Canon Middle East has confirmed its role as a sponsor of the forthcoming Iraq Information Communication Technology & Education Summit (ICTE) in Sharjah, UAE on 27-28 February 2007.
The summit, 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, will welcome a delegation of senior level officials from the Government of Iraq.
The official Iraqi delegation will be led by the Iraqi Ministries of Communications, Science & Technology and Higher Education & Scientific Research. These delegations will be led by Minister of Communications HE Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, Minister of Science & Technology HE Raed Fahmi and Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research HE Abed Theyab. The summit will also welcome a high level delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), to be led by HE Dr Idris Hadi Salih, Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research.
The summit is being held to discuss 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 will be giving a series of presentations over the two days before making themselves available for private meetings with attending company executives.
Mohamed Hoteit, Area Sales Manager, Canon Middle East comments, “The Iraq Information Communication Technology & Education Summit provides an excellent forum for global companies to come together offering the Government of Iraq the best in the latest technologies. With our local distributor in Iraq, AITC, Canon Middle East offers practical and technological solutions to improve communications, along with efficient document management solutions.”
The summit will also be attended by 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 summit. There will also be representation from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, who will be sending expert representation from their Iraqi Education Programme.
All attending Iraqi Ministries will be looking to work with public and private industry, governmental agencies and educational institutions to lead scientific and technological development for the purpose of fostering the restoration and improvement of Iraq's infrastructure and industrial base. All Iraqi officials will be attending to speak about their ministries' requirements for their relevant sectors in front of an audience of senior corporate executives, before holding private consultations with some of the pre-eminent operators in the ICT and education sectors.
About Canon Middle East
Canon is a world-leading innovator and provider of imaging and information technology solutions for individuals and businesses. Canon provides both individual products and complete networked technology solutions for information input, management and output. Its product range is divided between Business Solutions (developing IT products, solutions and services for both the office and professional print environments) and Consumer Imaging (photography, video and digital camera, Bubble Jet printers). Canon Middle East is the operational headquarters for Canon in this region, and is based in Dubai, UAE. Further information about Canon Middle East is available at: www.canon-me.com
