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The Dutch Computer Societies

Celebrating their 50Celebrating their 50th th & 25& 25th th anniversaryanniversary

Arjan van DijkArjan van DijkHans FrederikHans Frederik

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in the Netherlands

• 16 millions inhabitants• 260.000 working in IT companies

– 125.000 IT professionals

• 10.000 open positions every year

• Ngi and VRI have almost 4.000 members, from whom 1000 are Registered Professionals (RI)20th November 2008 CEPIS counsel Brussels 2

&History• Ngi, founded in 1958 as the Dutch

Automation Company

• One of the founding fathers of CEPIS– CEPIS still registered at the Amsterdam Chamber of

Commerce

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• VRI– Founded in 1984;– Society of Registred IT workers–With rules on • Code of conduct and • Permanent Education;

– Per 1/1/2009: Nederlands Informatici Register (NIR) in conjunction with Ngi

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Some subsidiaries

• NIOCNIOC– Dutch Congress Foundation on ICT EducationDutch Congress Foundation on ICT Education– Representing the complete ICT education field:Representing the complete ICT education field:

• PrimaryPrimary• SecondarySecondary• VocationalVocational• ProfessionalProfessional• AcademicAcademic• Commercial and Commercial and • Inside the industryInside the industry

with congresses inwith congresses in

&Some subsidiaries

• Informatie (NGI)–Well respected montly periodical – Together with SAI (Belgium);

• IY-executive (VRI)–Well respected bi-montly periodical

&VRI-Code of Ethics

The Code of Ethics of the VRl• has been developed to serve as an

evolving framework for the philosophy, actions and control of persons who want to be recognized as RI’s (Registered Information Scientists) in practicing their profession of informatics.

&SNIR

&Anniversary • Ngi & VRI: 11 December 2008– Festal presentation of the first copy of

“the Century of Computing”• VRI: 22th April 2009– Congress with “all” members

• Ngi: 4th June 2009– Congress with “all” members