IITELMIT sees transaction value at $40m<\/p>\n
Rendi A. Witular
\nThe Jakarta Post
\nJakarta<\/p>\n
The third Indonesian International Telecommunication Media and
\nInformation Technology (IITELMIT) conference and exhibition ended
\non Friday with total transactions estimated to reach around US$40
\nmillion.<\/p>\n
The four-day event was organized by PT Rantai Expo
\nInternational (REI), a local subsidiary of the UK-based
\nInternational Trade and Exhibition Group Plc.<\/p>\n
REI general manager Juanita Soerakoesoemah said that despite
\nthe heartening transaction value, the number of exhibitors and
\nvisitors declined this year compared to last year's event.<\/p>\n
She said that this year, only 130 companies took part in the
\nexhibition, occupying some 3,500 square-meters of the Jakarta
\nConvention Center.<\/p>\n
In comparison, the number of participating companies last year
\ntotaled 207, occupying a greater area of around 5,326 sqm.<\/p>\n
Juanita said that the lower number of exhibitors was mainly
\ndue to the current global economic slowdown, which had forced
\ncompanies to reduce their participation in exhibitions and other
\npromotional activities as they had cut their promotion and
\nadvertising budget.<\/p>\n
She said that the number of visitors dropped to about 19,000
\nfrom some 24,733 last year.<\/p>\n
She explained that the lower number of visitors was expected
\nas the organizer had been focussing more on quality visitors for
\nthis year's event.<\/p>\n
"The reduction is not due to our (lack of) promotion, since we
\nallocated a higher promotion budget than last year. Day one and
\ntwo were limited only for businesspeople, while day three and
\nfour were for the public. The downsizing of visitors is not a
\nproblem since we were targeting quality instead of quantity,"
\nadded Juanita.<\/p>\n
With its first exhibition in 2000, IITELMIT is Indonesia's
\nlargest annual exhibition of cutting edge telecommunication
\ntechnologies and services.<\/p>\n
Under this year's theme of "IITELMIT, Indonesia's Window on
\nthe Future", the exhibition displayed the latest
\ntelecommunication devices, network infrastructure products and
\nnewest IT solutions.<\/p>\n
IITELMIT is the showcase of choice for multinational and
\ndomestic businesses operating in Indonesia, since, as an added
\nattraction it also hosted a seminar simultaneously with the
\nexhibition featuring prominent speakers such as the State
\nMinister of Communication and Information, Syamsul Muarif, and
\nthe president of state-owned telecommunication company PT
\nIndosat, Hari Kartana.<\/p>",
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