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reach. Nevertheless, experts are anticipating applications such
as smart cities and self-driving cars will drive gigantic data
demand.
Security and privacy
considerations still matter but how they
are mitigated is open to debate.
In the value chain, as applications surge,
OTT and content
businesses carry winning hands—for the moment—over
infrastructure businesses.
Achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), the
leading planetary indicator of development, will desperately
need more and more ICT.
Indeed, a very big wave is headed our way! No one
yet knows how large, or how energetic it will be.
We can’t predict on which beaches it will eventually break.
But break it will, andwhen it does, it will unleash evenmore
pent-up possibilities. As PTC’17 indicated, realities for the
ICT world are indisputably changing. If the commercial
opportunities involved are inspiring, so are the resulting
human opportunities for millions in the Asia-Pacific region.
OPENING A NEW CHAPTER
As PTC moves towards the 40th anniversary of
its conference and next generation thinking, all know
that those opportunities will take form through more
dialogue, more connectedness, and above all, more open-
ness. The annual global conference is only one facet of
PTC, and the organization is set to strategically sharpen
its focus and expand its leadership as it prepares for the
40th conference celebration at PTC’18.
As a global non-profit membership organization, PTC en-
gages one of the broadest communities of professionals,
organizations, technologists, researchers, academics
and influencers who together ensure progress in the ICT
industry while improving the quality of life in the
Pacific Rim communities. The PTC community –
leadership, secretariat and members – is active every
day of the year, helping its members innovate and
grow across the world’s fastest growing markets.
Its many actions help nations develop infrastructure
that changes lives. Its daily initiatives spark and guide
conversations and collaborations that set the stage for
the deployment of ICT throughout the region and beyond.
And with its 40th milestone on the horizon, PTC is com-
mitted to expand the relevance of its mission.
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
Industry trade events continue to proliferate at a faster
pace than ever. Local, regional, topical, virtual, social
– regardless of format, agenda or attendance, there is
an outlet for each and every technology, segment and
budget to promote organizations’ latest offerings and
innovation. Some have become commercial milestones
and some innovation cornerstones. Almost none, however,
are sustained and driven by membership.
One of a few organizations dedicated to its membership,
PTC not only facilitates commercial connections, but
quietly forges the links that change global realities.
Ultimately, its mission nurtures a far deeper feeling –
one that each member is a part of a far more meaningful
purpose: connections open the world.
PTC powers connections that enable economic growth,
entrepreneurial wealth creation, social interaction,
enhanced productivity and increased standards of living.
As the 40th anniversary plans start unfolding, much can
be expected: a new format to cater to the massive amount
of collected intelligence; sustained networking throughout
the year; access to projects and data gathered across new
technologies and markets; focus on raising the profile
of selected new audiences; create new partnerships to
expand visibility beyond existing boundaries.
As PTC looks to expand its reach to drive progress in all
markets, the organization is empowered by its members –
their insight, commitment to being part of new ideas and
new relationships, and their ambition to grow in a changing
landscape. They are the constant that makes the reality of
change and transformation possible. And theywill be at the
center of celebrating 40 years of progress with PTC.
Sophie Ann Terisse is the senior advisor of growth strategy
at 26FIVE Global Lab. Additional material supplied
by Stephen McClelland, founder of PMP.
SPARKING NEWCONNECTIONSWITH NEWTECHNOLOGIES
OVER 200 VIDEOS AVAILABLE ON PTC-TV
NEARLY 100 NETWORKING EVENTS IN A 3-DAY SPAN