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Kathmandu Wednesday January 30, 2002 Magh 17, 2058.
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Entrepreneurs euphoric over
visitors’ response
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Along with the more than
expected participation, particularly from the new generation, the Info-Tech 2002, which
concluded today, experienced a robust growth in the overall business transaction.
Most of the IT related business houses, which
opened stalls to promote their business, reported that the overall business transactions
of the total 96 stalls, during the 5-day fair, were much higher than the that witnessed
during the similar fair organized last year.
"The overwhelming response from almost all
quarters of the society is very encouraging, which once again has given the strongest
evidence that IT is one of the few sectors left in Nepal with a bright future," says
Amrit Bahadur Thapa, Chief Executive Officer of Mazda International Computech.
The response of the young generation in
particular is one of the strong proofs for the growing attraction of the generation
towards a sector that is commanding the modern world. "Though young generation has
been the dominant consumers from the beginning, their participation this year has
increased multi-folds, which is the main cause for surge in the business," says
Thapa.
"The massive participation of the young
people clearly indicated the IT business has a huge potential," he further adds.
Computer sale is one of the sectors that
recorded an impressive growth this time. "The sale of computers increased by more
than 25 per cent, which is the strongest growth seen in recent years," Ramesh Bahadur
Joshi, Managing Director of Computer Advance System, says.
He also says that most of the attraction, this
time, was seen in purchasing hardware. "Apart from large number of bookings, the
direct selling of hardware, particularly, printers and other office automations has been
remarkable," he said.
IT related educational institutions were another
attraction that mainly drew the young people. Participants at the IT fair also say that
they are delighted by the response that they received during the fair.
"The response is far more good than last
year, during which over 600 forms were filled for our institution. This year, over a
thousand aspirant students filled the forms by paying Rs 100 for each," says Dilendra
Neupane, Center Manager of Collage of Software Engineering.
However, not all the participating IT
businessmen wants to measure the success of the event through the amount of business
realized during the fair that attracted more than one hundred thousand visitors. Rather,
they take it as a good platform to establish their IT-related business for long-term
benefits.
"The fair has provided a good opportunity
to make the consumers aware about the new technology and products available in the market
lately, which is an essential element for long term perspective of the IT business,"
opines Thapa.
Others with similar views also support the
argument and add that it is not the business realised during the five days that counts,
but rather the response of the public towards the sector. "The response is a
testimony that the IT sector in Nepal is still in a good health despite the dwindling
global economy along with the IT markets," they view.
Similarly, for the new brand holders, the fair
was an appropriate place to launch the brand name in the market. "It was a unique
platform for the new comers since the fair is the most easy way to introduce and market
new brand names," Shambhu Shrestah, a local agent for American made UPS devices, who
participated the fair for the first time, says.
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