Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Iraq ICT & education summit begins in Sharjah
Trade
(Iraq Development Program) A special summit is taking place in Sharjah, UAE this week to strengthen Iraq's crucial and fast emerging ICT and education sectors. The summit, held on 27-28 February 2007, is organised to determine Iraq’s strategy for building relationships with leading global companies to bring best-in-breed technology, training and management skills to the country, welcoming a delegation of senior level officials from the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
The aim of the summit is to decide on how best to meet a number of key ministerial objectives identified by Iraq’s new government. These objectives include the establishment of computer and electronic communication standards, secure networks, the development of crucial mobile telecommunications infrastructure and equipment, modernising Iraq’s information technology infrastructure, procurement, computer training for government employees and the establishment of Iraq's IT programmes.
The attending ministers and their officials are giving a series of presentations over the two days before making themselves available for private meetings with attending company executives. Other senior figures attending the summit include the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO), with their designated officials for both the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Education giving keynote presentations and making themselves available for meetings over the course of the event, as well as expert participation from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) Iraqi Education Programme.
The aim of the summit is to decide on how best to meet a number of key ministerial objectives identified by Iraq’s new government. These objectives include the establishment of computer and electronic communication standards, secure networks, the development of crucial mobile telecommunications infrastructure and equipment, modernising Iraq’s information technology infrastructure, procurement, computer training for government employees and the establishment of Iraq's IT programmes.
The attending ministers and their officials are giving a series of presentations over the two days before making themselves available for private meetings with attending company executives. Other senior figures attending the summit include the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO), with their designated officials for both the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Education giving keynote presentations and making themselves available for meetings over the course of the event, as well as expert participation from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) Iraqi Education Programme.
Labels: Iraq Information Communication Technology and Education Summit (ICTE), IT
