YIPES

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YIPES

• Nizar Mabroukeh
• IT Industry Committee
• it.industry_at_kfupm.edu.sa

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IT Industry Vision

• Vibrant IT industry as an integral factor of
  wealth creation in the kingdom primarily through
  the aspirations of Young IT-Professional
  EntrepreneurS in meeting market demands

YIPES
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Topics to be covered

• Development of YIPES
• Support, directing and Further Development
• Categories of YIPES
• Implementation of the Program
• Overview

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Development of YIPES

• Starts from school
• Curriculum (technical, managerial)
• Infrastructure for schools
• Advanced academic programs in high-school
• Specialized IT stream in high-school
• Goal Produce IT-capable and savvy high-school
  graduates

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Development of YIPES

• IT Colleges and specialized institutions (include
  science parks and international training
  programs)
• Universities and current academic inst. Should be
  upgraded, especially MIS, IT and BA programs
  (special concentration programs)
• Goal Develop the high-school graduates into
  YIPES

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Female YIPES

• The program does not ignore the important role of
  Females
• Female students do better than male students in
  high-school
• Female YIPES program starts 2 generations later
  than maless

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After-Development Support and Directing

• Support
• Incubators (by institutions)
• Infrastructure (intranet)
• Deregulation
• Financing
• Governmental loans
• Private sector funded RD
• Special Bank Loans
• Directing Why?
• Meetings and Gatherings
• Packaged Ideas
• Task Forces and Committees
• Further paid-professional development

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Categories of YIPES

• Senior YIPES S-YIPES (being supported)
• Employees chose a career life
• Independent YIPES I-YIPES
• Businessmen Independent and successful
• Leading YIPES L-YIPES, Steer the IT industry

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• YIPES Lifecycle

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Implementation of the programWho?

• Formal body of experts, businessmen and IT
  industry leaders and planners
• Independent from any body that represents the IT
  sector, but members can be exchanged.
• Can be a higher council formed by the government
  and given the power to monitor the implementation
  of this study

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Overview

• The YIPES program is a robust program with solid
  basis aimed to create a strong IT industry.
• It is not a fast money generator program and it
  will take some time to payback.
• It will bring KSA to be a leading country in IT,
  with a reputation of Hi-Tech society and
  expertise with high quality.
• An IT Industry based on solid ground is bound to
  live far more and better than a fast crash
  project.
• Our aim is for customers looking for quality.
• Quality measurement certification of quality
  assurance will be provided to YIPES