New Paths for Regional ICT Success
The“New Paths for Regional ICT Success” conference was held on May 16-17, 2006, in
- For ICT firms, the conference explored new ways to spread neededskills, mobilize talent on a regional basis, and team with other firms toenlarge market share;
- For universities and technical institutes, the conference introducednew market opportunities to offer actual and online courses and certificationsto meet business needs across the region;
- For ICT incubators, telecenters, and ICT park developers andoperators, the conference offered opportunities to adopt innovative businessmodels and to build links to leading universities and technical institutes thathelp attract paying users and foster competitive success;
- For public sector organizations, the conference reviewed innovativepartnerships with the private sector to introduce e-Government solutions thatimprove services to the citizen and enhance the enabling environment for ICTfirms;
- For USAID missions, the conference examined practical steps fordonor-dependent community access centers to attract paying users and movetoward self-funding operations.
