The Israeli Chamber of Information Technology

The Israeli Chamber of Information Technology (Hebrew: הלשכה לטכנולוגיות המידע בישראל, formally named after Shlomo Tiran) is a not-for-profit public association that aggregates, develops and represents information technology and communications professionals in Israel. According to its own description, it is a public association (amuta / malcar) that works for the benefit of the economy and of the IT and high-tech community, and is volunteer based. It positions itself as the professional home of Israeli high-tech, aiming to create social, organizational and business value and to serve as a stable professional home for its members. The Chamber traces its origins to 1968, when it was founded as an Ottoman-style association led by Bnei Rav and Shlomo Tiran under the name Association of Systems Analysts for Automatic Data Processing in Israel (in short, the Association of Systems Analysts). In 1983 it registered as an amuta (non-profit association), in 1994 it changed its name to the Chamber of Information Systems Analysts in Israel, and in 2016 it adopted its current name, opening its ranks to all those engaged in information technology in Israel. After Shlomo Tiran's death, the Chamber was named in his memory. Membership is available both individually and corporately, with corporate membership allowing an organization to enroll all of its relevant IT employees. The Chamber states that through these two membership tracks it counts more than 50,000 members. It runs an annual multi-participant conference and, throughout the year, holds seminars, lectures and webinars, and publishes a monthly magazine with articles and news. Its activities include strengthening professional IT and high-tech communities, creating platforms for knowledge sharing and networking, promoting professional certifications, managing customer clubs for technology vendors, running managers' clubs, supporting entrepreneurship and innovation, and participating in national programs, government agency committees, public commissions and parliamentary committees. The Chamber's vision, as stated on its website, is to be the leading professional home of the information technology and high-tech community in Israel, to cultivate professionalism, excellence, entrepreneurship and innovation, to serve as a platform for connections and collaborations, and to influence policymakers so as to strengthen Israel's technological power and contribute to its economic growth and social resilience. It operates excellence centers and professional communities, and its leadership includes prominent CIOs and executives from Israeli organizations such as Ichilov Medical Center, Bank of Israel, ZIM, Bank Jerusalem, Migdal, Clal Insurance, the National Digital Array, and academic institutions.

The Israeli Chamber of Information Technology was founded in 1968 as an Ottoman-style association, led by Bnei Rav and Shlomo Tiran, under the name Association of Systems Analysts for Automatic Data Processing in Israel (in short, the Association of Systems Analysts). As the name suggests, its members were mainly information systems analysts who met the criteria set by the association, studied in appropriate courses and received certification. In 1983 the association registered as an amuta (non-profit association). In 1994 its name was changed to the Chamber of Information Systems Analysts in Israel. Unlike the Israel Bar Association and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Israel, the Chamber does not have statutory status, although it has sought such status. In 2016 the Chamber changed its name to "The Israeli Chamber of Information Technology", thereby opening its ranks to all those engaged in information technology in Israel. After the death of Shlomo Tiran, the Chamber was named in his memory: "The Israeli Chamber of Information Technology named after Shlomo Tiran". Membership is available both individually and corporately (allowing the enrollment of all relevant employees in a given organization). Through these two membership tracks the Chamber counts more than 50,000 members. Every year the Chamber holds a multi-participant conference, and during the year it holds seminars, lectures and webinars. The Chamber publishes a monthly magazine with articles and news. Its website describes it as a public association (amuta / malcar) that aggregates, develops and represents all information technology and communications professionals in Israel, aiming to create social, organizational and business value and to serve as a stable professional home for its members. The Chamber works to preserve and improve the professional competence, status and public and professional recognition of its members, based on synergy and economies of scale inherent in the professional and social network among its members. Its vision is to be the leading professional home of the information technology and high-tech community in Israel, to cultivate and empower professionalism, excellence, entrepreneurship and innovation, to serve as a platform for connections and collaborations, and to influence policymakers so as to strengthen Israel's technological power, contribute to its economic growth and social resilience. The Chamber is a public benefit corporation (malcar) operating for the welfare of the economy and the information technology and high-tech community, based mainly on volunteer activity. It chose to commemorate in its name the memory of Shlomo Tiran, one of Israel's IT pioneers. Its objectives include strengthening the professional communities of the IT and high-tech field; creating platforms for sharing knowledge, experience and mutual learning; promoting professional networking and connecting professionals, companies and organizations; encouraging cooperation among community members and strengthening ties between industry players; managing customer clubs for technology vendors, creating an objective, unbiased professional community that assists community members and influences vendors' agendas; promoting excellence and professionalism in the field; developing and promoting industry-recognized professional certifications; encouraging training leading to professional certifications adapted to market needs; promoting an organizational perception that values professionalism and prioritizes certified individuals in recruitment and promotion; strengthening industry and the economy through strategic connections and professional knowledge; creating platforms linking job seekers and employers, with emphasis on senior and strategic roles; managing and maintaining managers' clubs in IT and high-tech, which constitute a central professional network and serve as a source of knowledge, employment opportunities and quality placement for significant roles in the market; strengthening ties with companies in the economy and creating focused and precise employment opportunities, leveraging the Chamber's extensive network to make professional information accessible and create strategic connections between stakeholders; supporting entrepreneurship and technological innovation; and serving as a bridge between the startup community and large organizations – leveraging the Chamber's extensive network, which includes all large organizations and leading vendors, to help startups gain exposure to the market, organizations and the economy. The Chamber also strives to actively participate in vital decision-making focal points – in national programs of government agencies and inter-agency committees, in public commissions and parliamentary committees – in technology fields, and its involvement in responses to economic and social issues (expanding employment in the high-tech sector in Israel, expanding technological activity in the periphery, inclusion of technology studies from a young age in the education systems, regulation and eased regulation, sector coordination, etc.). It impacts the technological-economic-social agenda, presents positions on issues in the media and publishes articles, expert opinions and manifestos. The Chamber manages and operates existing excellence centers and expands the number of centers with the establishment of new centers – professional communities active in excellence centers and extensive connection of managers and professionals to communities, harnessing them to actively engage. Corporate membership allows organizations and vendors to join the Chamber as a corporation and enjoy a benefits and services track. A corporation joining under corporate membership can enroll all of its IT employees as Chamber members so that they can enjoy all the benefits and services the Chamber grants its members. Annual subscription: Gold membership NIS 15,000 per year; Platinum membership NIS 25,000 per year.

• 2016

  Name changed to The Israeli Chamber of Information Technology, opening membership to all IT professionals in Israel.

• 1994

  Name changed to the Chamber of Information Systems Analysts in Israel.

• 1983

  Registered as an amuta (non-profit association).

• 1968

  Founded as the Association of Systems Analysts for Automatic Data Processing in Israel, led by Bnei Rav and Shlomo Tiran.

The professional home of the Israeli high-tech community; a volunteer-based not-for-profit public association representing IT and communications professionals.

• Individual membership

  Personal membership for IT professionals.

• Corporate membership

  Allows organizations and vendors to join as a corporation and enroll all their IT employees as members. Gold membership NIS 15,000/year; Platinum membership NIS 25,000/year.

• Annual conference

  A multi-participant conference held every year.

• Seminars, lectures and webinars

  Held throughout the year.

• Monthly magazine

  Publishes articles and news.

• Professional certifications promotion

  Develops and promotes industry-recognized professional certifications and encourages training.

• Managers' clubs

  Professional network and source of knowledge and employment opportunities.

• Customer clubs for technology vendors

  Objective professional community that assists members and influences vendors' agendas.

• Excellence centers and professional communities

  Professional communities active in excellence centers.

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