FOREWARD
by
Hjh Hairati bte Dato Paduka Hj Muhammad
Chairperson, BITEX ® 2003 Exhibition and Trade
We are deeply honoured and extend our deepest
appreciation to Yang Berhormat Pehin Dato HajiZakaria Sulaiman,
Minister of Communication in finding time to pen a few words in
our BITEX ® magazine. Our deepest gratitude also extended to
Yang Mulia Dato Paduka Hj Suyoi bin Hj Othman, Deputy Minister of
Education, in consenting to officiate the BITEX® 2003 Exhibition
and Trade Fair.
As is every year, I am pleased to affirm this
year BITEX® is expected to be a great success. With the dedication
of the working committee members and continued support from existing
vendors as well as new ones, BITEX is set to further enhance Information
Communication Technology awareness in Brunei.
This year's theme is a focus on Education. To
further widen the knowledge of individuals in Brunei, education
will need to form a strong basis for stability and growth, providing
a foundation on which to adhere to. Add to this, vision and teamwork
from dedicated individual, Brunei has every opportunity of being
a strong influence and significant contributor in the ASEAN region
for Information Communication Technology.
Brunei's access to Information Communication Technology
is growing all the time with the advent of Internet providers
adding to their services for making the web more attractive for
newcomers, businesses and the public sector making way for ever
changing technologies, the growing number of computers in peoples'
homes, new technology schools and expanding curriculums; this
can only add to an already flourishing economy.
This has made for big changes in the way we now
live in our domestic lives and also how we do business. The I.T.
boom of the early 90's has reached a settled stage and should
now be perceived as a positive way of looking at how we can utilize
what we have to the best potential. Now everything has become
more focused.
PKBD will play a key role in this and will provide
guidance to all areas. There will be public lectures to keep people
informed of upcoming developments and what will be available for
them. The International Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) 2003
will be held in Cairns, Australia this year and PKBD will be organising
Brunei's contribution to this big event, putting forward our most
talented computer professionals and students to represent the
country. This is highly competitive and Brunei always fares well
for awards as is evident from previous years events. We are also
lobbying for APICTA 2005 to be held in Brunei and if we are successful,
this will be a very exciting event for the country, not only for
ICT but also for Brunei to be recognised as a business hub for
Asia, as visitors and vendors will come from all over the region.
I am always delighted to see how PKBD can make
its contributions and always welcome any new ideas from members
and non-members alike. PKBD made an immediate impact when it first
started in 1985 and has come a long way since. I hope with the
increasing knowledge, people will recognise computers as an aid
to their everyday life. I sincerely wish to extend my thanks to
everyone who has supported PKBD and BITEX and hope its success
will continue eternally into the future.
Hjh Hairati bte Dato Paduka Hj Muhammad
Chairperson, BITEX ® 2003 Exhibition and Trade Fair
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