The Datamatix Gitex Conferences 2006 will convene today at the Dubai World Trade Center, UAE. The event sponsored by ‘Taya IT’ and ‘FDC International’ will feature suitable strategies for Middle East IT managers by bringing up discussions on IT applications, networking, databases, mobile, web services, IT security, wi-fi and government technology and so on.
The five day event from 18-22 November will bring together around 150 participants from the Middle East region and beyond to analyze the growing challenges faced by IT managers and CIOs and to explore ways to build an IT Master plan for business growth and service excellence in government and business organizations in the region. The forum agenda will also discuss and debate innovative strategies for wireless technology, IT project management challenges, ICT solutions in the GCC, mobile Government services, e-business and e-Government implementation, impacts of VoIP and internet telephony etc.
The keynote speakers for the 2006 Conferences will include Mr. Joe Clabby, Vice President, Clabby Analytics USA & Datamatix International Advisor, Mr. Ibrahim Tayfour, Director, Al Hasseb, UAE, Dr. Fahad Al-Twaijry, IT Specialist & Virtual Society Consultant, KSA, Mr. Shahid Khan, Partner, Interactive Broadband Consulting Group, LLC, USA. Distinguished representatives from worldwide organizations- EDS, USA; Korail Integrated Solutions, France; Oracle EMEA; Sultan Qaboos University, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Oman; Wipro Technologies; WWF; Aroma Software L.L.C, UAE; System Concepts, UK; Cipher Trust; University of London; Government of Sudan; NavLink Inc, Geneva/ Switzerland; Taya IT, Egypt; Ramco Systems; IVIS Group; Motorola Wireless Security Services Division; Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design, City University , UK; Kabani Consulting, Pakistan; Saudi Telecom; Digital Archiving Consultancy Ltd. and ISnSC USA- will also be speaking at the event.
The Managing Director of Datamatix Group, the organizing committee for the Conferences, spoke thus about the event, “Professionals from all fields of the Middle East IT and telecom are recognizing and embracing changes in the industry with a real sense of excitement and entrepreneurial opportunity. Datamatix Gitex Conference 2006 highlights the innovations in technology development in an effort to get them on to everybody's radar. While the initial impact of these innovations may seem small, their ripple effects can have a huge impact in the future of how an organization can benefit from IT.”
