Stephen Ibaraki,
CIPS Chairman and President (2007/8)
CIPS Office of the Executive Council (2008-Present)
IFIP IP3 Founding Chairman Global Industry Council, IFIP IP3 Board Vice-Chair
ACM Chair Practitioner Board Professional Development Committee (PCC, WC)
Microsoft Strategic Advisor & Most Valuable Professional (MVP) (2006 to Present)
ICT: Fellow, Distinguished Fellow, Global Fellow, National & Global Hall of Fame
Writer, Investor http://www.itworldcanada.com/author/sibaraki
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Trends in ICT and Innovation
Industry view: Define Professionalism
Global Professionalism Success Measures
Trends: Changing economies
2014 GDP (ppp) Rankings
1.China 16.73 T (1820 33% global GDP)
2. US 16.69 T
3. India 5.5+ T
SRC: International Comparison Program hosted by the World Bank, News releases, KPCB
Trends: Global Output and Dependence on ICT
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2014 Global Output in USD Trillions
80
70
60
50
2014 Global Output
in USD Trillions
40
30
20
10
0
Over $77 T
Under $10 T
Failure of ICT
SRC: IMF, UN, World Bank, Wikipedia, CIA, …, estimates
2014: 17.4T, 19%
2000: 11.7T, 35%
1994: 3.2T, 11%
SRC: KPCB, Wikipedia, UN, World Bank, IMF, ITU
2014:
3B Internet Users --+$4T Commerce
(USA: 29% e-commerce tablet/phone)
~7B Mobile Subscriptions (10 sensors)
+81% Mobile Data Growth
2018:
>5B Internet users (internet.org)
(USA: 54% e-comm tablet/ph)
+60% Smart
36% Smartphones (+20% annual growth) +50% Total Web
avg $318, -5% per year
Smart Internet
+1B Wearables (20 sensors)
25% Total Web Usage
+4 zettabytes data (4B TB)
20 ZB data (NELL)
34% useful, 7% tagged, 1% analyzed
*ICT ~20% GDP Growth
*ICT = “Super Capital” 5x productivity
gain
$1 ICT = $5 return
+10% Broadband =
+1.3% Economic Growth
SRC: KPCB, Wikipedia, UN, World Bank, IMF, ITU, ITIF, extrapolations from news releases (IDC, Gartner, Forrester,…)
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+95% of networks compromised
Happens in < 15 minutes
Mobile is vulnerable
Declining ethical conduct
Resource: Free Ethics Exam:
http://open2.senecac.on.ca/cips/
SRC: KPCB, CIPS
2016, 80%
2014, 60%
“Business
Facing”
ICT
Specialists
drops 60%
Multiple Skills
Professionalism
50mm growing 30% yearly
Added 50% in IT but not counted
SRC: KPCB, UN, World Bank, IMF, ITU, ITIF; extrapolated from IDC, Gartner, Forrester, CompTia,…
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Jan-March 2014, 115 IT skills rose in value with
certified skills pay outpacing non-certified by ~
300%
 http://www.footepartners.com/fp_pdf/FooteNewsrelease_1Q14ITSkillsTrends_0416201
4v2sec.pdf
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ACS study, certified earning +13% more than non
 http://www.acs.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/26528/ICT-Skills-White-PaperCommon-Job-Profiles-and-Skills-Mobility-30-Dec-2013.pdf
SRC: Foote Partners, Australian Computer Society
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Google producing 100 self-driving car prototypes
DARPA Robotics challenge
NELL and NEIL – Tom Mitchell
 http://learning.acm.org/multimedia.cfm [podcasts]
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Deep Learning – Andrew Ng (Coursera)
 http://learning.acm.org/multimedia.cfm [podcasts]
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Brain simulation projects (MS Adam, Bing
Predict)
 http://bit.ly/1pKWiXB
SRC: ACM, News releases
 Coursera: 100 universities, 7 mm students, 500 courses
 http://www.itworldcanada.com/blog/interview-andrew-ng-chairmanand-co-founder-of-coursera/94863
 eDx: MIT/Harvard, 47 providers, 2.1 mm students, 176 courses
 iTunes U open university, 65mm courses downloaded
 MOOCs: Massive Open Online Courses; Example Stanford course: 160K
students, 190 countries, 44 languages
 Khan Academy: >5500 videos,>360 mm lessons, 10mm users/mth
 Innovator’s DNA: online test, learn innovation attributes of top innovators:
 Questioning, Observing, Experimenting, Associating, Networking
 Seoul Accord
 Global accreditation program for Computing Education
SRC: KPCB, Wikipedia, ACM, News Releases … Red titles are URL Links to Web Sites
 Available online resources :
 Learning languages, Duolingo, +25mm
 https://www.duolingo.com/
 Communications, Remind101,+12mm
 https://www.remind101.com/
 Real-time feedback, ClassDojo,+35mm
 http://www.classdojo.com/
 Skype offers real-time universal translator
 http://bit.ly/1iM2bhr
 CIPS free online ethics exam:
 http://open2.senecac.on.ca/cips/
SRC: KPCB, Wikipedia, CIPS, IT Manager Connection, Microsoft, see URL links to web sites
 Available free online resources :
 ICT in Education Toolkit (COL, MS, UNESCO)
 http://ccti.colfinder.org/toolkit/ict-toolkit
 Partners in Learning Network (MS)
 http://www.pil-network.com/
 Assessment & Teaching of 21st Century Skills (Cisco, Intel, MS)
 http://atc21s.org/
 ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (UNESCO)
 http://tinyurl.com/UNESCO-CFT2013/
 Intel World Ahead Program
 http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/worldahead/
 Energy & Mining education resources:
 http://goo.gl/rgBRN
SRC: Wikipedia, ITU, UNESCO, COL, MS, Cisco, Intel, MLS … see URL links to web sites
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World’s largest scientific, educational and
professional computing association
+110,000 members, +50% outside US
Educators, researchers, developers, students
+500 conferences / workshops / events
+70 publications / newsletters
+35 Special Interest Groups or SIGS (such as SIGGRAPH)
Awards (such as Turing “Nobel Prize of Computing”)
1.5 million worldwide users of the Digital Library
 individuals, academic institutions, government research
centers, corporations…http://dl.acm.org/
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ACM Learning Center, webcasts, videos, books,
courses,… http://learning.acm.org/
Typical 18th Century
Classroom:
Instructor-Centric
Typical Classroom, June 2014:
Instructor-Centric
100
Over 30 % Teachers
Leaving in 2 years
95
90
80
70
30
60
40
Staying
Age 5
50
37
Leaving
Age 14
70
30
20
McKinsey: 40% employers have difficulty filling
entry level jobs since student skills do not match
the job requirements
10
0
% Students Love School
Derived from Lee Jenkins: School Administrator May 2012. Reversing the Downslide of Student Enthusiasm.
MET Life Survey
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95% very basic – writing, taking tests, routine
practice, finding information
Advanced usage 5-15%:
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5% collaborate outside class
9% develop/use simulations/animations
9% create multimedia
12% peer learning collaboration
13% access learning resources
15% analyze data
Analysis of ITL data from presentation Lauren Woodman, GM Microsoft Education: Feb 2013
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Digital pen and gestures for note taking, sketching,
annotating, showing process, prototyping and complex visual
thinking
Handwriting recognition for STEM, ARTS, HUMANITIES
Software for graphic design and creativity
Voice recognition and digital creation on assignments,
multitasking for complex research and knowledge building
Digital music composition, playing, composing
Digital video and audio capture and editing
Digital voice, video, and audio collaboration
Mobile and wearable devices for advanced cognitive
application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation of Internet research
Analysis of data from presentation Lauren Woodman, GM Microsoft Education: Feb 2013
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Data analysis, problem solving and innovation
Information synthesis, evaluation, creation
Global insight and collaboration
Knowledge understanding, applying, creation/invention
Multi-media skilled communication
Self-regulation and assessment
Research insight: concept, research and development,
transfer, production/deployment, usage
Innovation insight: products, services, processes,
organization models, business models
Entrepreneurial insight: customer development, lean startup, start-up genome, business model canvas
Analysis of presentation Lauren Woodman, GM Microsoft Education: Feb 2013; IT Innovation Foundation; Steve Blank; Eric Ries; Alex Osterwalder; Bloom’s Taxonomy New Domain
NEW: STUDENT-CENTRIC / STUDENT CREATION -- interactive content
delivery, educational methodology / training, multimedia, smart devices /
connectivity, monitoring, parental involvement, security
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1:1 Learning
Collaboration
Standards-based
Self-assessment
Personalized
learning
communities
• Real Projects
• ICT-enabled
Curriculum and
Learning Resources
External
Learning
Centers
Libraries
and Digital
Libraries
Classroom
StudentCentric
Parents
Student
Creation
Community
Internet
Domain
Experts
Mentors
and
Teacher
Guides
New: interactive content delivery, educational methodology, multimedia,
smart devices, monitoring, parental involvement, security
 Varsity College, Queensland
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 1 on 1 learning with slate, laptop, tablet
 Year 9 above national average on all testing
Cornwallis Academy, UK
 90% five+ Grades A-C versus 60% in the past on General
Certificate of Secondary Education
Cyril Potter College of Education, Guyana
 UNESCO ICT Competency Framework (ICF)
 CommonWealth of Learning (COL) Toolkit
 Open Education Resources (OER)
Uruguay One Laptop per Child entire country
New: interactive content delivery, educational methodology, multimedia,
smart devices, monitoring, parental involvement, security
Embodiment of the latest
innovations in education thus
world model, Harvey Mudd
College New Teaching and
Learning Center – Construction
Completion July 2013:
http://www.hmc.edu/building/co
nstruction.shtml
University of California Kay Family
Foundation Lab: Medical Mobile
Application JAM:
http://www.som.uci.edu/news_releases
/medappjam.asp
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Costs, up to 17% of GDP
52% consumers want web tools
 62% want to use email for health concerns
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Smart wearable's, Samsung, Apple, MS, …
mHealth or Mobile Health
Telemedicine, Qurely, Liberate
 http://learning.acm.org/multimedia.cfm [podcasts]
SRC: KPCB, Wikipedia, News Releases … see URL Links to Web Site(s)
 StartupGenome.com: success framework
 StartupCompass.co—active feedback
 BlackBox—accelerator
 Steve Blank (customer development), Eric Ries (Lean
Start-up), Alexander Osterwalder (business model
canvas)
 Jump-start Our Business Start-ups
 US: JOBS Act Model (Regulated crowdfunding)
 Crypto currency, Bitcoin 5mm wallets
 Crowdfunding, Reward/Donation, Debt, Equity
http://bit.ly/1oSab81
 Bio mimicry
SRC: KPCB, Wikipedia, News Releases … see URL Links to Web Site
 “Do you feel computing should be a
recognized profession on par with
accounting, medicine and law with
demonstrated professional development,
adherence to a code of ethics, personal
responsibility, public accountability,
quality assurance and recognized
credentials?”
IFIP: IT Profession /
Accreditation
based on
common standards
BEFORE:
• No consistency
• Failures, growing risks
• Poor perception
Geek / Pirate?
• Technical features
• Job
• Skill shortages
• Education: STEM
shortages
AFTER: Professionalism
• Global standards
• Quality, Protecting Public
• Professionalism/Trust/Ethics
Stronger voice/Common-ID
• Engineer /Executive
• Business solutions
• Career path
• Growing GDP and innovation
78% in favour
Business/Tech
Career
Growth
Work Experience
Valued
Resource: ICTC Pathway to Recognition (PTR)
Moving to Next Steps
Professional Development
Initial Professional
Education
Infrastructure Support
Professional Societal
Influences
Accreditation
Skills Development
Professional
Society: Identity
Credentials
Certification
Professional
Status
Code of Ethics
Professional
Development
BOK (BODY OF
KNOWLEDGE)
SOP (STANDARDS
OF PRACTICE)
Based on A Mature Profession
Resource:
http://blogs.technet.com/cdnitmanagers/archive/2008/04/23/professionalizing-the-profession.aspx
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Prime Minister Canada:
“…Since 1958, CIPS has represented its membership
on important issues affecting the IT industry and
profession. The association has promoted high ideals
of competence and ethical practices through
certification, accreditation programs, and
professional development…Your efforts have made
positive and lasting contributions to Canada’s
economic growth and competitiveness.”
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IFIP World CIO Forum, Global CIO Joint Declarations
“We strive to support [the] IT Industry and
professionalism of IT career.” “We will ensure the
highest standards in our work, and with both quality
and ethics…”
CTO Toyota:
“[IFIP] IP3 [International Professional Practice
Partnership] is the start of this kind of important
global activity.”
This is a key acknowledgement of the importance of
ethics and IT professionalism which lays the
foundation for IT as a recognized profession.
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Founding Pioneer ICT & Smart Cities, Bill Hutchinson:
 http://www.cips.ca/CIPS-INTERVIEWS-William-HutchisonJan2014
 “When you think of the impact of computing over the
years now it's at the heart of everything and it really
is a profession and requires professional standards,
testing and accountability. I'm 100 percent behind
that idea...."
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Global Industry Council:
 Prominent Leaders from Business, Industry,
Government, Academia, International Bodies
 “global program for computing as spearheaded by
IP3 and IP3-GIC will be a catalyst for a more than
a 20% increase in global GDP.”
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GITCA: largest federation of groups, > 6 million users
“The IFIP IP3 program is the next step in the natural
evolution of the industry and profession…Global
mobility and international standards within a framework
of ethical conduct, demonstrated professional
development and recognized professional
certification are the hall marks for an enabled IT
professional and profession. This is the IFIP IP3
initiative.”
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“The common denominator for sustained growth in
economic development, GDP, innovation,
sustainability and security is a professional workforce
supported by internationally accredited industry
relevant education, demonstrated skills development,
recognized ethical conduct and adherence to proven
best practices and standards. This involves the
collaboration of business, industry, governments,
academia, and professional societies.”
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In a 2012 interview, Dr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary
General of the ITU provided support for ICT
Professionalism. “First, professional best practice is
to be encouraged in every industry…In addition, we
have our own Ethics office which promulgates its
guidelines on professional ethics through regular inhouse workshops as well as serving as a focal point for
individual staff wishing to consult on issues of
professional ethics.”
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In a 2013 interview, Ambassador Janis Karklins, ADG
UNESCO “I think there are many examples of good
cooperation of professionals with different and
sometimes diverging interests which are not really
regulated by the government... the misuse of
technology and we need to think of the best way to
help counter that misuse. Our computing
professionals should certainly be part of that
reflection and also action to counter the misuse of
the internet or technology in general...."
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21% IT workers match role;
8% IT Managers match role;
EU IT professionals display low level of competence;
Final report recommendations:
 Young talent is lacking;
 Continuous Professional Development (CPD);
 Career paths with defined training and education
requirements;
 All countries address the gender imbalance.
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Licensing (registration and regulation) making
progress with Software Engineering:
 10 US states needed for regulation
 Principles and practices (PE) exam in 2013
 Graduation from an engineering accredited
program, passing a fundamentals of engineering
exam, four or more years of professional practice,
passing the PE exam
 Internationally (Australia, Canada, UK, New
Zealand,…).
 DOD: computer security positions "certified" by the
ISO/IEC 17024 standard
 FEAPO has DOD US government involvement – the
DOD is also planning certification for 2016 in EA; EA
certification support from Federal and State CIOs
 FEAPO releases their EA Concepts paper in 2013 and
Career Path paper in 2014
 Malaysia is undertaking regulatory / registration
program supported by industry association, IFIP and
the Seoul Accord.
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US IT Skills draft Bill – for certifying ICT competencies
EC E-Skills: Promotion of ICT Professionalism in
Europe, Pan-European ICT BOK
 Sustainable model for the promotion of ICT
professionalism in Europe
 Reducing risk and strengthen ICT professionalism
ISO/IEC 24773 provides new conformance
(accreditation) service of certification schemes in
software and systems engineering
IDG IT World (Canada) report rising professionalism
 http://www.itworldcanada.com/blog/professionalis
m-growing-or-in-a-downward-spiral/85230
Resources—discussions with over 500 experts:
http://tinyurl.com/SI-chats
CIPS free online ethics exam:
http://open2.senecac.on.ca/cips/