The World Congress on IT 2008 (WCIT 2008) was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

What Is WITSA?

The World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) is a consortium of over 60 information technology (IT) industry associations from economies around the world. As the global voice of the IT industry, WITSA is dedicated to:

• advocating policies that advance the industry’s growth and development;
• facilitating international trade and investment in IT products and services;
• strengthening WITSA’s national industry associations through the sharing of knowledge,
• experience, and critical information;
• providing members with a vast network of contacts in nearly every geographic region of the world;
• hosting the World Congress on IT, the premier industry sponsored global IT event;
• hosting the Global Public Policy Conference;

Founded in 1978 and originally known as the World Computing Services Industry Association, WITSA has increasingly assumed an active advocacy role in international public policy issues affecting the creation of a robust global information infrastructure, including:

• increasing competition through open markets and regulatory reform;
• protecting intellectual property;
• encouraging cross-industry and government cooperation to enhance information security;
• bridging the education and skills gap
• reducing tariff and non-tariff trade barriers to IT goods and services; and
• safeguarding the viability and continued growth of the Internet and electronic commerce.

WITSA has a real impact on the global IT environment. It strengthens the industry at large by promoting a level playing field and by voicing the concerns of the international IT community in multilateral organizations, including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the G-8 and other international fora where policies affecting industry interests are developed. WITSA statements are available here.

Mr. Dan E. Khoo, Vice President; the Malaysian Multimedia Development Corporation Sdn Bhd, is Chairman of WITSA; Fujitsu Limited General Manager David A. Olive is the WITSA Public Policy Chairman. TechAmerica President Phil Bond is President; George C. Newstrom and Robert B. Laurence are Chairmen Emeritus; and James M. Lewis, Esq. is the WITSA General Counsel. For a listing of members and further information about our programs and activities, visit http://www.witsa.org .

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