WCIT 2008 will take place at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from May 18-22.

In conjunction with the international congress, 13 satellite events will take place at the same venue.

Among them is the International Advisory Panel meeting — an international body set up in the late 1990s to provide counsel to the Government on legislation and policies to develop MSC Malaysia-specific practices, and to set standards for multimedia operations.

Then, there’s the United Nations Global Alliance For ICT (information and communications technology) and Development conference which will discuss the “digital divide” — that gap between the technology haves and have-nots.