ICT Ministry looks to signing of MoUs after events
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The Information and Communications Technology Ministry is hopeful of signing memoranda of understanding on collaboration with many foreign ICT ministries and state agencies after holding meetings during this week's "Connect Asia-Pacific Summit" and "ITU
ICT Minister Anudith Nakornthap said the countries the ministry expected to sign MoUs with included Tanzania, Macedonia, Iran and Liberia, the last one an importer of Thai rice.
“We are quite satisfied with the ITU World event in Thailand, which around 10,000 visitors joined,” he added.
The one-day Connect Asia-Pacific Summit took place on Monday, when heads of state and government representatives met to share views on the digital challenges and opportunities facing the region. ITU Telecom World 2013, the leading event for networking, knowledge sharing and debate, took place from Tuesday to yesterday. Both events were held at Impact Muang Thong Thani.
The Connect Asia Pacific Summit was co-hosted by the ICT Ministry and the International Telecommunication Union, while ITU Telecom World was jointly held by the ministry, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission and the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB).
Thailand spent about Bt300 million to organise the fair. The TCEB last week estimated that these two events would generate more than Bt3 billion in revenue, of which Bt2.6 billion would come from spending related to participation in the events themselves and the rest from booth rentals.
According to the ICT Ministry, seven heads of state, 90 government ministers, 166 exhibitors from 153 countries at 20 national pavilions, and 290 media representatives from all over the world attended the two events.
