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On the 30th of July 2001, the Association�s
Council had a meeting with the Minister of Education and Culture, Mr Ouranios
Ioannides where he informed the Council about the proposal that was submitted
to him by a non profit making organisation regarding the donation of hardware
and software for the Cyprus education system. During the meeting the Minister
mentioned this started four months ago with the submission of a proposal by
this organisation named �Mikis Zintilis and Ioannis Kyriakides Research and Development Ltd� with certain terms. After its evaluation it was decided
that it was only a good offer (not a donation). Then the organisation replied
that their proposal was to be considered as a donation and to be based on the
Ministry�s IT plants for the education system undertaking as well the support
and maintenance for the next ten years. Mr Ioannides also mentioned that this
proposal as such is also being examined by the Ministry of Finance and the Attorney
General�s Office. In the event that this proposal is accepted as valid and that
there is no evidence that the government shall bear any costs whatsoever in the
short-run, medium or long term, then he will proceed with a detailed appraisal
of the organisation in concern. Finally, Mr Ioannides pointed out that the
Association will be kept informed of any developments and that it will be
invited to a meeting in order to exchange views and opinions on the outcome.
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The Annual General Meeting of the Association was held
on the 4th of July 2001 at the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia. Among the
guest speakers were the Vice-Chairman of OEB, Mr Byron Kranidiotis who stressed
the important role of information technology in an era that is being
characterised by intense competition and rapid changes in technology. Other
speakers were the Director of the IT Government Department, Mr Costas Agrotis,
the President of the IT Department of the University of Cyprus, Mr Antonis Kakas
and the representative of BSA (Cyprus), Mr Achilleas Demetriades.
During his speech, the President of the Association,
Mr Nicos Nicolaou pointed out the most important activities of the Council
during the past year aiming always in promoting and safeguarding the interests
of the Association�s members. Next followed a presentation of the Association�s
new Web-site which also includes the list of members with the possibility of
links with their own Web pages. The AGM ended with the discussion of several
matters, most important of them being the possibility of accepting
telecommunication companies as members of the Association and the sponsorship
of specialised IT seminars by the Human Resource Development Authority.
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Starting this year the Association has undertaken the sponsorship of
the Prize for the student with the best performance in the IT
programming language courses during the three year study
period at the Higher Technical Institute. The ceremony was
held on 29 June 2001 and the Association was represented by
its President, Mr Nicos Nicolaou.
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On 23 May 2001, the Association organised a presentation for the
IT students of the Higher Technical Institute (HTI) with title
�Career Opportunities in the IT industry and the Cyprus
market reality�. The presentation was done by Messrs. Nicos
Mesologgitis and Kyriakos Kokkinos. A similar presentation
will also be held next September for the IT students of the
University of Cyprus.
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During a meeting between representatives of the Association�s
Council, the Cyprus State Fairs Authority (CFA), the
Telecommunications Enterprises Association and the Importers
of Office Machines Association which was held on 27 April
2001, CFA presented the possibility of organizing an IT
exhibition with name Cybit 2001 next November. This exhibition
is to be organised every other year with the purpose of
complementing the Offitec exhibition and will present new
technologies in the telecommunications and the IT fields.
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