Infocomtech Expo to equip nation with latest standards
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Hj Ismail Hj Damit.

The International Infocommunications Technology Expo and Seminar, which fell victim to the global outbreak of SARS last year, will now take place at the International Convention Centre, Berakas from May 17 to 19. Dubbed the largest communications, IT, and broadcasting event in Brunei Darussalam, the 3-in-1 event is set to equip the nation with the latest standards in the three industries.

Event Manager Transpower Group stated that the Infocomtech Expo is a joint government and private sector undertaking aimed at bringing together as many as 400 exhibitors and 10,000 attendees from the telecommunications, Information Technology (IT) and broadcasting industries in Asia Pacific.

Group chairman Hj Ismail bin Hj Damit said the event is set to be participated by 32 nations and three sectors. Distinguished speakers from Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore as well as from other Asia Pacific countries have been lined up to deliver working papers at the seminar.

Topics that will be covered include e-government, digital broadcasting, knowledge management by professionals, future developing networks and the sharing of information across various mediums.

Jointly hosted by the Ministry of Communication and Authority for Info-Communication Technology Industry (AiTi), the event is sponsored by TelBru as a major partner, Radio Television Brunei (RTB) as the broadcast partner, KPF Comserve Sdn Bhd as the broadband sponsor, Royal Brunei Airlines as the expo carrier, Borneo Bulletin as the media sponsor, and Brunei Shell as the associate sponsor.

The event is endorsed by Asia Pacific Telecommunication and supported by Universiti Brunei Darussalam and Brunei National Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Hj Ismail said the event will be classified into five functions namely exposition, seminar, business matching, golf and tours.

At the exposition, products that have been lined up to be showcased include: application service providers; books and reference guide; communication technology; data

storage and management; design and desktop publishing; digital media and broadcasting; education and training; e-commerce and e-business; e-government; industrial applications; internet technology; mobile computing and devices; network infrastructure; 3G, WAR and GPRS; office systems and equipment; operating systems and software; security systems; web hosting and design services; workstations and peripherals; venture-capital firms and ICT-related services.

Hj Ismail added that the full calendar of events comprises the Asia Pacific Telecommunication Policy and Regulatory Forum from May 14 - 17, the International Infoc-omtech Expo and Seminar from May 17 - 19 and APT Technical Workshop on ENUM and IDN from May 19 - 20.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin