it@ab – excellence in ICT

it@ab’s mission is to promote the use of local resources and capacities in the SADC region and to disseminate and monitor international best practices in the ICT field.

In addition it@ab aims at encouraging the development of regional and global business linkages.

The it@ab network and its partners offer their services SADC-wide. New services and ICT solutions are added on a regular basis.

Quality of service, training and product development are ensured by certified IT specialists which have been trained for 12 months in Germany.

The it@ab vision

• Global and regional business opportunities exist for enterprises in SADC through the innovative application of ICTs and networking;
• A supportive environment for ICT-related business activities and ICTs are integrated into the social and economic development;
• ICTs are used as business tools and ethical business standards are applied in the digital economy.

On the basis of this Vision it@ab will provide state of the art know-how in e-commerce and e-business in the whole SADC region and thus, open e-business opportunities to Small and Medium sized enterprises, to Institutions and to governmental bodies. it@ab promotes local business development as well as regional business cooperation. On an international level it@ab offers business contacts and cooperation opportunities with companies and institutions in South East Asia and in Europe.
Additional focus of it@ab lies on the development of the young generation. it@ab provides special IT training programmes for young IT-specialists on local, regional and international level.

The it@ab mission statement

The Network will move towards its vision by:

• Sharing business-related information within the network
• Leveraging and developing the skills and expertise in the network
• Creating and selling knowledge products
• Using the network to magnify our own business activities
• Forming consortia to respond to business opportunities
• Attracting financing for capacity and project development for a sustainable eMarket environment
• Attracting investment for eBusiness development for SADC
• Facilitating the development of regional and global business linkages
• Building up capacities within the network through training of IT@AB consultants
• Encourage the use of local resources and capacities
• Promoting and monitoring IT@AB standards in the ICT field in SADC
• Lobbying for the establishment of policies to stimulate markets in the ICT arena