Dubai, UAE, October 4, 2003.TeknowledgyOne, headquartered at Dubai Internet City (DIC), announced today that it will be exhibiting within the DIC Community Zone at GITEX Dubai 2003 to promote its highly anticipated Knowledge Management Summit 2003. TeknowledgyOne, a Knowledge Management Company operating out of both DIC and Knowledge Village, is the first and only organisation of its kind in the Middle East to offer consultancy, training, and certification in the IT/management discipline.
 
“This is not the first time we will be taking part in GITEX so we can already anticipate the positive impact that participating in GITEX Dubai 2003 will have on our business,” said Khattab Salman, Chief Executive Officer of TeknowledgyOne, “It is, however, the first time that we will be holding a formal Knowledge Management Summit and we are very pleased that it is to be launched within the DIC Community Zone.”
 
Knowledge management is the most important tool in today’s business environment. Organisations must be able to manage their most valuable assets, namely expertise, in order to keep up with competitors and changing global conditions. TeknowledgyOne is organizing the Knowledge management Summit 2003 in Dubai, UAE on October 23rd at The Fairmont Dubai Hotel as the commencement of annual events aimed at creating awareness of Knowledge Management, its applications and relation to the Knowledge Economy.
 
The Knowledge Management Summit 2003 will feature top gurus and authoritative figures on Knowledge Management and e-learning to provide first-hand exposure to the discipline such as Karl Wiig, Chairman of Knowledge Research Institute, Ross Dawson, CEO of Advanced Human Technologies, Ron Young, CKO of Knowledge Associates, Lorn Campbell, Managing Director of C2sky, and Pat Mooney, Executive Director of Financial Services Training College. 
 
“The DIC Community Zone at this year’s GITEX Dubai is going to be bigger and better than ever. It will showcase 40 different DIC partners so there will be plenty of opportunity for TeknowledgyOne to network and build business alliances,” said Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, DIC CEO.
 
The DIC Community Zone is located in the new Sheikh Rashid Hall at the Dubai World Trade Centre’s (DWTC’s) Dubai International Exhibition Centre and will be open from 10am until 7pm during GITEX Dubai 2003. Registration for The Knowledge Management Summit 2003 is available online at http://www.kmsummit.org
 
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Notes to Editors:
About TeknowledgyOne:
TeknowledgyOne is the first company in the Middle East (ME) to offer consultancy, training and certification in the field of Knowledge Management. TeknowledgyOne is affiliated with the eKnowledge Center and the Innovative Management Institute (IMI) to exclusively offer the training and certification process in the UAE and the ME. 
 
TeknowledgyOne is a tri-unit company. It comprises of three business units: Knowledge Management (KM) Training and Certification, Knowledge Management Consultation, and Knowledge Management Systems. The target of the company is to provide Knowledge Management tools and strategy to companies and government bodies in vertical and horizontal markets; thus serving various industries, enhancing work flow, accelerating innovation rate, improving products, shortening time to market, and ultimately save time and reduce cost.
 
About Dubai Internet City:
Dubai Internet City (DIC) provides a Knowledge Economy Ecosystem designed to support the business development of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies. It is the Middle East’s biggest IT infrastructure, built inside a free trade zone and has the largest commercial Internet Protocol Telephony system in the world. DIC is a strategic base for companies targeting emerging markets in a vast region extending from the Middle East to the Indian subcontinent, and Africa to the CIS countries, covering 1.8 billion people with a GDP of $1.5 trillion.  In line with Dubai's liberal economic policies and regulations, DIC offers foreign companies 100% tax-free ownership, 100% repatriation of capital and profits, no currency restrictions, easy registration and licensing, stringent cyber regulations and protection of intellectual property.
 
Within a short span of time, a dynamic international community of ICT companies has established itself in DIC. The global ICT giants are all here: Microsoft, Oracle, HP, IBM, Compaq, Dell, Siemens, Canon, Logica, Sony Ericsson, Schlumberger and Cisco, to name just a few. These companies represent a formidable community of over 14,000 knowledge workers. The cluster of ICT companies in DIC comprise of Software Development, Business Services, Web Based & e-Commerce, Consultancy, Education & Training, Sales & Marketing and Back Office Operations.  DIC provides a scalable state-of-the-art technology platform to companies looking to provide cost effective Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Services such as call center operations.
 
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