 | Association of Regional Telecom Operators (ARTO) is one of leading Russian associations of telecom market players and was founded in February 1995 (former name Association-800). ARTO is a non-commercial association of companies created for the purpose of coordination of business activities, representation and protection of general property interests of its members in the sphere of communications. Today the association unites 30 companies which are engaged in development and operation of mobile and fixed-line networks in RF and CIS countries. Primary goals of ARTO are assistance to regional operators in business and networks development, assistance in interaction with communications administration. ARTO effectively defends interests of regional operators, contributes to creation of liberal telecommunication environment and fair competition, pursues the policy of implementation of technical and economical integration of participants of communication development process on the territory of RF and CIS countries. ARTO cooperates closely with other specialized associations and alliances, participates in works on implementation of new technologies and services.
|  | Russian National Association of Strategic Outsourcing (ASTRA) is a professional organization aimed at setting up industry standards as well as promoting outsourcing as an industry and profession. The strategic goal of ASTRA is to form and develop the outsourcing market in Russia and CIS. ASTRA members are leading companies working in the Russian outsourcing industry, including Jet Infosystems, CROC, SBSystems, StinsComan, Optima Services, IBS DataFort, in4media, EnergoData, Fujitsu Services LLC, Outsourcing 24, Outsourcing Division of BDO in Russia, Intercomp Global Services, UCMS Group Russia. ASTRA helps organizations to use outsourcing as a business instrument to increase efficiency and cut operational costs. To learn more, visit www.astra-partners.ru.
|  | The Moscow Center of International Business Assistance (MCIBA) - organization created and acting in the aim of Russian economy development, improvement of foreign-economic activity management, assistance to the participants of export-import operations. Basic directions: - the foreign trade transactions, assistance in the search of partners (customers, suppliers) abroad, financial support (letters of credit, bank guarantees);
- a full complex of services in realization of international projects: search of investors, credit financing of projects.
Spheres of activity: oil and gas, coal and chemical industries, logistics, transport, financial intermediation. |
 | The Russian Association for Electronic Communications (RAEC) was established in 2006.The Association's objective is to create a civilized information society, which will have its own legal system and the codes of professional activities that are to be accepted by both the users and the companies operating on the Internet.One of the key goals of the Association is to set up a dialogue between the state and the IT-companies.RAEC is actively involved in the solutions of socially important objectives aimed at the development of the information society in Russia and enhancing the image of Russia as of the responsible member of the global information community. |  | International Telecommunications Academy (MAC) is an international organization. It is a voluntary public association of academics, outstanding managers and highly skilled professionals. Co-operation is based on common professional interests, theoretical and practical issues in infocommunication development (Infocommunication = information + telecommunications (communication). |
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