GTIA Advances Trusted AI, Strengthens Self-Governance, and Expands Global Community

Key Cha elCo 2026 a ou ceme ts i clude:

• Expa sio of GTIA’s global commu ity th ough local chapte s
• New e d-use esea ch o SMB AI adoptio
• Membe access to CompTIA’s AI Esse tials lib a y
• New GTIA-Texas A&M co so tium fo espo sible IT se vices
• Fo matio of The Allia ce to establish sta da ds fo ma aged AI
• Commitme t to espo sible AI i ovatio th ough the U ited Natio s’ AI fo Good platfo m

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Aug. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Global Tech ology I dust y Associatio (GTIA) a ou ced a se ies of st ategic i itiatives at Cha elCo 2026 i Sa Diego to help the IT cha el avigate the apid evolutio of a tificial i tellige ce, st e gthe i dust y gove a ce, a d expa d oppo tu ities fo collabo atio amo g tech ology p ofessio als wo ldwide.

“Eve i the e a of AI, t ust, sta da ds, a d commu ity emai the g ou di g eleme ts of success,” said Da We sley, CEO, GTIA. “The i itiatives a ou ced this week will help the i dust y lead espo sibly, c eate ew oppo tu ities fo ou membe s, a d keep the IT cha el at the ce te of helpi g busi esses adopt a d ma age eme gi g tech ologies with co fide ce.”

Togethe , the a ou ceme ts add ess fou p io ities fo the IT cha el: Commu ity a d Co ectio ; AI Readi ess; Sta da ds a d I dust y Leade ship; a d Pu pose a d Global Impact.

Local Chapte s to expa d pee co ectio a d k owledge sha i gGTIA is i vesti g i the g owth of its membe commu ity th ough the lau ch of i fo mal, membe s-o ly Local Chapte s. The ew Chapte s give membe s a co siste t ve ue fo pee co ectio a d k owledge sha i g betwee flagship eve ts such as Cha elCo .

Chapte s a e u de way i Adelaide, Syd ey, Auckla d, To o to, A izo a, Ut echt, Si gapo e, a d additio al locatio s comi g soo .

SMB esea ch shows cautious adoptio , budget challe ges, a d isi g oppo tu ities fo ITSPsA ou ced by GTIA’s Lead A alyst Ca oly Ap il, the esea ch p ovides a st ategic s apshot of how SMBs a e adopti g a d ma agi g AI today. Key fi di gs i clude:

• SMBs a e taki g a measu ed app oach to AI adoptio while co ti ui g to expe ime t a d i ovate.
• Most o ga izatio s do ot yet have dedicated AI budgets, a d those that do ge e ally epo t limited spe di g as ve do s i c easi gly shift to subsc iptio -based a d usage-based p ici g models.
• Ge e al-pu pose AI tools emai domi a t, while pu pose-built solutio s fo i dust ies such as ma ufactu i g a d healthca e a e gai i g mome tum.
• Despite co ce s a ou d complexity, most espo de ts epo ted high satisfactio with thei AI tools a d said p oductivity a d efficie cy gai s outweighed the challe ges.

Fo IT solutio p ovide s, the esea ch poi ts to g owi g oppo tu ities to suppo t custome s th ough assessme ts, i teg atio , tool selectio , a d st ategic guida ce.

Delive i g p actical AI t ai i g to membe sGTIA has pa t e ed with CompTIA to make the AI Esse tials Lib a y available to membe s: o -dema d, self-paced cou ses that build p actical AI skills ac oss tech ical, sales, ma keti g, a d leade ship oles. Pa ticipa ts ca ea CompTIA compete cy ce tificates, a d the lib a y is i cluded with membe ship at o additio al cost — ow available i the GTIA membe po tal.

New Co so tium establishes a i dust y-led self- egulatio f amewo k befo e exte al egulatio At Cha elCo , GTIA a d Texas A&M U ive sity’s Global Cybe Resea ch I stitute (GCRI) a ou ced the Co so tium fo Respo sible IT Se vices (CRITS), a effo t to establish a i dust y self- egulato y o ga izatio (SRO) f amewo k. GTIA will se ve as the sole t ade associatio pa t e a d futu e SRO esulti g f om this wo k.

I itial Executive Membe s i clude The 20, New Cha te , a d Pax8, with additio al pa ticipatio expected. The Co so tium is active ow a d will hold its fi st official membe meeti g alo gside Texas A&M GCRI’s A ual Summit i Octobe 2026.

The Ma aged I tellige ce Allia ce i t oduces sta da ds, acc editatio , a d i dust y gove a ce fo Ma aged AIFo mi g i Q3 2026, The Ma aged I tellige ce Allia ce (“the Allia ce”) is a ew GTIA p og am add essi g ma aged AI se vices — the fastest-g owi g catego y i the cha el, cu e tly without sha ed specificatio s, capability sta da ds, o acc editatio . It wo ks th ough fou pilla s:

• Ope specificatio s
• Capability sta da ds
• Acc editatio p og ams developed with the Co so tium fo Respo sible IT Se vices (CRITS)
• Resea ch a d i tellige ce

AI fo Good i itiative sig als GTIA’s commitme t to espo sible AI i ovatio GTIA a ou ced its i te tio to collabo ate with the U ited Natio s’ AI fo Good platfo m to expa d oppo tu ities fo espo sible AI i ovatio withi the solutio p ovide cha el.

GTIA expects to suppo t AI fo Good I ovatio Facto y activities i the U ited States a d the U ited Ki gdom, c eati g oppo tu ities fo MSPs a d i ovato s to pa ticipate i AI-focused eve ts desig ed to ide tify a d showcase p omisi g solutio s add essi g eal-wo ld challe ges.

The i itiative eflects GTIA’s b oade commitme t to adva ci g espo sible, ethical, a d sustai able AI while c eati g pathways fo membe s to e gage with i te atio ally ecog ized i ovatio ecosystems.

About the Global Tech ology I dust y Associatio    The Global Tech ology I dust y Associatio (GTIA) is the o ly ve do – eut al, 501(c)(6) o p ofit membe ship commu ity co ecti g a d ep ese ti g the wo ldwide IT cha el. We set ou membe s up fo success by p ovidi g be efits that i clude t usted esou ces a d etwo ki g oppo tu ities. I additio , the associatio sets i dust y sta da ds that e able compa ies to build sustai able, secu e, a d p ofitable busi esses i a eve -cha gi g tech ology la dscape. I te atio ally, GTIA ep ese ts hu d eds of thousa ds of p ofessio als f om ea ly 3,000 ITSPs, ve do s, dist ibuto s a d othe compa ies se vi g the IT cha el.

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