The Professionals of Information and The Professionals of Information and Communication Technology Association Communication Technology Association

(PICTA-Benin)(PICTA-Benin)Association des Professionnels des Association des Professionnels des

Technologies de l’Information et de la Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (AP.TIC-Bénin)Communication (AP.TIC-Bénin)

WITSA MEMBERSHIPWITSA MEMBERSHIP

Austin, May 2005

Agenda

- Introduction

- Objectives

- Priorities

- Membership

- Contacts

IntroductionIntroductionAP.TIC has been created in Cotonou on June 2004 by the most representative IT Companies installed in Benin.

In Benin, the IT environment is made by :

. no Independant IT Regulation Authority,

. 1 fixe line Telco company

. 4 mobile phones companies

. 6 Internet Service Providers

. More than 150 ICT companies (90% of them are very small companies with less than 5

employees)

. a growing market of ICT products and services

. a very moving ICT sector

. several previous unsuccesful attempts to create a representative association in Benin

Our ObjectivesOur Objectives

1. Advocating the government for everything concerning ICT industry

2. To be a lobby for the ICT sector interests

3. To unfair the competition in IT and promote best practices

4. To provide to members of the association a vast network of contacts all around the world

5. To ensure the reinforcement of technical skills for IT companies

6. To provide ICT support for governmental and non governmental agencies

7. To initiate joint-venture for the promotion of a strong ICT industry etc…

- Be known by the government and institutions like a Be known by the government and institutions like a valid and representative partnervalid and representative partner

- Facilitate the installation of an Independant IT Facilitate the installation of an Independant IT Authority of RegulationAuthority of Regulation

- To obtain the total taxes exemption for IT products To obtain the total taxes exemption for IT products and servicesand services

- To extend the association to other IT companiesTo extend the association to other IT companies- To build the Website of the associationTo build the Website of the association

PRIORITIESPRIORITIES

MEMBERSHIPMEMBERSHIP

AP.TIC is currently made by two categories of members :

Active members (only IT companies can be accepted as Active members)

Member of Honour (natural or moral person)

Currently, there are 19 active members and 0 member of honour in the association

AP.TIC Contacts

Jacob Akinocho, President

pr@apticbenin.org

Corentin ADJOVI, Vice-President vp@apticbenin.org

Tadjou Dine Razaki, Executive Secretary sg@apticbenin.org

Official Address :

AP.TIC BENIN

01 PO BOX 3885 Cotonou

C/03 Immeuble SOBIEX Cotonou-Benin

Phone : +229 31 43 19

Fax : + 229 31 27 72

Thank You for your attention !

CORENTIN ADJOVICORENTIN ADJOVIVice-President/AP.TICVice-President/AP.TIC