The 7th Information Technology Commerce Network (ITCN) Asia will commence here on Thursday. This was stated by an official of E-commerce Gateway Pakistan, which is organising a three-day event at the Karachi Expo Centre.
According to Adeeb Aijaz, General Manager Communication, the President of Azad Kashmir, Raja Zulqurnain Khan, will be the chief guest at the inaugural session of the event, which is being organised since 2001. He said that this is for the first time that an Azad Kashmir pavilion has been set up at the ITCN Asia.
The opening day's programme includes an International Telecom Conference. The theme of this moot will be " Growth prospects in telecom industry in Pakistan'. The Pakistan Software Export Board's CEO Forum will also be organised on the same day.
According to organisers, as many as 350 stalls would be set up at the ITCN Asia. Representatives from the United States, Britain, Germany, China, Malaysia, Singapore, India and Taiwan would be among the participants from abroad.
The event, it has been stated, would serve as a comprehensive showcase of the latest technology, equipment and machinery as well as allied services. It would also provide the investors with an outlook of the regional IT and Telecom industry and an opportunity to meet their perspective counterparts and business partners. The organisers further pointed out that the ITCN Asia 2007 incorporates a variety of events.