THE WORLD NEEDS It ALBAY HAS \ 28-30 OCTOBER MBARCADERO DE LEGAZPI ‘Legazpi Port Area, Legazpi City awl ALBAY INFORMATION and COMMUNICATIONS. TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (AICTA), Inc. SPONSORS s @ LIKY S PLDT metro OIGITEL _ AKO BICOLBACKGROUND ‘The onset of information and communications technology (ICT) and consequently the era of e-commerce put pressure to industries already bearing the effects of trade liberalization. Competition has become sti, not only among businesses within the country but also with those foreign businesses whose access to the local market has. been made easy. Considering the effects of these borderless trade transactions to the local industries and to the economy in, general, the Philippine Government, in an effort to protect said industries and maintain their ‘competitiveness, has ‘approved the E-Commerce Bill that placed the ICT sector at the forefront of the country’s development. Along this line, the Administration of Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has placed the ICT as one of its major thrusts and given priority to take advantage of the present prospects in the knowledge-based industries. With these developments at hand, the Albay SMED Council has embarked on an activity that supports not only the government's thrust to develop the ICT sector, but that benefits the SMEs and the consumers as well, thus, the conduct of the INFOTEK SHOW starting in year 2000 in, Legazpi City. Considering the growing impact of the activity towards the development of the local ICT Industry, starting in year 2006, the stewardship of the activity has been reliquished to the Albay ICT Association (AICTA), Inc., a group organized by the Albay SMED Council and was tasked to promote the development of the local ICT Industry. ‘Toward this end the local ICT stakeholders lead by the AICTA and the Legazpi ICT Council (L.CICT) implemented various programs and projects to promote the growth and development of the local ICT industry. As a result of these initiatives, Legazpi City has been recognized by the Commission on Information and —Communcations Technology (CICT) as one of the country’s Next Wave Cities for ICT business. Schedule of A ivities DATE TE. actin October 27, 2009 10pm ‘Booth istellation October 28,2009, 00am -1200nn Ingress October 28, 2009 00pm ‘Opening Ceremonies oop -9.00pm —ExhibilSale & ICT Seminars andl Job Fair October 29, 2008 9:00am -S.00pm — Exhibit/Sale & ICT Seminars andl ob Fair October 29,2008 ‘s00am-s:00pm —ICon 2009 October 30, 2008 00pm Closing Ceremonies October 31,2009 o0am-r00N Egress Notes, “ive Etat at hoe 7 Sonar, Pt Pariah Hy Rat ar sgen-ten tame SER, en ee ise cars haan, itn omen ‘sony ten Regen Drecer DTN (teats Ost too0em —11008m. Pipa Petey Ovecions Hon Ray Anthony Roxas Chua Prope eric Seeery Cer” Devcon Ahi eCourse ‘st09am.—r200pm on Nest E Rosa! Now tla For ict Tke-on Mayor tape s200pm Fo pM. WowaLuncr teeth ate Dot, la, PLOT or00—m 209m tksy Oglok Me Jonathan De Lsuiags ih Se Sica bred SRP eqrerars CT omipm -G2005m. Erpanenghede Sustanlng Be County omentum ict G200pm-0430pm Paral Discussion t20pm.-0445pm coang Camere otng Romar Ms. Rosemare Quino-Rey Prosters CTA