – alpesh@acexnet.co.tz Official Address: Tanzania Information & Communication Technologies Association (TICTA) P. O. Box 80426, Dar es Salaam Tel: +255-744-410004, 0741-442866 - Email: ticta@ticta.co.tz