The Institution of Analysts and Programmers is a professional body that represents those working in Systems Analysis, Design, Programming and implementation of computer systems both in the United Kingdom and internationally. Established in 1972 it has supported system developers across the world.

Overview

With a worldwide membership, the IAP is a

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and a registered charity in England and Wales. Its objectives are to promote the ethical development of computer systems and applications. In addition, it promotes the learning of systems development to all ages. The IAP has its head office in

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and its Administration Centre in

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. Members have access to a wide range of information and can download the ''Software Development Practice online magazine on a regular basis.

Timeline

* 1972: Founded as the University Computer Association * 1981: Name Changed to

The Institution of Analysts and Programmers The Institution of Analysts and Programmers is a professional body that represents those working in Systems Analysis, Design, Programming and implementation of computer systems both in the United Kingdom and internationally. Established in 1972 ...

* 1981: The late Bob Charles appointed as Secretary General * 1990: Mike Ryan appointed Director General * 1992: Institution Incorporated * 1994: Granted Coat of Arms * 2010: Alastair Revell appointed as Director General * 2011: Transformation Programme Started * 2017: Adopted a new constitution * 2018: The Institution became a charity in England and Wales (Charity Number 1179558) * 2021: Founding Member of the

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* 2022: Celebrated 50th Anniversary

Governance

The IAP is governed by a Trustee Board, which comprises:- (a) up to six Elected Trustees elected at a general meeting by the membership;
(b) up to three Lay Trustees appointed from outside of the membership of the Institution by the Trustee Board;
(c) an appointed Trustee to act as Treasurer as an Ex Officio Trustee;
(d) the Director General as an Ex Officio Trustee (unless remunerated);
(e) the Chair of the council as an Ex Officio Trustee;
(f) the vice-chair of the council as an Ex Officio Trustee. The Trustee Board elects the President and vice-president from the Elected Trustees. The day-to-day operation of the Institution is delegated to the Director General, who appoints the executive board, which includes an Operations Director and a Director for Membership Engagement.

Membership

The IAP has the following grades of membership:- * Licentiate (LIAP) * Graduate Member (GradIAP) * Associate Member (AMIAP) * Member (MIAP) * Fellow (FIAP) * Distinguished Fellow (DFIAP) It also has two grades that do not carry post-nominal letters: Registrant and Affiliate.

Work

The Institution has been extensively involved in the formation of the

, becoming a founding member of the Cyber Security Alliance in 2016, which successfully bid to form the Council for HM Government. The project was led by the

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, a fellow alliance partner. In 2021. the Institution supported the inaugural Cyber OSPAs fielding Alastair Revell (its Director General) as a judge.

Communities of Practice

The Institution has recently established a Community of Practice around cyber security (Cyber COP), bringing together a number of leading software developers with experience in writing secure code.

Academic Prizes Programme

The Academic Prizes Programme is a venture with some universities where the IAP awards prizes to students for their software projects. The awards are given for excellence in design and development. John Thompson was an early recipient of this scheme at the

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Subsidiary

The Institution is the parent body of the Trustworthy Software Foundation, the successor body to the Trustworthy Software Initiative (TSI) established under the UK National Cyber Security Programme I to promote good software development practices.

References

TSF:: Science and Technology, Retrieved 2019-06-22 {{Reflist

External links

IAP Website

Software Development Practice website

Trustworthy Software Foundation
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