Kinetic Events

The inaugural IT Infrastructure Summit came to a close at the Westin Hotel in Cape Town on Friday 19th August. Produced by Kinetic Events and officially opened by the Minister of Science and Technology, Mrs GNM Pandor, the summit was designed for business and government leaders who want to see the IT Infrastructure challenges facing a developing African continent addressed.

One hundred and fifty delegates from all over Africa descended on the Westin ballroom to address ways in which IT Infrastructure challenges can be overcome through innovation, alignment of business with technology and the positive influence of active government participation. Chief Information Officers, Government officials and IT heads were present. Mrs GNM Pandor commented on the state of Infrastructure and Innovation by saying, ‘We are not on the frontier of IT innovation. We import technologies from abroad and adapt them for local use"

“The mix of topics was interesting and relevant to IT Infrastructure managers wanting to increase their understanding of current and future trends’ commented Derrick Plank, Founder, ClearSpace Consulting.

It was clearly established by the end of the event that IT Infrastructure is a contentious issue for corporate and government alike to address if Africa is ever to compete with developed economies. Derrick Plank concluded the following: ‘The IT Infrastructure Summit provides valuable insight into the changing landscape and is an event well worth planning into your scheduling.’

About the producers:
Kinetic Events
www.kineticevents.net

Kinetic Events is an international business-to-business conferencing company based in Cape Town, South Africa, established as a key strategic information provider to the IT and Telecoms sector. Our mission is to provide senior management executives with knowledge, market intelligence and viable commercial opportunities. We provide our clients with business platforms to build relationships, share ideas and most importantly, to do business.

Contact:
Kinetic Events
Claire Garrett
claireg@kineticevents .net
www.itinfrastructure.co.za
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