FITIS hosts Infotel 2010 Sri Lanka ICT Expo

Sri Lanka’s flagship ICT Expo, the Infotel 2010 will be held from October 1 to 4. The inauguration ceremony and Infotel Forum was held at the BMICH yesterday.

This event is organized by the Federation of Information Technology Industry of Sri Lanka (FITIS).

A series of programs parallel to that of the Infotel 2010 Sri Lanka ICT Expo have been organized to coincide with the National ICT week 2010.

This will be the tenth in the series and the exhibition has now expanded to include software developers and IT trainers and has even gone beyond boundaries to feature areas such as office automation and the telecommunication sector which too has become part and parcel of the ICT world.

Speaking on the main objectives of this year’s Infotel 2010, Infotel Society Chairman Dr Ruvan Weerasinghe said, “As Sri Lanka is poised for a new chapter of accelerated growth, this year’s Infotel theme is named as ‘IT’s About Growth’, which epitomizes the vital role of IT in building Sri Lanka’s new economy.

Infotel 2010 offers an ideal platform for ICT stakeholders in Sri Lanka and the neighbouring South Asian Region to explore and capitalize the new growth and wealth creation opportunities in the country.

“One of the key highlights of the Infotel 2010 Expo is the participation of global telecommunications giants. Although this is a biannual event we are now planning to host this event on an annual basis, Dr Weerasinghe said.

This year’s Infotel Expo will be unique as it will not be limited to a show that showcases ICT products and gadgets but will be an event that will benefit many types of stakeholders such as the corporate and all other parties concerned where IT will be of use to them,” he said.

There will be many aspects introduced to stimulate and encourage participation.

The annual International IT Conference (IITC) has been re-branded this year as the International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer) 2010 and will be held concurrently with the Infotel Expo and other ICT event of the ICT week.

Ten keynote speakers from around the globe have already confirmed participation and more than 30 of the best papers submitted will be presented by authors from Sri Lanka and overseas,” Dr Weerasinghe said.

Infotel 2010 Organizing Committee Chairman A Jayaseelan said FITIS Young Computer Scientist (YCS) Awards as well as National Best Quality Software Awards organized by the British Computer Society Sri Lanka (BCS) will also be conducted parallel to the Infotel 2010 Sri Lanka ICT Expo.