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ASOCIO has a long and illustrious history, leaving its imprint throughout the Asia-Oceanian region for more than 20 years. Take a step through ASOCIO'S key milestones over the years. |
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At the preparatory meeting in June, Tokyo , Japan , representatives of the information services industry in the Asia Oceanian region suggested that an organization be formed. A meeting of promoters was held in Tokyo in October. Preliminary Statutes and Plans of Activities of the organization were deliberated at this meeting.
The 1st ASOCIO General Assembly was held in October, Japan. Attending organizations were JISA ( Japan ), ASOCIO Australia ( Australia ), KIIA ( Korea ), CISA ( China , Taipei ), NZCSA ( New Zealand ) and observers from China , Hong Kong , Philippines and Singapore .
The following Officers were elected: Ichiro Tanizawa ( Japan , President), Kevin Morrisey ( Australia , VP), Y.T.Lee ( Korea , Secretary) and Fujimoto Kazuro ( Japan , Director)
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1985 MAY
Tokyo , Japan - 2nd ASOCIO General Assembly
Singapore Federation of the Computer Industry became one of ASOCIO founding members.
1985 SEPTEMBER
Canberra , Australia - 3rd ASOCIO General Assembly
Interim reports on ASOCIO Member Economies Activities were reviewed.
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1986 OCTOBER
Seoul , Korea - 4th ASOCIO General Assembly
Mr. Kevin Morrisey of Australia , elected President. |
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1987 NOVEMBER
Wellington , New Zealand - 5th ASOCIO General Assembly
Adjustment of activities among the various members
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1988 DECEMBER
Taipei , China - 6th ASOCIO General Assembly
Dr. Y. T. Lee of Korea , elected President.
The Association of the Computer Industry Malaysia (PIKOM) was accepted as full member.
Amendments relating to membership were made to the statutes. |
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1989 DECEMBER
Singapore-7th ASOCIO General Assembly and Symposium
Theme: The Information Industry - Towards the 21st Century
Topics discussed included development plans and prospects for the software industry, environment and prospects for computerization promotion, and information industry partnerships. |
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1990 JUNE
Washington DC-Officers Meeting
1990 November
Perth, Australia-8th ASOCIO General Assembly and Symposium
Theme ‘Strategic Alliances’ –to provide a platform for ASOCIO members to meet and forge alliances.
Mr. Noel Hon Chia Chun of Singapore, elected President. |
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1991 June
Penang, Malaysia-Officers Meeting
1991 November
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-9th ASOCIO General Assembly and Symposium
Theme ‘IT Trade Incentives and Opportunities in the Asia-Oceania Region’.
ATCI replaced PIKOM as Vice-President in charge of ASOCIO General Assembly and Symposium. |
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1992 JuLY
Singapore-Officers Meeting
1992 December
Bangkok, Thailand-10th ASOCIO General Assembly and Symposium
Theme: IT Business Opportunities in ASOCIO
Mr. Richard Yin of CISA, China, Taipei, elected President.
Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) were accepted as guest members |
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1993 June
Taipei, China - Officers' Meeting
6 Strategic Initiatives were established in the strategic planning session.
Visits to Government offices including Institute of Information Industry was arranged to exchange information and understand the public policies with high-ranking government officers
1993 December
New Delhi, India-11th ASOCIO General Assembly and Symposium
Theme "IT Strategies for End-User Organization".
Coutesy visit to the Ministry of Science and Techonology |
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1994 June
Seoul, Korea-Officers Meeting
1994 December
Taipei, China-12th ASOCIO General Assembly and Symposium
Theme: Software Market and Opportunities in Asian Oceanian Region and Intellectual Property Rights in ASOCIO Member Economies
Dr. Y. T. Lee of FKII, Korea, elected President
The 10-year Anniversary Banquet was held on December 2. ASOCIO’s 26 honorable contributors and previous presidents were invited.
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1995 July
Bangkok, Thailand - Officers' Meeting
8 Strategic Initiatives were established in the strategic planning session
A government visit program was arranged to meet with the head of NECTEC of Thailand
1995 November
Seoul, Korea-13th ASOCIO General Assembly and Symposium
Theme: "Multimedia Applications for Information Super Highway", "Directions of Internet Business in ASOCIO" and "Present and Future of CALS in ASOCIO".
ASOCIO IT Award 1995 was awarded to Minister Myung Oh, Ministry of Construction and Transportation
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1996 May
Auckland, New Zealand-Officers' Meeting
A meeting between ASOCIO officers and senior government officials from New Zealand and Australia was organised
1996 September
Singapore-14th ASOCIO General Assembly and Symposium, held in conjunction with COMDEX Asia '96.
Dr. F C Kohli of NASSCOM, India, elected President
ASOCIO IT Award 1996 was awarded to Mr. Lim Swee Say, Chairman of National Computing Board
Computer Association of Nepal (CAN) and SEDISI (Spain) were accepted as associate member and guest member respectively.
Amendments relating to membership were made to the statutes
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1997 June
Taipei, China-Officers' Meeting
5 action plans were identified in the strategic planning session to create a trans-century vision for ASOCIO.
A government visit program was organised.
1997 November
Tokyo, Japan - 15th General Assembly and Symposium
Theme “Staying Ahead in the IT World of the 21st Century”.
ASOCIO IT Award 1997 was awarded to Dr. Hirose Inose, Director General of National Center for Science Information Systems, Ministry of Education
Federation of Information Technology Industry, Sri Lanka (FITIS) was accepted as associate member |
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1998 March
Goa, India - Officers' Meeting
Reports on the tasks assigned at the strategic planning session were reviewed
A government visit program was organised.
1998 November
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-16th General Assembly and Symposium.
Theme: “Promoting Regional IT Trade: Forging Ahead through Challenging Times”.
ASOCIO IT Award 1998 was awarded to Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
Mr. Neville Roach of AIIA, Australia, elected President.
At the General Assembly, two new members were admitted - Hong Kong Information Technology Federation (HKITF) accepted as full member and Myanmar Computer Federation (MCF) accepted as associate member |
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1999 JUNE
Bangkok , Thailand - Officers' Meeting
5 action plans together with a range of initiatives were identified in the strategic planning session for better achieving ASOCIO goal.
A representative from the government of Thailand made a presentation to the officers at the meeting.
1999 NOVEMBER
Canberra , Australia - 17 th General Assembly and Symposium and exhibition
Theme Electronic Government
ASOCIO IT Award 1999 was awarded to Senator The Honourable Richard Alston, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
The two-day conference included presentations on high profile international, regional and Australian business and government leaders. Conference streams included Government On-Line and Technology and Market Issues. |
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2000 June
Taipei, China - Officers’ Meeting
The Officers’ Meeting was held prior to the World Congress on IT.
The President tabled a paper on ASOCIO’s Strategic Directions and a proposal from JISA for a permanent ASOCIO Secretariat in Tokyo was discussed.
2000 December
Seoul, Korea - 18th General Assembly and Symposium
President of the Republic of Korea and Nobel Laureate, Mr. Kim Dae-Jung inaugurated the event
Mr. Harres Tan of PIKOM, Malaysia, elected President.
Amendments relating to subscription and membership were made to the statute.
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2001 May
Yangon, Myanmar-Officer’s Meeting and Strategic Planning
Officiated by Mr. U Hiang Win, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of Myanmar and attended by approximately 100 high-level government officials including cabinet ministers of Myanmar.
At the strategic planning session, 7 action plans were identified
2001 July
Tokyo, Japan-ASOCIO permanent secretariat was established in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Lucas Lim, appointed as Secretary General
2001 October
Singapore-13 executives from 11 member economies’ secretariats brainstormed the action plans at the 1st Executives Meeting hosted by SITF
2001 December
Dhaka, Bangladesh-13 overseas business delegation networked with Bangladeshi IT companies at the 1st Multilateral Trade Visit hosted by BCS in Dhaka. Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Begum Khaleda Zia, Mr. Amir Khshru Mahmud Chowdhury, Minister of Commerce, and Mr. Luftor Rahman Khan, State Minister for Science and Technology and Prof. Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Chairman and Nobel Laureate were among the dignitaries at the visit
2001 December
New Delhi, India-The Officers' Meeting, 19th General Assembly and Symposium themed “Government and Industry: Business in the Digital Economy”, hosted by NASSCOM, inaugurated by Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, witnessed by Honorary Paul Swain, Minister of Information Technology, Communications and Commerce of New Zealand and Honorary Khaw Boon Wah, Senior Minister of State Information, Communications and The Arts, Senior Minister for Transport, Republic of Singapore.
Mr. Pramod Mahajan, Minister of Information Technology, Telecommunications and Parliamentary Affairs was awarded the ASOCIO IT Award 2001. Vietnam Software Association (VINASA), accepted as full member. Government Procurement and Asian Belt of IT City (renamed Connected Asia) were recommended to government in the region |
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2002 June
Jakarta, Indonesia-ASPILUKI hosted the Officers' Meeting and Connected Asia Workshop. Measures to improve regional IT collaborations were composed by Economist Corporate Network. A courtesy call was made to the Minister of State for Communications and Information of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Syamsul Mu’arif.
2002 August
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia-16 overseas delegates created business network with Mongolian IT companies at the 2nd Multilateral Trade Visit hosted by MONITA. Dignitaries at the visit were Mr. Gerelt-Od, the Advisor to Prime Minister, Mr Tuvden Ochirkhuu, Member of State Great Hural (Parliament), Chairman of Standing Committee on Economic Policy and Vice Chairman of NICTC (National Information and Communications Technology Committee) and Dr. Urtnasan Ulambayar, Vice Minister of Infrastructure
2002 November
Chiang Mai, Thailand-The Officers' Meeting, 20th General Assembly and Symposium themed “e-Government: Enhancing Public-Private Sectors Partnership”, hosted by ATCI, was inaugurated by H.E. Mr. Suwit Khunkitti, Deputy Prime Minister. Private and Public suggestions on the industry development were shared at the 1st Regional ICT Minister/ASOCIO Dialogue which was later dubbed the Chiang Mai Dialogue. H.E. Mr. Suwit Khunkitti, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand chaired the dialogue that was attended by ministers, senior government officials responsible for ICT development and business leaders from 22 economies
Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand was awarded the ASOCIO IT Award 2002. Mr. Manoo Ordeedolchest of ATCI, Thailand, elected President. All associate members were upgraded to full members. Statute amended. Information and Software Industry Association, Hong Kong (ISIA) was accepted as full member. |
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2003 June
Kathmandu, Nepal-CAN hosted the Officers' Meeting and a business seminar with the Nepalese IT community
2003 October
Islamabad-Karachi, Pakistan-14 overseas delegates created network with Pakistani IT companies at the 3rd Multilateral Trade Visit hosted by PASHA. Dignitaries at the visit were General Shahzada Alam Malik, Chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Mr. Tariq Badsha, Managing Director of Pakistan Software Export Board, Mr. Jamshed Masood, Director of Ministry of IT & Telecommunications, Government of Pakistan, Mr. Yaqub Ilyas, Minister for IT Sindh, Mr. Ishrat Hussain, Governor State Bank and Mr. Yahya Waliullah, Secretary IT Sindh
2003 November
Hanoi, Vietnam-The Officers' Meeting, 21st General Assembly and ASOCIO ICT Summit (previously dubbed Symposium) themed “Digital Opportunities for Everyone” and the 2nd Regional ICT Minister/ASOCIO Dialogue, hosted by VINASA, inaugurated by H.E. Mr. Pham Gia Khiem, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam. The ministerial dialogue was chaired by ASOCIO President with H.E. Mr. Pham Gia Khiem, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam attended as Guest of Honor
H.E. Mr Phan Van Khai, Prime Minister of Vietnam was awarded the ASOCIO IT Award 2003 who later presented recognitions to 6 individuals and 5 organizations. General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) was adopted. Pakistan Software Houses Association (PASHA) accepted as member |
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2004 JULY
Dhaka, Bangladesh-BCS hosted the Officers' Meeting, Strategic Planning Session, Executive Meeting and the 20th Anniversary Committtee Meeting. The event was inaugurated by Minister Abdul Moyeen Khan and attended under the auspices of the Secretary of the Ministry of Science and ICT, Dr. Omar Faruque Khan. A courtesy call was made to the President of Bangladesh, Professor Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed.
2004 OCTOBER
Moscow, Russia-Information & Computer Technologies Industry Association, APKIT hosted the 4th Multilateral Trade Visit in Moscow. The newly established ICT Ministry and the 250 years old state university were amongst the places visited
2004 DECEMBER
Colombo, Sri Lanka-ASOCIO 20th Anniversary, the Officers Meeting, 22nd General Assembly, ASOCIO ICT Summit themed “A Network for Regional ICT Leadership” and the 3rd Regional ICT Minister/ASOCIO Dialogue, hosted by FITIS, inaugurated by Mahinda Rajapakse, President of Sri Lanka. The event was adopted as a national event in Sri Lanka, commemorative stamps were issued. Hon Prof Tissa Vitharana, Minister of Science and Technology was the Guest of Honor at the ministerial dialogue.
8 Past Presidents, 9 individuals and 3 organisations received recognitions from Mahinda Rajapakse, President of Sri Lanka at the ASOCIO 20th Anniversary Dinner. The ASOCIO IT Award 2004 was presented to Prof V.L. Samaranayake.
Policy Paper on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was adopted. Computer Society of Kenya (CSK) and Information & Computer Technologies Industry Organization of Russia (APKIT), accepted as Guest Members, bringing the total member of ASOCIO to 26 member economies. Mr. Wilson Tan of SiTF, Singapore, elected President. |
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2005 February
Phuket, Thailand-ASOCIO President presented 1 million baht to Thailand’s ICT Minister Dr. Surapong Suebwonglee at the 1st Phuket International ICT Conference for Disaster Recovery Management and Global Warning: Learning from Tsunami
2005 April
Singapore-President together with executives from 8 member economies’ secretariats brainstormed action plans at the Executives Meeting hosted by SITF
2005 June
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia-MIDAS/MONITA hosted the Plenary Meeting (previously called Officers’ Meeting) and Executives Meeting, attended by Mr. Saikhanbileg Chimed, ICT Chairman of Mongolia and Ms. Thananoot Treetipbut, Deputy Permanent Secretary of ICT ministry of Thailand. A courtesy call was made to the Prime Minister of Mongolia, Elbegdorj Tsakhia
2005 August
Bangkok, Thailand-Over 100 international business delegates from 51 member companies attended the Multilateral Trade Visit hosted by ATCI. 40 complimentary exhibition booths, courtesy of the Government of Thailand, were awarded to member companies at the 2nd International Bangkok ICT Expo. Software Park Thailand, Thailand Science Park and Softsquare Group Company were amongst the places visited where delegates met Mr. Patipol Kornkamonpruk, BOI’s deputy director, Dr. Rom Hiranpruk, Director of Software Park Thailand, Mr. Ramade Silapopom, Founder and CEO of Softsquare Group
2005 August
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-PIKOM hosted ASOCIO member secretariats and business delegations in conjunction with the Global Public Policy Conference (GPPC2005). ASOCIO President Wilson Tan present as a panelist speaker at the conference. Head of member secretariats from 8 economies met at the Executives Meeting in Genting Highlands. Business matching, company trade visit and exhibition were participated by over 30 member delegations. ATCI delegation visited the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) that was hosted by Multimedia Development Corporation (MDC)
2005 November
Auckland-New Zealand-Themed “A world though partnership and innovation”, ITANZ hosted members of ASOCIO to the 23rd General Assembly, ASOCIO ICT Summit, Plenary Meeting and Executives Meeting in Auckland. Lao ICT Commerce Association (LICA) was accepted as a member. |
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2006 April
Seoul-Korea-FKII hosted the Executives Meeting in conjunction with the KIECO Exhibition, attended by ASOCIO President and the head of member secretariats
2006 May
Shanghai, Hangzhou, Dalian-China-ASOCIO Multilateral Trade Visit
The ASOCIO Multilateral Trade Visit (MTV) to three cities in China was attended by 40 delegates from 30 member companies. The eight-day program concluded with interaction with over 100 companies from China, major government offices and software parks. Participated members were Hong Kong (ISIA), India (NASSCOM), Malaysia (PIKOM), Mongolia (MIDAS/MONITA), Nepal (CAN), Pakistan (PASHA), Singapore (SiTF) and Thailand (ATCI).
2006 June
Karachi-Pakistan-PASHA hosted ASOCIO Plenary Meeting & Executives Meeting and meeting with domestic member companies. The delegates were welcomed by the Naib Nazim of Karachi Mrs. Nasreen Jalil and called on the Governor of Sindh Dr. Ishratul Ebad Khan
2006 July
Kuala Lumpur-Malasyia-PS3 - ASOCIO Trade Delegation.
Themed “Creating Waves for the Software and Services Industry”, about 50 delegates from ASOCIO economies were awarded complimentary booths to exhibit at the PIKOM Software and Services Showcase 2006 (PS3 2006) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 13-16 July 2006. Participated members including Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam and Malaysia
2006 August
Bangkok-Thailand-ASOCIO Multilateral Trade Visit & the 3rd Bangkok International ICT Expo.
More than 150 delegates from 100 companies from the Asia-Oceania region were awarded complimentary booths at the 3rd Bangkok International ICT Expo. Software and services companies from 16 economies that banded under ASOCIO Pavilion were hosted by Ministry of ICT, Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA), Board of Investment (BOI), Software Park Thailand, and Association of Thai ICT Industry (ATCI) during the Multilateral Trade Visit program. The event include seminar and business matching for local and foreign companies.
2006 September
Hong Kong-China-ISIA hosted the Executives Meeting in Hong Kong that was attended 8 head of member secretariats.
2006 OCTOBER
Hangzhou-China-ASOCIO Trade Delegation
41 business delegates from ASOCIO were hosted by the Informatization Office of Hangzhou Municipal Government to the Hangzhou IT Industry Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum. The event was held in conjunction with The West Lake Investment Expo & Collaboration Week 2006. Participating economies were Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
2006 November
Tokyo-Japan-Themed “Regional Alliance in the midst of Paradigm Shift”, JISA hosted ASOCIO 24th General Assembly, ASOCIO ICT Summit, Executive Meeting and exhibition in Tokyo. India (NASSCOM) and Korea (FKII) signed an MOU themed “India-Korea IT SME Friendship Building Program” to boost the exchange of activities amongst their SME member companies. Ashank Desai from NASSCOM was elected ASOCIO President 2007-2008. Richard Yin elected Deputy President. Hong Kong (ISIA) was awarded the right to host ASOCIO ICT Summit 2008 in Hong Kong. 16 member economies attended the event including a tour to the Embedded Software Expo in Yokohoma.
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2007 February
Mumbai-India-ASOCIO participated in the exhibition that was held during the NASSCOM Leadership Forum. The event was attended by over 2000 delegates globally. The ASOCIO booth was a courtesy arrangement made by NASSCOM
2007 may
Kathmandu-Nepal-CAN hosted the ASOCIO Plenary Meeting and Strategic Planning Session that was attended by 26 member delegation.
2007 June
Vientiane, Luang Prabang-Laos - LICA hosted ASOCIO Multilateral Trade Visit led by ASOCIO Vice President, Bunrak Saraggananda. The 32 business delegation met with about 20 IT companies, academic and government agencies including Dr. Sananh Chounlamany, Vice President of Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI), Dr. Somkiat Phasy, Dean at the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics at the National University of Laos, the data center under the PM office at the IT Center of Science and Technology and Environment Agency (STEA)
2007 September
Xiamen-China-Richard Yin, Deputy President of ASOCIO led a business mission (ASOCIO Multilateral Trade Visit) to Xiamen in conjunction with CIFIT (China International Fair for Investment & Trade). The 26-delegations had business meeting with over 150 IT companies at the ASOCIO business matching platform
2007 September
Bangkok-Thailand-Looi Kien Leong, Vice President of ASOCIO led a 140-delegation from 23 economies to attend the 1st Regional Software Park Forum and ICT Summit. ATCI which hosted the members, provided the overseas companies with complimentary booth at the Multilateral Trade platform.
2007 OCTOber
Ho Chi Minh-Vietnam-Atsushi Nishijo, Vice President of ASOCIO led a 40-delegation to the ASOCIO Multilateral Trade Visit to Vietnam. Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, China and Hong which made up the delegations, had met with over 100 IT companies from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city at the business matching platform that was organized in conjunction with the International Software and Games Festival (ISGAF)
2007 November
Singapore-Themed “Powering the Engine of Growth in Asia through Entrepreneurship and Innovation, SiTF hosted ASOCIO’s 25th General Assembly, ASOCIO ICT Summit, Executive Meeting in Singapore. The ASOCIO IT Award was conferred to Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) which has distinctively contributed to the development of the industry. A high-level round table with Dr. Lee Boon Yang, Minister for Information, Communications and Arts of Singapore was held and attended by the Chairman of ASOCIO members. The Asia Pacific Award namely APICTA was held together with ASOCIO for the first time. |
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2008 January
Seoul-South Korea-President and Secretary-General had a meeting with one of the founding members, Federation of Korean Information Industry (FKII)
2008 February
Mumbai-India-ASOCIO Panel Discussion was organized at the NASSCOM Leadership Forum that was attended by over 2000 delegates globally. ASOCIO President, Ashank Desai chaired the session with high-level panelists coming from Australia, China, India, Malaysia and Pakistan. An ASOCIO booth was provided at courtesy by NASSCOM.
2008 MARCH
Hong Kong-President and Secretary-General had a pre-event meeting with the host and organizing committee of ASOCIO ICT Summit 2008.
2008 MAY
Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia-ASOCIO Plenary Meeting, Board Meeting and Executive Meeting was organized in conjunction with the World Congress on IT 2008.
2008 JUNE
Beijing-China-Secretary-General and board members from Hong Kong association (ISIA - Information and Software Industry Association) had an official meeting with Ministry of Information Industry (MII), China Software Industry Association (CSIA), Beijing Software Industry Association (BSIA), China Council for International Investment Promotion (CCIIP), China Science & Technology Entrepreneurs Association (CASTE), Henan Provincial Commerce Department and Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Beijing. The delegation had a discussion on China’s membership with Mr. Chen Chong, Chairman of CSIA.
2008 September
Xiamen-China-President led more than 100-member companies from 12 economies to the ASOCIO Business Exchange (ABE) and 2nd Regional Software Park Forum.
2008 September
Beijing-Zhengzhou, China-President and 4 Vice Presidents made up the high-level official to the government and the key bodies in China
2008 DECEMBER
Hong Kong-Themed “Asia-Oceania’s Emerging Role in the Global Digital Creative Economy”, ISIA hosted ASOCIO’s 26th General Assembly, ASOCIO ICT Summit, Board Meeting and Executive Meeting in Hong Kong. The ASOCIO IT Award was conferred to Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO), The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Ashank Desai was extended a one-year term by the General Assembly to lead the organization as ASOCIO President.
2008 DECEMBER
Ho Chi Minh-Vietnam-FKII led a 100-business delegation mainly from Korea in conjunction with the International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Technology. |
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2009 February
Mumbai, India – ASOCIO Panel Discussion was organized at the NASSCOM Leadership Forum that was attended by over 1600 delegates globally. ASOCIO President, Ashank Desai chaired the session with high-level panelists. 2009 MAY
Melbourne, Australia – President and Secretary-General met with the host and organizing committee of ASOCIO ICT Summit 2009, AIIA board members, potential sponsors, Victorian government officials and attended the iAwards Presentation night where ASOCIO was highlighted.
2009 JUNE
Vientiane – Luang Prabang, Laos – LICA hosted a business meeting with the local members in and ASOCIO Plenary Meeting and Strategic Planning Session Vientiane and Luang Prabang city.
2009 August
Bangkok, Thailand – 5 ASOCIO member economies namely Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam strengthened their regional co-operations by forging ties at the MOU signing ceremony held at the Bangkok Business Visit program. The ASOCIO Multilateral Trade Visit (MTV) program was downsized due to the H1N1 flu threat and cancellation of the Bangkok ICT & Broadcasting Summit.
2009 August
Hanoi, Vietnam – President led the ASOCIO Multilateral Trade Visit (MTV) delegation to Hanoi in conjunction with World IT Forum (WITFOR). The visiting members from India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand made a courtesy call to the ICT ministry and visited the FPT University besides attending the business matching and display their products at the exhibition.
2009 September
Suzhou – Chongqing, China – President led the ASOCIO Multilateral Trade Visit (MTV) delegations to attend the 4th Enterprise Application Forum in Suzhou and later visited Chongqing city in China. The forum in Suzhou was attended by over 100 foreign delegates from China, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Nepal.
2009 October
Phuket, Thailand – 8 ASOCIO member economies joined ASOCIO Multilateral Trade Visit (MTV) to attend the Asia Oceania Regional Software Park Forum 2009 held in Phuket. The Software Park Chairman.
2009 October
Washington DC – San Jose, USA – 7 ASOCIO member economies joined ASOCIO Business Exchange (ABE) to Washington DC and San Jose. The members attended the Global Services Summit where presentations was made by trade ministers from more than 10 economies. The members then move to meet Silicon Valley companies and exchanged information with various stakeholders.
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