Active Communications is a member of the Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, a founder & accredited member of the Regional IT Association, (RITA), & is also an elected RITA Board Member.

Background
The RITA organisation is for people who work in IT and associated services in Coventry and Warwickshire.

It evolved out of the Coventry Chamber of Commerce IT Task Force & is seen as an embryonic model for other associations to be formed nationally.

Recently it has become a company limited by guarantee & Pete Jacobs is a Board Director. The next step is to enlarge into the West Midlands & Warwickshire & has received government backing to do so.

Its objectives are to improve the standards, ideals, training and education of those engaged in the profession. In carrying out these objectives, RITA aims to make sure that its members subscribe to its values and achieve high standards of professional conduct.

RITA Objectives
To create a credible and thriving IT Industry in Coventry and Warwickshire.

To encourage closer collaboration between IT SME companies in the provision of services to local companies and allow proposals for larger contracts.

To improve the image of IT companies in the region.

To establish and agree IT quality standards and accreditation criteria.

To be proven as qualified to provide services to The Chamber/SBS service.

To establish a co-operative framework for multi skilled projects in the region.

RITA has the power to:
Make rules and regulations to cover the conduct of its members and to provide for sanctions in the event of their infringement. To set up disciplinary procedures for the investigation of alleged breaches and for the imposition of sanctions, where appropriate. To hear final disposition of appeals by a member against any findings which they have committed a breach of such rules and regulations, and or against the sanction imposed in respect of a breach.

Please click here to read the Code of Conduct