Activity 1 – Professional Organizations

III. In your discussions mention at least three (3) local or regional, two (2) national, and five (5) international IT professional organizations including their brief profile.


1. Information Technology Foundation of the Philippines (ITFP)
About:
The Information Technology Foundation of the Philippines (ITFP) is a non-stock and non-profit organization. It is the federation of all the Philippine Computer IT organization.
Vision:
"The voice and the medium of the ICT community in the country that supports the ICT programs of the government and private sector."
Mission:
To contribute to the contribute to the economic, social and political development of the country
- by advocating the wise and widespread use of ICT;
- by representing the needs and interest of the ICT industry and community;
- by supporting the ICT-based programs of government and private sector; and
- by strengthening the country's global competitiveness through ICT
Objectives:
• To accelerate the development of the Philippine Information Technology industry and help the profession by conducting and supporting projects and activities that will lead to the attainment of its purposes.
• To support and fund selected IT related activities of its member Associations.
• To contribute towards the social and economic development to the country through the promotion of IT utilization in all sectors of the Philippine society.
• To represent the IT industry in the government in the formulation and implementation of policies, laws, regulations and statues affecting the IT industry.