Climate Change Technology
Sustainable Digital Education
- Zanzibar Declaration: Sustainable Education in a Digital Age of rapidly Emerging Technologies
- Sustaining relevant digital inclusive education for young people (5-18 years of age) Final report
- Sustaining relevant digital inclusive education for young people (5-18 years of age): Northern Ireland Case Study
IFIP Strategy 2023-2026
IFIP’s Strategic Objectives
- Promote open and excellent science, independent of any business or government, in information processing.
- Communicate and publicise knowledge on information processing.
- Promote professionalism, excellence, digital equity, ethics and inclusion in ICT governance and application.
- Aim to be a leading, independent and influential voice of ICT, providing expert knowledge.
- Increase the value of membership.
Strategies to achieve Objectives # 1
Promote open and excellent science, independent of any business or government, in information processing, by
1.1 Fostering excellence and international cooperation.
1.2 Maintaining IFIP’s expertise in key aspects of ICT and expanding this expertise by integrating emerging areas into existing or new Working Groups (WGs).
1.3 Supporting young ICT researchers.
1.4 Supporting Technical Committees (TCs) and WG’s in quality assurance at IFIP events and publications.
1.5 Contributing and promoting ICT educational guidelines.
Strategies to achieve Objectives # 2
Communicate and publicise knowledge on information processing, by:
2.1 Publishing and distributing the results of open science, especially in digital libraries such as IFIP digital library and other channels.
2.2 Supporting TCs & WGs to organise a broad range of conferences and other events.
2.3 Recognising excellence by conferring IFIP awards.
2.4 Collaborating with peer organisations.
Strategies to achieve Objectives # 3
Promote professionalism, excellence, digital equity, ethics and inclusion in ICT governance and application, by:
3.1 Enabling and supporting IFIP groups in projects that focus on education, digital equity, ethics, inclusion and social accountability .
3.2 Publishing reports and whitepapers from these groups.
3.3 Contributing to 3rd party organisations and events relevant to IFIP’s Strategic Objectives.
3.4 Assisting TC, WG, conference organizers and conference attendees with the management of ethics-related issues.
3.5 Supporting IFIP Member Societies (MSs) to improve public and government awareness of the significant value of excellence, digital equity, ethics, inclusion and employing qualified IT professionals,
3.6 Encouraging MSs and other organisations to adapt IFIP Code of Ethics for their organisation.
Strategies to achieve Objectives # 4
Aim to be a leading, independent & influential voice of ICT, providing expert knowledge, by:
4.1 Disseminating reports, whitepapers, position statements and declarations plus supporting documentation.
4.2 Making IFIP’s knowledge available (via Website and direct contact) and showcasing our expert volunteers (e.g. via webinars) to IFIP Member Societies’ members, global partners, governments, other policy agencies and interested general public.
4.3 Inviting and securing sponsorship from organisations who could, where appropriate, fund IFIP’s strategic projects.
4.4 Supporting, promoting and co-organising flagship events, e.g. WCC, WSIS, WITFOR.
4.5 Increasing IFIP’s collaboration with UNESCO, UNCTAD and other international agencies, engaging IFIP members if the goals match, to encourage these agencies to reflect IFIP technical positions and IFIP leadership and consult IFIP on ICT-related matters.
Strategies to achieve Objectives # 5
Increase the value of membership of IFIP, by:
5.1 Enabling an IFIP website plus intranet collaboration facility, to be designed, built and maintained, delivering current news and information to IFIP members and the interested general public.
5.2 Publishing and distributing IFIP reports, position statements and “success stories” with supporting information to every IFIP member, enabling each IFIP Member Society (MS) to make productive use of IFIP materials. Also allowing the interested general public to access this information (securely).
5.3 Enabling and encouraging MSs to share successful experiences of mutual interest, e.g. creating an effective business model, how to engage in government-funded projects, and raise their voice in the global community.
5.4 Encouraging MSs to gain benefits of global interaction through closer engagement with TCs and WGs within their country and facilitating representation on TCs and WGs.
5.5 Encouraging members of MSs to participate in seminars, panels and Task Forces and, where appropriate, ask MSs to host these events.