george newstrom chairman world information technology and services alliance (witsa) meeting of the...
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George NewstromChairman
World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA)
Meeting of the MSC Malaysia International Advisory Panel May 18, 2007
WITSA• Founded in 1978• A consortium of 68 national ICT industry
associations from economies around the world • Global voice of the ICT industry – Members represent over 90% of world ICT market
• Awards the World Congress on IT (WCIT) and the Global Public Policy Conference (GPPC) Biennially
WITSA Members
AlgeriaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaBangladeshBeninBermudaBulgariaCanadaChinese TaipeiColombia
Costa RicaCzech RepublicEcuadorEgyptFinlandFranceGreeceGuatemalaHong KongHungary
IndiaIndonesiaIsraelJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaLaosLebanonLithuaniaMalaysia
WITSA Members
MexicoMongoliaMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew ZealandNorwayPalestinePhilippines Panama
PolandRepublic of KoreaRepublic MacedoniaRomaniaRussiaRwandaSenegalSingaporeSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSyria
TanzaniaThailandTrinidad & TobagoTunisiaTurkeyUgandaUkraineUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayVenezuelaVietnamZimbabwe
Public Policy: advocates policies that advance the industry’s growth and development
Trade: facilitates international trade and investment in IT products and services
Industry Cooperation: strengthens WITSA’s national industry associations
Networking: provides members with access to their peers in nearly every geographic region in the world
WITSA Mission
-Details global ICT spending data in 73 countries, with forecast data through 2009
- Produced by WITSA, using data provided by Global Insight, Inc.
- One-source, one-of-a-kind reference that brings the world’s use of information and communications technology to the reader’s fingertips
- Widely referenced and used by: World Bank, OECD as well as academic institutions worldwide
Digital Planet
- Award Ceremony is held every two years, in conjunction with the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT)
- Awards honor 7 winners for exceptional achievements in the application of IT around the globe in three broad categories: Public Sector Excellence, Private Sector Excellence, & Digital Opportunity.
- A special Chairman’s Award is also awarded
Global IT Excellence Awards
Where : Cairo - Egypt
When : 4 – 6 November 2007
Venue : Movenpick Hotel & Conference Center
Media City
Organized by : EITESAL
In Partnership with WITSA & IJMA3
http://www.gppc2007.com/
Organizing Committee ChairmanSameh Montasser
Global Public Policy Conference 2007 (GPPC 2007)
• Premier global industry forum of ICT executives worldwide
• Over 2,000 industry captains, government leaders and distinguished academics from more than 80 countries
• Three-day congress to address global impact issues such as the digital divide, ICT in healthcare and education, and privacy and security
• Generate significant business partnerships in addition to fostering greater collaboration between governments, industries, academia and research organizations
World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT)
WCIT Host CountriesWCIT Host Countries
2010, Amsterdam, 2010, Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands 2008, Kuala Lumpur, 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia2006, Austin, Texas, USA2006, Austin, Texas, USA2004, Athens, Greece2002, Adelaide, Australia 2000, Chinese Taipei 1998, Fairfax, Virginia, USA1996, Bilbao, Spain 1994, Yokohama, Japan
1992, London, England 1990, Washington D.C., USA 1988, Paris, France 1986, Toronto, Canada 1984, Tokyo, Japan 1982, Copenhagen, Denmark 1980, San Francisco, California, USA1978, Barcelona, Spain
• Jointly organized by the Multimedia Development Corporation and the Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia or PIKOM, with the support of the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation Malaysia
• It is the Olympics of ICT as Dato’ Badlisham Ghazali, Chairman of WCIT 2008, has said. The thought leaders in industry and government will discuss the future of commerce in the globe.
WCIT 2008“Sharing Knowledge for Economic Growth:
ICT for Industry, Government & Society”
George C. Newstrom
Tel: + 1(703) 284-5333 (WITSA main)E-mail: [email protected] Internet Site: http://www.witsa.org
Thank You!