Info technology planned

Info technology planned

JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Tourism, Post and
Telecommunications will organize a conference later this month to
discuss information technology, domestic competitiveness and the
global economy.

The conference will be held in cooperation with the World Bank
from April 24 to April 26 at PT Indosat's headquarters in
Jakarta.

The event will discuss a number of subjects, including
policies on national information development, opportunities to
export the products and services of information technology and
the investment niche of information technology.

Some 200 officials and business executives are expected to
attend the conference, which will feature Minister of Tourism,
Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave and the ministry's
secretary-general, Jonathan L. Parapak, as speakers.

Other speakers will include the special assistant for
information technology from the office science and technology
policy of the U.S. White House, Michael R. Nelson, and the
chairman of the Singapore National Computer Board, Stephen Yeo.
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