The Digital Planet 2006 Now Available

The newest edition of WITSA's flagship publication, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, is the most comprehensive study to date. Under collaborative efforts of WITSA and Global Insight, Inc., the Digital Planet 2006 provides detailed statistics on global ICT spending covering 75 countries, 11 vertical market segments, and forecast data extending through 2009. To view the executive summary, or to place your order, click here. See our May 4, 2006, press release here.

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WITSA's 2006 Global IT Excellence Awards:

In conjunction with the 2006 World Congress on IT, WITSA on May 4, 2006 recognized seven outstanding winners in Austin, Texas. Pictures of the winners from the Award Ceremony are included here, and additional photos from the May 4 press conference are included here.  See also a description of the Winners in the May 4 press release.

Amsterdam Selected As Location for WCIT 2010

WITSA Steering Committee members on May 2, 2006, selected ICT~Office to host the XVIIth World Congress on IT event in Amsterdam on June 15-18, 2010. The central theme for WCIT 2010 is "Challenges of Change", referring to the changes people face in light of today's technological revolution. The central theme will be highlighted from four distinct points of view: change processes in government; business challenges; personal lifestyle consequences; and the field of research and science. See the Dutch press release here. ICT~Office Executive Director Bernd Taselaar made the official announcement at WCIT 2006 on May 4 (above), in Austin, Texas.

WCIT 2008 Hits the Ground Running in Austin

Over 300 participants from Malaysia attended WCIT 2006 in Austin Texas (May 1-5, 2006), headed by Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (above, right). The Prime Minister delivered the closing remarks on May 5 and witnessed the Crystal Handover Ceremony by WITSA Chairman George Newstrom to the host of WCIT2008. Chairman of WCIT 2008 Pte Ltd Badlisham Ghazali and Lee Boon Kok, Chairman of the Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia (PIKOM), received the Crystal as a symbolic gesture of Malaysia being the next WCIT host in 2008.

GPPC 2005 - Executive Summary Report

The Executive Summary Report from the September 13-15, 2005, Global Public Policy Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is available here. GPPC 2005 was indeed a success for Malaysia and for WITSA, with 412 participants from 24 countries; out of which 110 were foreign participants. Some of the issues that were highlighted at GPPC 2005 were Internet Governance; Discussion on Key Challenges to Governments; Expectations and Challenges in Engaging Government Globally; ICT; Trade and Competitiveness; Digital Divide; business related tracks; eGovernment; Outsourcing and Electronic Communications.

WITSA Meetings in Lebanon

WITSA's Steering Committee and Public Policy Committee meetings will be hosted by the Professional Computer Association of Lebanon (PCA) on October 26-28, 2006. Many delegates from European, Asian, African & American countries will attend, as well as Lebanese politicians and different actors from the ICT sector. We anticipate that up to 50 association executives will attend the WITSA meetings in Lebanon this fall, with a view that some will travel to Athens the following week to attend the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) inaugural meeting there. For further information, contact us.
 

WCIT 2006 A Great Success
 

The XVth World Congress on IT concluded successfully on May 5, 2006, in Austin, Texas. With record-breaking attendance at over 2,100 from more than 80 countries, WCIT 2006 was the most successful and largest endeavor in WITSA's 28 years of existence. Leaders from business, government, and academia convened in Austin to hear visionary keynotes from a who's-who roster of speakers, including former U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell;  Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi; AMD CEO Hector Ruiz; Intel Corp. President & CEO Paul Otellini; Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer; Dell Inc. Chairman Michael Dell; Xerox Corp. Chairman & CEO Anne Mulcahy, and many more.

WITSA eGovernment Survey

WITSA members only: Please click here to complete the survey by July 1, 2006

New Bid Deadline for WITSA's 2007 Global Public Policy Conference

WITSA members only: We are very pleased to be re-issuing a revised RFP with a new bidding deadline of August 31, 2006 .

WITSA Welcomes New Members from Algeria, Bermuda, Guatemala, Laos and Rwanda!
The WITSA General Assembly, at it's May 2, 2006 meeting in Austin, Texas, welcomed five new member associations; Algeria IT Association (AITA); the Business Technology Division of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce (URL); Software Commission of Guatemala (SOFEX); the Lao ICT Commerce Association (LICA) and the Rwanda ICT Association (RICTA) . Current WITSA members represent 67 countries and regions, constituting some  90 percent of the global ICT market. See the photos from the meetings here.

WITSA's 2006 Global Public Policy Report
Presented by David A. Olive, WITSA Public Policy Chairman, at the May 2, 2006 WITSA Public Policy meeting in Austin, Texas. [DOC].
 

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