Under the patronage of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Egypt Cairo Hosts the Afro-Asian Conference & the Launch of TAG-IPR.TV

CAIRO --- January 6, 2009 --- Under the patronage of Dr. Ahmad Nazif, Prime Minister of the Republic of Egypt, the ?Towards an Afro-Asian Knowledge-Based Society Initiative? Founders? Conference will be held in Cairo, January 11-12, 2009.

The event is organized by the Afro-Asian Peoples? Solidarity Organization (AAPSO) and the Arab Knowledge and Management Society (AKMS) in cooperation with the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org), with the participation of high ranking official delegates and experts in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) from both Africa and Asia.

The conference will discuss the mechanism of building a knowledge-based society and developing an Afro-Asian coordination council to achieve a knowledge economy.

In addition, one of the topics to be tackled is the creation of an Afro-Asian network for knowledge-based societies to exchange information and be updated with the latest developments in the field.

Moreover, participants will address the establishment of a network to provide electronic solutions and another network for consultancy services linked with international societies on education, economy, finance and trade.

Some representatives of delegations will shed light on their countries? experiences in enhancing ICT; in addition, the Four Asian Tigers experience will be highlighted. TAG-Org?s role in founding a knowledge-based society will be referred to as an example for Asia and Africa.

In conjunction with the conference, TAG-Org will be holding its Annual Meeting January 9-10, 2009 with the participation and attendance of executive and regional managers from TAG-Org?s 71 offices.

The opening ceremony will take place at the Smart Village Conference Hall, October 6 city on the occasion of the official inauguration of TAG-Org?s new state-of-the-art premises at the Village.

The opening ceremony will also witness the launch of the IPR World Satellite (TAG-IPR.TV), a pioneering channel that will run specialized programs related to Intellectual Property (IP) issues in both Arabic and English to raise awareness on the importance of protecting IP in the Arab region and the world at large.