The role of the DCA Secretariat includes:
• Overseeing the day to day operational running of the international data centre trade association.
• Maintaining a strong collaborative relationship with all DCA strategic partners and affiliated trade bodies.
• Representing the data centre sector at international and EU Standards development meetings.
• Updating members on DCA/European Commission Horizon 2020 research project engagement.
• Keeping members informed of policy, regulatory, taxation and compliance changes which may effect them.
• Implementing the strategy defined by the DCA membership and Board.
• Managing membership subscriptions and the financial affairs of the Trade Association.
• Hosting and promoting special interest groups, seminars and conferences globally.
• Providing and maintaining a trusted and secure platform where knowledge can be both shared and gained.
• Ensuring members are kept regularly updated via newsletters news-feeds and or monthly DCA journal.
• Raising the profile of members via public speaking engagements & publication of thought leadership content.