ICT Associations

Ethiopian Information Technology Professionals Association
http://www.eitpa.org/

Mission:
Promoting Information and Communication Technology for development in Ethiopia, and empowering ICT professionals in advancing their skills.
Objectives:
· To promote the contribution of information technology to the development of Ethiopia
· To promote the advancement of information technology (IT) in Ethiopia
· To promote computer literacy throughout the country,
· To provide a forum for exchange of ideas among professionals on IT
· To influence and ensure, through the IT code of practice, the standard for quality service and products of IT in the country.

Contact Information
President:
Dr. Dawit Bekele
info@eitpa.org

Articles in ICT Focus

The Ethiopian Information Technology Professionals Association (EITPA) February 2002
Workshop on IT Training April-May 2002

The Ethiopian Computer Standards Association
http://ecosa.ethiopiaonline.net

The Ethiopian Computer Standards Association steering committee was activated in a resolution of the July, 1997 National Workshop on Information Technology and Ethiopic Software. ECoSA was established as an association 6 weeks later at the ECoSA workshop hosted by the Ethiopian Authority for Standardization.
ECoSA is formulated to fill a role between government and industry in the cooperative establishment of standards for Ethiopic computing. ECoSA is also ideally positioned in Ethiopia to coordinate standardization efforts between internal and external parties. ECoSA's establishment comes at a most crucial time as Ethiopic computing stadardizations efforts are already underway world wide and as the first lights of information society are dawning upon Ethiopia.

Contact:

Public Relations Officer
Dawit Bekele dawitb@ethiolink.com

Articles in ICT Focus

Character Set National Standard is out for Public Comment Februray 2002 - ECoSA satisfied March 2002 - Ethiopic Character Set April-May 2002