THEME: We have arrived – the globe is linked

The Telecom Namibia ICT Summit 2011 is slated to take place at the Safari Hotel & Conference Centre in Windhoek under the theme “We have arrived – the globe is linked”.

Honourable Joël Kaapanda, Minister of Information and Communication Technology is billed to open this prestigious annual national ICT event which starts on 12-14 September 2011.

The three day event brings together industry analysts, IT executives from all sectors of the public and private life, and leading ICT vendors and service providers for uniquely collaborative discussions on today’s pressing telecommunications and IT issues, best practices and the latest tools and technology that will improve the performance of Namibia’s social and business sectors.

The Telecom Namibia ICT Summit 2011 will not just focus on cutting edge technologies but will also provide an platform for the leading ICT technology vendors and service providers as well as for leading telecom companies hailing from Namibia and elsewhere in the region and the world to come together and discuss the challenges and opportunities of a linked global village.

The successful landing of the West Africa Cable System (WACS) on Namibian shores on 8 February 2011 has generated great interest within Namibia, Africa and out of the continent. WACS is a state-of-the-art submarine cable system that will provide access to a broadband, high speed IXCT infrastructure that will be cost effective, sustainable and competitive. In addition, WACs will facilitate national and regional developmental objectives through ICT. These include addressing the ever widening digital divide and the UN Millennium Development Goals. Since it is the first ever cable linking Namibia directly to the global submarine cable networks, the theme for this year’s event is “We have arrived – the globe is linked”.