The World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT) 2019 is an
information and communications technology
Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals) and computers, ...
(ICT) event which took place from October 6 to 9, 2019 in
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...
,
Armenia
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. The 23rd World Congress on IT featured discussions related to the evolution of the
Digital Age
The Information Age (also known as the Computer Age, Digital Age, Silicon Age, or New Media Age) is a historical period that began in the mid-20th century. It is characterized by a rapid shift from traditional industries, as established during t ...
. It included sessions on topics ranging from
artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence—perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by animals and humans. Example tasks in which this is done include speech re ...
,
virtual reality
Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs pose tracking and 3D near-eye displays to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games), educ ...
climate change
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ...
, and more.
The 2019 World Congress had over 2000 delegates from 70 countries, with over 31 sponsoring organizations.
Overview
The Congress has been organized since 1978 by the
World Information Technology and Services Alliance
The World Innovation, Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) is a consortium of associations from the information and communications technology (ICT) industry around the world. The group claims that it represents over 90% of the world ICT mark ...
(WITSA) and takes place every two years in different countries - since 2017 annually.
WCIT 2019 events and programs
Sunday, October 6th
Pre-Opening Celebration: World's First AI Concert on Republic Square of
Yerevan, Armenia
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...
, conductor Sergey Smbatyan and special guest
Armin Van Buuren
Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...
Monday, October 7th
Substantive Sessions WCIT 2019 Keynote Address
Tuesday, October 8th
Substantive Sessions Ministerial Session
Wednesday, October 9th
Substantive Sessions Genomics
Speakers
Among the featured speakers were internationally recognized leaders from government and industry.
Business
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Alexander Yesayan
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants li ...
, President of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises
* Yvonne Chiu, Chairman of the World Information Technology and Servies Alliance
* Kim Kardashian, American media personality, businesswoman, socialite, model and actress
* Serj Tankian, Armenian-American musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet and political activist
Sponsors
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Government of Armenia
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, Executive (government), e ...
Picsart
Picsart is a Miami, Florida-based technology company that develops the Picsart suite of online photo and video editing applications, with a social creative community. The platform allows users to take and edit pictures and videos, draw with layer ...
Ucom
Ucom is a mobile network operator and internet service provider based in Armenia. It is managed by Galaxy Group of Companies, a holding company operating in Armenia.
History
Ucom was founded in 2009. The goal of the company was to provide cust ...
Google
Google LLC () is an American multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. ...
Silver Sponsors
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VMware
VMware, Inc. is an American cloud computing and virtualization technology company with headquarters in Palo Alto, California. VMware was the first commercially successful company to virtualize the x86 architecture.
VMware's desktop software ru ...
InecoBank
INECOBANK is one of the leading South Caucasus banks, headquartered in Yerevan, Armenia. The bank offers a full range of banking services, including digital banking services to individuals, SME and corporate clients. The bank was founded on Feb ...
Ardshinbank
Ardshinbank ''news.am'', 17 November 2014. is an Armenian
Coca-Cola
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*Digifield
*Karas
*Converse Bank
*The Crowdfunding Formula
*Sproot
*HD Studio
Special Partner
*All.me
*Multi Group Concern
Branding Partner
*Maeutica Branding Agency
Travel Partner
*Armenia Travel
Digital Marketing Partner
*MAROG Creative Agency
Gallery
File:WCIT 2019 Yerevan Banner.jpg, WCIT 2019 banner in Yerevan
File:WCIT 2019 logo Yerevan.jpg, WCIT 2019 logo on Republic Square
See also
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Information and communications technology
Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals) and computers, ...
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World Information Technology and Services Alliance
The World Innovation, Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) is a consortium of associations from the information and communications technology (ICT) industry around the world. The group claims that it represents over 90% of the world ICT mark ...