Background

The 1st and 2nd China-ASEAN ICT Weeks were held in 2005 and 2006 in China and Malaysia respectively. At the 11th China-ASEAN Summit, H.E. Mr. Wen

Jiabao, Premier of the People's Republic of China, proposed that the 3rd China-ASEAN ICT Week be held in China in 2008, to further promote mutual

understanding and cooperation between China and ASEAN in the filed of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and to strengthen their ICT

cooperative partnership for common development.

Date & Venue

October 22 - 26, 2008
Nanning & Guilin, Guangxi, China

Major Events

■Opening Ceremony of the 5th China-ASEAN Expo
■Opening Ceremony of the 3rd China-ASEAN ICT Week
■China-ASEAN ICT Ministerial Forum
■China-ASEAN ICT Business Forum
■Forum on Radio Spectrum Management & Regional Coordination
■Low-cost Computer Show
■ Survey Tours
  ●Urban Emergency Response System of Nanning City, China Telecom (Guangxi) and China Mobile (Guangxi)
  ●Tourism Information System of Guilin
■Closing Ceremony of the 3rd China-ASEAN IICT Week
■Gala Show for the Inauguration of the Nanning International Art Festival of Folk Songs

Participants

■Ministers / officials at ministerial level of competent ICT departments of China and 10 ASEAN member countries
■ASEAN Secretary General
■Government officials of ASEAN member countries
■Representatives from major ICT enterprises and research institutions of China and ASEAN
■Government officials from major cities of China and ASEAN