11 November 2016 12:00 am
Infotel–2016, South Asia’s biggest Information and Communication Technology Exhibition organized by the Federation of Information and Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) will open at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) on November 11.
The event will be held from 11th to the 13nd and the inclusion of many novel and innovative features will be a specialty in this year’s exhibition. This is the most awaited annual happening in the Sri Lankan ICT calendar. Successive Infotel exhibitions have adopted significant progressive initiatives to develop the ICT industry in Sri Lanka.
FITIS is organizing this landmark event in the ICT calendar for the 15th consecutive time. The theme of this year’s exhibition will be ‘Empowering Digital Citizens’. A significant turnout of around 100,000 visitors, including executive officers of local and foreign companies in the ICT sphere, eminent professionals, policy makers, entrepreneurs, educationists, students of schools, educational institutions and universities, teachers, lecturers and members of the public, are expected to view this premier exhibition.
A key highlight of the event will be the showcasing of new and innovative products and services and novel ICT solutions by exhibitors in the field, in addition to a series of special features, which will add color to this eagerly-awaited annual happening in Colombo. It will also serve as a lucrative platform for new business opportunities.
FITIS played a lead role in organizing Infotel–2016 with the active support and patronage of a host of government and private sector institutions.
The Infotel–2016 exhibition will have 200 stalls in special pavilions covering nine sectors for B2B Connections – software, hardware and digital devices, telecommunications, Cloud computing, computer gaming, mobile computing, emerging technologies, ICT education and training. For B2B Transactions, there will be a specially demarcated area within the exhibition venue for visitors to procure ICT products and services. There will also be an Infotel shopping festival with best bargains for a year round supply and an online shopping pavilion where one can click and pay for unbelievable deals. In addition, a special zone will be opened for
standardized purchases.