CONNECT IT

4th INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION CONFERENCE - CONNECT IT

This was the 4th Information Technology Exhibition & Conference – CONNECT 2009 displayed a wide array of latest technologies and business solutions in a highly interactive environment. The event offers great value for stakeholders in the fast growing industrial and corporate markets who are in continuous search for modern technology.

Pakistan's economy with a GDP growth rate of 5.8% has attracted a foreign investment of US$ 5.15 billion in 2007-08. The Information and Communications Technology sector of Pakistan has emerged as the fastest growing sector and is a major contributor to the GDP. The investor friendly policies of the Government have attracted US$ 1.63 Billion of foreign direct investment in the ICT sector.

CONNECT has established itself as an exclusive B2B event of ICT industry keeping in view the growing needs of IT and Telecom sector. CONNECT 2010 will reinforce its position as a unique opportunity for its participants to display and demonstrate wide array of latest technologies and business solutions to maximize market presence, establish new contacts and strengthen existing businesses in a highly interactive environment.

It will also attract industry leaders and decision makers from around the world to witness the showcase of technological advancements, latest industry trends and exchange experiences.

The unprecedented growth in the ever changing global ICT technologies and solutions provide immerse opportunity for he companies to share their technology for improving market share in the region. This year, the CONNECT conference program was also designed to discuss future trends in the emerging technologies while addressing the challenges that the industry has to face in this dynamic environment.

CONNECT Conference offers a perfect interactive platform to the eminent gathering of IT and Telecom industry from around the globe to exchange views, share ideas and disseminate valuable experiences. It will also provide an ideal opportunity for professionals to network, collaborate and explore the possibilities of forging new business relationships in the converging market of IT and Telecom, in the region.

ACTIVITIES

This year the 4th ICT Exhibition – Connect 2009 was an exhilarating experience.

 Day 1 – 5th May 2009

The first day started off with the inaugural session in which the addressees were the organizers, sponsors and chief guest & guests;
o Mr. Asim A. Siddiqui (Organizer – Pegasus Consultancy)
o Mr. Rao Amir (Sponsor – Mototrola Limited)
o Dr. Mohammad Yaseen (Co-organizer – Pakistan Telecommunication Authority)
o Mr. Hafiz ur Rehman (Chief Guest – Ministry of Information Technology)
o Ms. Jehan Ara (Supporter – P@SHA)
o Mr. Talib Baloch (Supporter – PSEB)


A conference on “Global Consortium & Technology Enhancement with Business Alliances” was also arranged by Computer Research.

 Day 2 – 6th May 2009

The day started of with a very conference “The Future of the ICT Industry”. Being an international Forum, the conference brought together eminent industry professionals and experts from around the world to discuss the latest technological advancements, industrial challenges, opportunities and concerns. The conference also provided a chance to the participants to network and explores the possibilities of having mutually beneficial agreements.

 Day 3 – 7th May 2009

The third day was as fruitful as the first two days as most of the people were from the general public, but the over all experience was very good and a lot is expected from this event.



EVALUATION / OUTCOME

Connect IT was very different from typical IT exhibition held at expo center like ITCN which looks more of a Carnival when you visit. There were more professional audience @Connect IT and it was worth while to visit such place, which give visitor market trend plus overview of technologies on which Organization are mostly working. There were many software products for different industries i.e. from simple solutions like Attendance Management system, Payroll to Enterprise solution like Business Intelligence and SharePoint.