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Kuala Lumpur, Apr 25, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - The 16th World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2008) has launched an online portal to facilitate business matchmaking between buyers and sellers attending the highly-anticipated forum on information and communications technology (ICT).
The first-ever business matching portal for WCIT is expected to generate some 2,000 structured business-to-business (B2B) meetings involving the event's 2,500 delegates from over 80 countries.
The portal was launched by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili in conjunction with an exchange of partnership agreements between WCIT 2008 and new Partners at a leading hotel here today.
"Today, we also focus on an important aspect of any successful ICT-related initiative - the facilitation of trade. It is the key building block that provides two-way interaction between buyers and sellers to match business needs," said the Minister.
WCIT 2008 Chairman Dato' Badlisham Ghazali said the web-based platform would provide a crucial link between demand and supply within ICT businesses in a structured manner, adding that this would be a great opportunity for partners, delegates and exhibitors to enhance their global presence.
The portal has been developed by NCL Solutions, a creative learning solutions provider and Strategic Partner of WCIT 2008.
"The portal is just one of several new elements we are introducing to add value to an already impactful event," said WCIT 2008 Chief Executive Officer Mr Dan E. Khoo, listing the others as the Great Debate, CIO-CEO Panels, Ministerial Panels and an auction of items of posterity from some of the global personalities attending WCIT 2008.
In the Great Debate, eminent speakers and experts in their respective fields will offer their views on a wide range of pressing ICT-related issues. The CIO-CEO (Chief Information Officer-Chief Executive Officer) Panels will bring vendors and buyers in one forum, while the Ministerial Panels are to discuss the role of ICT in driving economic and social growth.
Kuala Lumpur will be the first Southeast Asian city to host WCIT and is set to show the world Malaysia's potential as a global hub for ICT with a knowledge info- and infra-structure built around the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC Malaysia).
Please visit the WCIT Business Matching Portal at http://b2b.wcit2008.org/ (Registration required)
About WCIT 2008
Held once every two years, the World Congress on Information Technology is a premier global ICT forum that brings together global leaders in business, government and academia. Often billed as the Olympics of ICT, it impacts global economic and social development through the exchange of policies and ideas on technology.
WCIT 2008 will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on May 18 - 22, 2008. Themed "The Global Impact of Information and Communications Technology: Enable Businesses, Empower Societies, Enrich Economies", the five-day event is expected to draw more than 2,500 delegates from over 80 countries. Keynote speakers are expected to include some of the most respected and admired names in Government and industry.
WCIT 2008 incorporates a three-day congress to address global impact issues, a Link Program for business matching that includes a series of structured business-to-business (B2B), business-to-government (B2G) and business-to-industry (B2I) meetings, an ICT exhibition, a debate on current ICT issues and ancillary activities like tours, golf tournament, F1 experience and a spouse program.
WCIT 2008 is jointly organized by the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) and the Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia (PIKOM), with the support of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia.
WCIT is the flagship event of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), a consortium of 73 international ICT organizations whose members comprise more than 90% of the global IT market. For more information, please visit www.wcit2008.org/
Contact:
WCIT 2008
Michael Lai / Tan Han Seong:
Office: +603 2092 1878
H/P: +6012 505 0862 / +6012 234 7408
Email: media@wcit2008.org / michael@wcit2008.org / millennium@wcit2008.org
Apr 25, 2008
Source: WCIT 2008
Topic: Trade Show or Conference
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