INFOTEK 2006

INFOTEK (Information Technology) Show 2006, now on its fifth season, is a most awaited biennial event in Albay Province, Philippines. This activity is being held in celebration of the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Week in the province every third week of July, and this year, it will be held on July 18-21, 2006 at the Albay Astrodome, Legazpi City. It is being spearheaded by the Albay Information & Communications Technology Association, Inc. (AICTA), a local group that actively advocates on the development of the ICT Industry in the province under the auspices of the Albay Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council.

INFOTEK 2006 primarily aims to showcase and promote the latest in Information and Communications TEchnology (hardware and software) to the local people specially the small and medium entrepreneurs; for them to appreciate, use and maximize the benefits derived in applying these latest technologies in their personal and business endeavors.

With the theme: The World Needs IT, Albay has IT, this year's show featured the following:

Exhibit and Sale of Latest Information and Communication Technology Products
and Services of 26 IT-related companies generating a total sales of P 1.5
million. This year's exhibit was participated-in by three Telecommunication
Companies, two Internet Service Providers, two Vendors of Computer
Hardwares/Supplies, three Vendors of Electronic/Office Equipment, two
Multimedia/Software Development Companies, six IT Schools and Institutions and
four Business Process Outsourcing Companies (Call Centers, Medical
Transcription and Data Conversion/Processing)

There were 19 short-duration ICT Seminars conducted participated-in by close to
2,000 participants from various sectors such as the academe, SMEs, IT
professionals, students, businessmen and other industry groups. This year's
seminars were held simultaneously in four venues, namely: Albay Astrodome,
People's Hall-Albay Capitol, Ibalong Conference Room - City Hall Compound and
at the DTI-Regional Office No. 5 Conference Room.

The ICT Job Caravan was participated-in by five Business Process Outsourcing
(BPO)companies. Around 300 applications on various available IT-related jobs
were received during the four-day activity.

Product Presentations and Demos by sponsoring companies. The presentations and
demos also served as an avenue for the IT-firms to update their clients and
prospective customers on the latest technologies and products available in the
market.

Aside from the above main features, other activities were also held during the
four-day affair. Among which are: ICT Livelihood Opportunity Seminars, Free
Internet Surfing and VOIP, Business Networking and the Showcase of Philippine
Raw Materials.

This year's show was ably supported by the Department of Trade and Industry, Provincial Government of Albay and the Albay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The successful conduct of the four-day event was also made possible through the financial and kind contribution of the following sponsors; Five-Star Sponsors: All Electronics Enterprises, Bayantel, Canon, Globe Telecoms, Philcopy, CAT College; Four-Star Sponsors: Divine Word College of Legazpi and All Nations e-Language Conversion, Inc.; Three-Star Sponsors: Informatics Computer Institute, Jasmi Compuer Arts Center, Globalink Internet and Pinoy Big Water.