35 Local Ict Fi Rms Set For Dubai Gitex 2013

Posted by Cash On on 2013-09-05 0

More than 35 local Information and
Communication Technology companies have indicated their interest to participate in the first Nigerian Pavilion at GITEX Technology Week holding in October inside the Dubai World Trade Center, United Arab Emirate.

The Nigerian Pavilion is being promoted by Information Technology Association of Nigeria, ITAN, and Pinnacle International Consulting, LLC with the support of the Nigerian Government through the Ministry of Communications Technology.

According to ITAN secretariat in Lagos, led by a mix of the big, oldest and innovative players, the sign ups including Omatek Computer Ventures Plc, Programmes Solutions Limited and Data Sciences Nigeria Limited underscore a growing momentum to promote Nigeria’s local ICT capacity to the international market. According to ITAN, several countries were already billed to have their pavilions on ground at Gitex 2013 to promote their local capacities. They include the United States Germany, India, Brazil, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

The list also includes Kenya and Morocco from Africa indicating an increasing awareness of Gitex potential to grow markets for major ICT destinations.

GITEX Technology is the premier Technology event in the Middle East and south East Asia, which now occupies over 78,000 square metres f space, and saw Infocomm and ITU (International Telecommunication Union) collocate with it in 2012. More than 150,000 trade visitors and exhibitors from 144 countries attended Gitex 2012 which recorded over 25,000 visitors from Africa.