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Under collaborative efforts of WITSA and Global Insight, Inc., the Digital Planet provides detailed statistics on global ICT spending covering 75 countries, 11 vertical market segments, and forecast data. View the new 2008 executive summary here. The full 2008 edition will be available soon (Summer 2008). The 2006 edition can still be ordered here. See our 2008 edition press release here.   Upcoming Events: WCIT 2008 "Best Ever" The outgoing chairman of WITSA George Newstrom in a May 19 , 2008 press release described WCIT 2008 as the best ever world congress on IT. “By any measure this was the largest and best ever world congress on IT,” he said during the WCIT Opening and Related Events press conference on May 19. Newstrom’s comments were based on the tremendous response of global IT companies in attending this year’s world congress on IT in Kuala Lumpur. He was also impressed by the fact that WCIT 2008 garnered more than US$10 million of sponsorship in cash and in kind. The WITSA chairman noted that at WCIT 2008, there are: · More than 70 institutional partners; · More than 90 participating countries; · More than 100 speakers; · More than 3000 delegates; · More than 2000 business-to-business meetings; · More than 50,000 participants; and · 100,000 square feet of exhibition space. The Netherlands will host 2010 ICT 'Olympics' Handover Ceremony in Malaysia, go ahead for WCIT2010. On May 21, 2008, the last day of WCIT 2008 in Kuala Lumpur, Dutch State Secretary Frank Heemskerk, ICT~Office chairman Henk Broeders and Amsterdam alderman Lodewijk Asscher symbolically took over the WCIT chairmanship from the Malaysians. The 17th World Congress on Information Technology - often referred to as the ICT 'Olympics' - will be held in Amsterdam in 2010. The symbolic handover of this prestigious event was the formal go ahead for the Dutch to start preparations for the next edition of the world's most important ICT event. Bermuda Awarded GPPC 2009 The Business Technology Division of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce (URL) on November 4, 2007 was selected to host the 2009 Global Public Policy Conference (GPPC 2009). With the theme "Business Technology: An Enabler in Your Economy", the event is tentatively scheduled to take place at the Fairmont Southampton in Bermuda on November 1-3, 2009 and will coincide with the 400th Anniversary of the first Bermudan settlements. In cooperation with the Bermudan Ministry of the Environment, Telecommunications and E-Commerce, the Business Technology Division will host some 500 senior ICT executives, government officials and policy-makers from more than 50 countries. See the November 4 press release here. See also a November 19 article in The Royal Gazette with coverage from the November 6 GPPC transfer ceremony in Cairo, Egypt [Link; PDF].  GPPC 2007 Concludes With a Great Program WITSA's 2007 Global Public Policy Conference (GPPC 2007) concluded successfully on November 6, ending an event with a great program and many fascinating and renowned speakers. The Conference opened by H.E.  Dr. Tarek Kamel, Egyptian Minister of Communications and IT, and featured plenary sessions on International ICT Trade; ICT for Development; Internet Governance; E-Environment; E-Government; Information Security and Privacy; Innovation; and Future of the ICT Industry. See also the photos and presentations from the Cairo meetings and conference.  WITSA eGovernment Survey - Key Findings Please see our new report on the key findings, including responses from 36 countries [PDF]. It was interesting to note that the problems and experiences shared between the countries were remarkably similar in both developed and underdeveloped economies, and that most have made impressive advancements in the implementation of eGovernment over the past few years. WITSA is also extremely pleased that our eGov Project Leader, Ms. Shauneen Furlong, on February 15, 2007, received an IBM PhD Fellowship. The IBM Fellowship program honors exceptional Ph.D. students in many academics disciplines and areas of study. WITSA Publishes Two Association Toolkits See them here! (1) Advocacy: Making Voices Heard - A Toolkit for Associations [DOC]; (2) Information Security: Building a Sustainable Program - A Toolkit for Associations [DOC] WITSA News:  WITSA Welcomes New Chairman & Secretariat WITSA, at its May 18, 2008 meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, elected Mr. Dan E. Khoo, formerly CEO of the 2008 World Congress on IT, as its new Chairman for the 2008-2010 period. The General Assembly also selected PIKOM, the Association of the Computer And Multimedia Industry Malaysia, as the Secretariat for the same term. New WITSA Statements on ICT and Energy Efficiency; WTO Trade Negotiations, and Internet Governance WITSA has posted the new resolutions and statements on its Web Site as follows: WITSA Statement on ICT and Energy Efficiency: The Role of Technology in Tackling Climate Change; WITSA Resolution on the successful conclusion of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round of trade negotiations, including an ambitious agreement in services at the 2008 World Congress on Information Technology In Kuala, Lumpur May 17, 2008; and WITSA Resolution on The Internet, Internet Governance and Business Interests at the 2008 World Congress on Information Technology In Kuala, Lumpur May 21. 2008. WITSA also recently announced the creation of a WITSA Green ICT Forum. WITSA Announces 2008 Global ICT Excellence Award Winners At the May 20, 2008 WCIT 2008 Gala Dinner, WITSA announced seven winners of the 2008 Global ICT Excellence Awards, representing six countries from Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America. Every two years, WITSA recognizes select organizations whose use of information technology has exhibited exceptional achievement within three broad categories: Public Sector Excellence, Private Sector Excellence, and Digital Opportunity. In addition, the WITSA Chairman presents a special Chairman’s Award [see press release]. WITSA Welcomes new Members from Cambodia, Pakistan and South Africa The WITSA General Assembly, at its May 18, 2008 meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, granted WITSA membership to the ICT Association of Cambodia (ICT:CAM); the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA); and the IT Association of South Africa. See also the photos and presentations from the Kuala Lumpur meetings and conference.  WITSA Contributions to IGF 2007 On November 13, 2007, as part of the Rio de Janeiro Internet Governance Forum (IGF) proceedings, WITSA and four other organizations organized a workshop on access entitled "Qualifying, Quantifying, and Meeting the Challenge of Internet Access Costs". The discussion highlighted the fact that access to the information infrastructure and ICT and Internet capabilities is one of the most fundamental measure of a society’s ability to grow its economy, enhance its social well-being, and integrate itself with the global economy. WITSA was represented by its Public Policy Chairman, David A. Olive. See the executive summary here [PDF] as well as the WITSA statement on the 2007 IGF, as prepared by the Public Policy Chairman [DOC].  WITSA Publishes 2007 Public Policy Report WITSA Public Policy Chairman David A. Olive presented the 2007 WITSA Public Policy Report at the November 4, 2007 WITSA Steering Committee & Public Policy meeting in Cairo, Egypt. [PDF]. Other presentations and photos from the Cairo meetings and conference are also available. Partners: Founding Partners     - WITSA Partner Information - geovisit(); |
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