1. World Congress on Information Technology
WITSA’s
World Congress on Information Technology
2010
Amsterdam,
The Netherlands

2. The Amsterdam Bid Why did we offer for WCIT 2010?
Many leading high tech (using) companies in NL
- to focus policy agenda’s towards 2010
to host a global ICT summit on the highest level
2010 is the focus-year of i2010 (EU)
to promote the concept of ICT being the Innovation Axis

3. ICT as Innovation Axis

4. The Amsterdam ambition
WCIT 2010:
World class event with global
impact on views of the IT industry
Two Tier approach
• ‘Davos like’ gathering and level (1st Tier)
• 2,000 delegates on higher management
level, not only IT-industry (2nd Tier)
Attract high quality partners (both private
and public) to put the event on a sound
financial footing (budget € 8 million)
Close cooperation with network partners
and other events for increased impact

5. Organization ‘Foundation Preparement WCIT 2010’ has been established
Dutch Kick Off in June 2007
Per 1 September 2007: Managing Director WCIT 2010
Involvement of government and companies is increasing rapidly

6. Dates Openingceremony on Wednesday 26th May 2010
Thursday 27th May 2010
Closingceremony on Friday 28th May 2010
Side events: 24th May and 25th May 2010

7. The next steps
- Preparing attractive propositions for public and private partners
Setting up an initial program WCIT 2010 including proposed
speakers
Preparing a Dutch trade mission to WCIT 2008 in KL
Making the UN and the European Commission
aware of the great opportunities WCIT 2010 is offering

8. WCIT 2010 Amsterdam, The Netherlands WITSA’s For more information:
Ms Francien Schouman
Managing director E:
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