The conference was opened on Tuesday, 18th of October 9:30 a.m. at Taj Pamodzi Hotel by Honourable Harrigan Wind Mazimba, Deputy Minister of Communication and Transport on behalf of the Honourable Abel Chambeshi - MP Minister Ministry of Communication and Transport, Zambia. In attendance was her Excellence Dr. Irene Hinrichsen - Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Zambia together with Prof. Thomson Sinkala - Chairman of the it@ab network Zambia. Mr Milner Makuni, General Manager, AfriSwitch, Lusaka, Zambia and President, Computer Society of Zambia was the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony. Mr. Balthas Seibold - Senior Project Manager, InWEnt gGmbH, Germany and Mr John S Munsaka, it@ab Zambian coordinator welcomed the guests.