Kitel 2007 Almaty, 29 May to 1st June - Atakent International Exhibition Centre
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund have acknowledged Kazakhstan as one of the fastest developing economies in the world, and this led to President Nursultan Nazarbayev's recent announcement that the republic would become one of the 50 most developed countries in the world and, in the next seven years, be among the top ten oil exporters.
Mukhtar Tileberdi, Kazakh ambassador to Malaysia adds: "One of our priorities now is to promote ICT development… We are setting up an ICT Park in Almaty and plan to establish special economic zones in various parts of the country… Economically, we want to follow the Malaysian model of development."
Economic growth has been remarkable. In fact, Gross Domestic Product grew by 9% in 2005 while the forecast for 2006 and 2007 is at 9.1% and 9.4% respectively.
Construction of 10,000 km National Information Superhighway makes Kazakhstan main communications transit centre.
Kazakhstan is ranked 5th in the world in terms of oil and gas reserves as well as other natural resources. Tengiz the 6th largest oil bubble in the world containing up to 25 billion barrels of oil. Oil development has resulted in rapid economic growth.
Since independence, there has been major foreign investment in the Caspian oil sector. From 2004 onwards the volume of direct foreign investments in Kazakhstan should exceed US$5 billion per year.
Telecommunications is the most dynamic, fast growing and prospective market in Kazakhstan. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, the market could be worth $10 billion by 2010. The key growth drivers of the telecom sector include the deployment of fibre optic networks across Kazakhstan to be finished by Kazakhtelecom by 2007, efforts to improve international connectivity and increase mobile and fixed line subscribers, the continuing digitalisation of communication, the further improvement of telecom legislation, and the movement toward WTO accession.
Telecoms Market of Kazakhstan is fully demonopolised due to Programme on “Demonopolisation and Liberalization of Telecommunication Market in Kazakhstan” adopted by the Government of Kazakhstan. Thus, there should appear 6 Operators of Mobile Communications and number of Highway Operators of Communications…
There are 100 Operators of fixed telephone lines, 3 Mobile Operators of Mobile Communications on the market of Kazakhstan at the moment. Level of digitalisation in 2003 reached 53%. It should rich 60% by 2006 through the State Programme of “Development of Communications”.
Also, several e-Government Projects in Kazakhstan have been introduced in 2005; Kazakhstan has started transition to Digital TV; new law on joining of Kazakhstan to WOIP/ World Organization on Intellectual Property on Authorized Rights have been approved by the Government.
Already in its 14th year, the KITEL 2007 exhibition is the major event for telecoms, computers and IT industry for the whole Caspian region.
260 companies from 30 countries worldwide participate in KITEL: 2006 Event (Domestic): 204 + 2006 Event (International): 56.
20,000 specialised trade visitors come every year from all regions of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Russia to attend the KITEL Exhibition
The main sectors of the exhibition are
First level brands
Further information: KITEL Exhibition website • Contents related to Telecommunications and Computer technology in Kazakhstan •
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ITE Group Plc, the leading international exhibition and conference organiser and b4b internet group in emerging markets, was founded in 1991, chose Iteca as their exclusive partner in Kazakhstan in 1993. The ITE group is the largest independent operator of the international trade exhibitions and conferences in CIS, Eastern Europe, Asian countries and other regions. Over 300 events are organised yearly, servicing 50 000 corporate clients, attracting over 2.5 million visitors from around the world. ITE works with government export agencies and major trade associations in its key client markets. It also ensures that the highest level of government and ministerial support backs all events, both locally and internationally.
Since its flotation on the London stock exchange and a new management team, the group has made acquisitions and partnerships to broaden its geographic base to Eastern Europe, Turkey, Middle East and the Far East.
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ITE Group PLC is the leading organiser of international exhibitions and conferences in emerging markets. ITE is a member of the Union des Foires Internationales and the Association of Exhibition Organisers.
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