FITIS to host Regional ICT Summit in Colombo

ASOCIO (Asian-Oceanside Computing Industry Organization) headquartered in Tokyo Japan will host it's 2012 annual ICT summit and conference in Colombo Hilton and the Federation for Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS), the organization representing Sri Lanka in ASOCIO, will be the host of the event.

Meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat to inform the Secretary to the President about the ASOCIO 2012 summit. From left Secretary to the President Lalith Weerathunga, ASOCIO President Me Looi (back to the camera) and Udaya De Silva, briefing on the summit

ASOCIO is a regional IT industry association that expands beyond SAARC and ASEAN regions comprising member economies such as Japan, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, Bangladesh, Thailand and Singapore and guest members from Europe and Americas, established in 1984 with objectives of promoting relationships and trade between its members, and developing the ICT industry in the region.

"FITIS believes it an honor to the Sri Lankan ICT industry, to host ASOCIO-2012 ICT summit in the current growing economic environment. In the last two years, the ICT industry in Sri Lanka has picked up dramatically and this year's ASOCIO-2012 summit and conference will provide a good platform for all FITIS member companies and the industry as whole to interact with world IT leaders and for a healthy exchange of ideas as well as a networking place for business opportunities through no of activities stored at the meeting" said Udaya De Silva, Hon Secretary and FITIS' Sri Lanka representative for ASOCIO.

The Sri Lankan business leaders will get the opportunity of entering into business relationships and building linkages with the planned business matchmaking session which is a part of the programme.

Speaking about the objectives of hosting the event, De Silva said, "Playing a key role in the regional ICT industry development by forming a platform to synergize and harness the knowledge among the countries, this conference will certainly be strength to the vision of the government of making Sri Lanka the Knowledge Hub of Asia.

Also will boost trade and investment opportunities and to get the expected high visibility to the country towards achieving the US $ 1 billion export market."

FITIS the unified ICT industry body Established in 1996, comprising trade and professional bodies representing all segments of the ICT industry continues to contribute to the growth of the economy through many such activities it conducts from time to time.