Wednesday 30 January 2019 – The Smart Future Forum aims to raise awareness on the benefits and opportunities of driving innovation and digital growth in Brunei Darussalam. Carrying the theme -"Innovation through Emerging Technologies", the Smart Future Forum explores how innovation relies on technology in countless ways. The forum also provides a valuable avenue to share ideas and approaches; to develop and communicate experiences and knowledge, in adopting smart nation initiatives and see how they might be used in Brunei Darussalam.
Present to officiate the Smart Future Forum earlier today was Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Abdul Mutalib bin Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Setia Dato Paduka Awang Haji Mohammad Yusof, Minister of Transport and Infocommunications. Also in attendance was Dato Paduka Awang Haji Matsatejo bin Sokiaw, Deputy Minister of Energy, Manpower and Industry in his capacity as Chairman of AITI; Yang Mulia Pengiran Haji Mohd Zain bin Pengiran Haji Abdul Razak, Chief Executive of AITI; Yang Berhormat Dayang Siti Rozaimeriyanty binti Dato Seri Laila Jasa Haji Abdul Rahman, Legislative Council Member as well as Permanent Secretaries, Deputy Permanent Secretaries, AITI Members of Authority, Senior Government Officials and representatives from the private sector.
The two day forum brings together experts and speakers, from both local and international organisations such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Asia Pacific NetworkInformation Centre (APNIC); Singapore's Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) and Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA), Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) as well as local telcos - TelBru, DST and Progresif; speakers from the industry players such as Huawei Technologies Sdn Bhd and Ericsson; speakers representing the academia – from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), and startup company, Madgrow Tech Brunei.
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