The Pulse The Promise of ICT (20 nov 09)

21-Nov-09 01:30

The Pulse The Promise of ICT (20 nov 09)

Are we on track to fulfill the promise of the ICT Industry , which was to leapfrog the nation into the K economy?
We speak to the CEO of MDec Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, Bobby Varanasi, CEO of Matryzel Consulting, a strategic adviser to government agencies. We also hear from two players in the mobile technologies and solutions space, country president for Motorola, Mohd Rauf Nasir and CEO of homegrown mobile solutions company, RSeven, Hisyam Halim

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Tags: Badlisham Ghazali, MDec, Bobby Varanasi, Matryzel Consulting, Mohd Rauf Nasir, ICT industry, Multinationals, Motorola, Development model, RSeven, Hisyam Halim, Internet coverage, Knowledge economy, Homegrown companies

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