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Infotel Exhibition and APICTA Awards to be held in November

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The ceremonial official launch of the Infotel–2015 ICT Exhibition, organized by the Federation of Information and Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS), was held at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo recently.

Infotel–2015, the biggest Information and Communication Technology Exhibition in Sri Lanka as well as in South Asia, is scheduled to be held from November 20th to the 22nd at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo.

Coinciding with the launch will be the unveiling of the APICTA - 2015 Awards in Colombo from November 18thto the 22nd.

As the biggest IT-related awards ceremony in Asia, Sri Lanka will host the APICTA-2015 Awards and its related annual events. This will be a great opportunity for Sri Lanka to position the country’s talents, products and infrastructure to international delegates from the Asia Pacific. Organized by FITIS for the14th successive time, the long awaited Infotel–2015 exhibition will held this year under the theme “Connecting Citizens”.

The key objective of this year’s exhibition is to mobilize the resources available for the creation of a “Knowledge Hub” and position Sri Lankan ICT products to showcase the country’s technological advancements and innovations.

The chief guest at the official launch of Infotel–2015 was Minister of Vocational Training and Skills Development, Piyasena Gamage. Chairperson, Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), Chithragani Mubarak, read out the message sent by President Maithripala Sirisena to mark this special occasion.

This year’s event has a line-up of sponsors from both the state sector and the business community. Sri Lanka Telecom PLC is the Strategic Partner and DELL Sri Lanka has joined hands as the Technology Partner. Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) will be the National Partner. In addition, Wijeya Newspapers Limited will be the print media partner, while SALA Enterprises has teamed up as the Silver sponsor. Informatics Institute of Technology will be the Career guidance partner, ESOFT Metro Campus the education partner and Extreme SEO Company, the digital sales partner. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Higher Education & Research have collectively endorsed the event. With five months more for this mega exhibition, the organizers expect many more sponsors to extend their support to the event in diverse forms.

For B2B Connections, there will be 200 stalls in special pavilions covering nine sectors (Software, hardware and digital devices, Telecommunications, Cloud computing, computer gaming, mobile computing, emerging technologies, ICT Education and Training). For B2B Transactions, there will be an INFOTEL Shopping Festival with best bargains for a year round supply and an Online Shopping Pavilion where one can click and pay for unbelievable deals.

For Future ICT Leaders, there will be a Career Guidance program awareness for 500 students and 800 ICT teachers in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka. Student Innovations Pavilion a showcase for university, technical and school innovators, Young Computer Scientists Awards ceremony and IT Quiz awards. For young ICT enthusiasts, there will be 30 gaming booths in an exclusive area.

For more information on Infotel–2015, log on to website www.fitis.lk or email [email protected]

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Infotel Exhibition and APICTA Awards to be held in November

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