Conference: Themes
Conference themes are related to initiatives to work on improvement and better understanding on ICT professionalism issues, in order to provide the ICT market on a local, regional and global scale with qualified professionals in accordance to market demand.
By exchange of information the conference may contribute to international cooperation on ICT professionalism issues.
Representatives of industry, business, governmental organisation, not for profit organizations, unions, employer’s organisations and others are invited to comment on:
- The need of ICT professionalism initiatives, its aims, goals and expectations;
- The kind of initiatives needed and the way to address and communicate with people concerned, like HR managers, employers, educators, employees, students
- The impact of Life Long Learning on demand and supply in the ICT labour market
- The state of the art of ICT professionalism initiatives, including pitfalls, successes and progress, e.g. an International Standard for ICT Professionals, e-competence frameworks, e-skills frameworks etc.
- The scope and co-ordination of ICT professionalism initiatives, its owners and distributors
- The spin-off and impact of successful ICT professional initiatives on recruitment, education, the labour market
- Influences on initiatives because of differences in cultural background between parties involved, legal issues and educational standards
- The impact of certification on ICT professionalism, certification versus formal education
- Results of ICT professionalism initiatives, intermediate or final
- Need for cooperation and partnership on an international scale in order to achieve consensus about main issues of guidelines about presenting and dealing with ICT professionalism descriptions
- Issues related to ICT professionalism, its international differences and similarities.