E-Asia starts on December 2

E-Asia's premier event on Information and Communication Technologies will start on December 2 at the BMICH Colombo. The event is jointly organised by the Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS), India and Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), Sri Lanka.

This is the fourth annual E-ASiA conference and exhibition and this year it is held in Sri Lanka to celebrate the year 2009 as the year of ICT and English declared by the Government to promote the growth of ICT.

E-Asia 2009, is the annual international Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) development event started with the objective of reinforcing technology and knowledge-centric growth and needs of Asia.

E-Asia 2009 will provide the right opportunity for all stakeholders in the ICT arena to come closer and share a level-playing field through active conferencing and networking.

The event will be held for three days and the themes of the conference are e-Governance, Digital Learning, e-Health, Telecentres and Emerging e-Technologies.

The conference will consist of a number of plenary and technical sessions, focused workshops, seminars, discussion round tables and a full-fledged exhibition, providing excellent opportunity for showcasing projects, programmes and initiatives of Government and private sector agencies/corporations.

It will also be a showcase for innovative ICT products, solutions and applications for various domains covered under the scope of the event.

The speakers will include policy-makers, senior government officials, industry leaders, international development agencies, civil society, academia and investors.