Joint effort to promote economic growth
MORE than a hundred professionals from the public and private sector were urged to join their best practices in IT with an aim to promote economic growth and benefit for the country.
These participants were reminded about this by the Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation CEO Kameli Batiweti during a two-day annual 2020 National Conference on Information Technology in Suva, according to a statement from Fiji National University.
During his address Mr Batiweti said the conference was an opportune platform for professionals to collaborate and share knowledge.
“Today, we have the opportunity to meet on an equal footing and share best practices and policy options on a range of subjects pertaining to the information technology and communications,” he said.
“Most of you come from the private sector and I commend the companies that you represent for sending you to a great conference as such.
“Please note that it is important that as we collaborate and work together from our individual organisations, we add to our economy and we add to the betterment of the people of Fiji,” Mr Batiweti added.
NTPC’s Department of Information Technology's head of training, Praneel Chand was pleased to see an increase in participant numbers compared with last year.
“Following initial registrations, we have noted an increase in participant numbers, including a few international participants.
“This speaks volumes about the ICT space which we have successfully created since the inaugural conference last year,” he said.
Mr Chand said the aim of the conference was to create a platform for ICT professionals, academics, vendors and students to build a network for the discussion of latest ICT trends and solutions.
“We also expect the formation an ICT advisory committee comprising of major ICT related stakeholders in Fiji which can assist the Fiji National University in developing new courses aligned to industry needs,” he said.
Mr Chand added the conference would ensure Fiji’s ICT industry could learn about best practices globally and shift into world-class organisations using effective benchmarking.