It gives me immense pleasure to know that Daily Business Recorder is bring out a special report to coincide with the World Customs Organisation's Conference on Customs, International Trade and Economic Development being held in Seattle on May 11-13, 2011.
The event underscores the public-private collaboration in modernisation of the international supply chain and trade besides offering a potential opportunity to business community and the government sector to come together and learn from and share experiences with each other.
Adopting information technology (IT) has become imperative in today's competitive economic environment. Businesses in Pakistan have the unique ability to further enhance their efficiency by adopting IT, while also adopting higher levels of good corporate governance.
Federal Board of Revenue is itself keenly pursuing the implementation of IT in various operations. It is indeed a pleasure to be a part of initiatives such as this, which look to enhance stakeholders' understanding and willingness to adopt newer technologies to grow their businesses.
The quick adoption of IT can propel small and medium enterprises to multi-fold growth. In this context, the conference will allow local players a unique opportunity to interact with IT experts, as well as users from around the globe and they will undoubtedly learn from the experiences of others. I am confident that the exhibition and conference will play a pivotal role in introducing local stakeholders to the latest IT trends and their benefits.