WCIT 2008 Launches Portal for Business Matchmaking; Expected to Generate Some 2,000 B2B Meetings.Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Apr 25, 2008 - (ACN ACN Accenture (stock symbol) ACN Accenture ACN Australian Company Number ACN Automatic Collision Notification (US DOT) ACN Acetonitrile ACN Anglican Communion Network Newswire) - The 16th World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT WCIT World Congress on Information Technology WCIT Worshipful Company of Information Technologists (City of London Livery Company) WCIT Washington Council on International Trade WCIT World Conference On International Telecommunication 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 (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. ). The first-ever business matching portal for WCIT is expected to generate some 2,000 structured business-to-business (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) 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 NCL Norwegian Cruise Line NCL New Caledonia (ISO Country code) NCL National Consumers League (Washington, DC) NCL Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (adult type) 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 (1) (MSC.Software Corporation, Santa Ana, CA, www.mscsoftware.com) Founded in 1963 by Richard H. MacNeal and Robert G. Schwendler, MSC is the world's largest provider of mechanical computer aided engineering (MCAE) strategies, simulation software and services. Malaysia). Please visit the WCIT Business Matching Portal at http://b2b.wcit2008.org/ (Registration required) For further information, please visit the WCIT 2008 website at http://www.wcit2008.org/ 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 The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre is the premier convention and exhibition centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This purpose-built convention & exhibition centre is a component part of the Kuala Lumpur City Centre precinct, fondly known as KLCC. 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 (Business to Government) Refers to commercial enterprises selling to government agencies. See B2B. ) 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 PIKOM Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia ), 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 The World Information Technology and Services Alliance, or WITSA, is a consortium of associations from the information technology (IT) industry around the world. The group claims that it represents over 90% of the world IT market, and has a stated goal of advancing the (WITSA WITSA World Information Technology and Services Alliance ), 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/ Source: WCIT 2008 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 Copyright (c) ACN Newswire, www.acnnewswire.com Asia Corporate News Network Asia Corporate News Network disseminates full-text news announcements from companies and organizations worldwide to news media, financial markets, disclosure systems, investors, information web sites, databases and other audiences. . All rights reserved. |
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