History
This page provides a very brief history of the British Computer Society Jersey (BCS Jersey).
There is a strong professional ICT presence in the
Island in both private and public sector and a Jersey sub-branch of the BCS was launched on 29 July
2003 at an event held at Highlands College, Jersey. The sub-branch was
affiliated to the Hampshire branch of the BCS. At the time of the
launch there was a local BCS membership of about 56 representing
about 10% of the Island's IT professionals.
The July 2003 edition of Computer Bulletin
reported the following quote from Brett Sumner (an IT manager at
financial services group HSBC who was subsequently elected as the first Jersey
sub-branch Chairman) in advance of the launch:
‘Assistance in addressing some of the many issues
associated with providing first rate information systems support and
development on the islands requires collaboration between all the
interested parties. There is an opportunity to do this under the formal
umbrella of the BCS.
The formation of the sub-branches in Jersey and Guernsey was
particularly timely, because both islands had become established
world-class financial centres. Jersey boasts over 50 international
banks and more than 30,000 registered companies with total deposits
exceeding £155bn.‘
On 1 May 2004 the British Computer Society
approved a change of status for the Jersey sub-branch which from
that date became an overseas section of the BCS operating under the
name BCS Jersey.
Affiliation
BCS Jersey is an overseas section of the British Computer
Society and has no affiliation to BCS
UK branches. There is also an overseas section of the BCS in the neighbouring Channel Island of Guernsey.
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