SLASI to host regional ICT alliance
The Sri Lanka Association for the Software Industry (SLASI), the apex
body of the software industry of Sri Lanka, will host the first
Executive Committee Meeting of the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA)
Program for 2007, in mid April.
SLASI will be organising a three-day program which will include the
official proceedings of the Executive Committee as well as a business
session targeted at creating stronger alliances among member economies.
The APICTA is an international Alliance which also conducts an ICT
awards program initiated by the multimedia corporation of Malaysia to
increase ICT awareness in the community and assist in bridging the
Digital Divide in the region.
By providing networking and product benchmarking opportunities to ICT
innovators and entrepreneurs in the region, the program is designed to
stimulate ICT innovation and creativity, promote economic and trade
relations, facilitate technology transfer, and offer business matching
opportunities via exposure to venture capitalists and investors.
The 16-member economies from the Asia Pacific region- Australia,
Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Macau, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and
Vietnam which form this alliance, are guided by a Framework of
Cooperation identifying how member-economies can work together in
support of the regional ICT industry development and inter-economy
business promotions.
With 15 of the Asian economies who have gained strong visibility in
the global ICT market participating and interacting, the Sri Lankan ICT
companies will have opportunities to develop and strengthen alliances by
meeting the businessmen who are expected to be in Sri Lanka during this
time.
To facilitate this process a business session will be convened,
enabling one on one discussions to explore potential alliances.
It is expected that the business benefits from hosting this EXCO
Meeting in Sri Lanka will boost the ICT economy immensely.
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