Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) and Ministry of Information Technology, Government of Pakistan, in collaboration with Ecommerce Gateway Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited, is organizing one of the Asia’s biggest international Information Technology and telecom shows, ITCN Asia 2009. Approved by UFI (Paris) – the global association of the exhibition industry – the event is being held for the ninth consecutive year at Karachi’s Expo Centre, from August 11-13, 2009.

ITCN Asia is designed to be a one-stop meeting place for trade matching of the global and regional IT players with decision-makers from the business and government sectors. With leading and influential IT experts flying in from around the world, the exhibition will include high-profile international conferences on Information Technology, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), multimedia and broadcasting, and an e-marketing workshop. These conferences will provide an effective platform for the global industry’s professionals to exchange their knowledge of state-of-the-art research, development and applications in ICT with local players. The speakers will highlight their respective fields’ latest global developments and trends, and identify the immense potential available in Pakistan’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. They will cover significant ICT issues related to international standards, Pakistan’s telecom industry, mobile communication technologies, IT outsourcing, Internet marketing, the role of telecom and IT in the banking sector, and the automation and computerization of organizations. For further information, please visit www.itcnasia.com 

PSEB is a Government agency mandated to promote Pakistan's IT Industry, including software, IT-enabled services, hardware and call centers locally and globally. PSEB is all set to be a part of ITCN Asia; this year, it will sponsor the participation of twenty-nine member IT companies at the event. A2Z Creatorz, Bits Protection, Boundless Technologies, Business Beam, ClearCube Middle East, Cure MD, Efrotech Services, E-INGTECH, Ensign Communiqué, Excellent Solutions, Global Technologies, Infotech (Pvt.) Limited, Lumensoft Technologies, Marriala Consultants, Moftak Solutions, Plexus (Pvt.) Limited, RASG Consulting, RASTEK Technologies, RTE, Sabri Technologies, Server4Sale, Sidat Hyder (Pvt.) Limited, Softech Microsystems, Softech Systems, Supernova Solutions, Systems Limited, Tracking World (Pvt.) Limited, Volmax (Pvt.) Limited and Webiz Media (Pvt) Ltd. will showcase their products and services at the event. “I am glad to be a part of this event as it has been effectively providing an opportunity to converge, network and interact with the executive management eager to implement IT for the economic growth of Pakistan and other countries since the past nine years”, said Mr. Talib Baloch, Managing Director PSEB, in a statement issued here.

Government incentives to the international outsourcing community include 100% equity ownership, 100% repatriation of capital and dividends, and income tax exemption till 2016. Pakistan has a large talent pool of English-speaking, cost-competitive and skilled workforce, a large number of internationally-certified companies, and reliable telecom infrastructure. PSEB works extensively with international trade associations, commerce bodies and the media to promote Pakistan's IT industry. PSEB has registered more than 1400 IT companies, which possess expertise in custom software development, ERP, financial solutions, mobile content, document management, enterprise computing and BPO. For more information, please visit http://www.pseb.org.pk/