In partnership with GTZ - Sabah, an e-Tourism/TrainforTrade seminar will be held in Kota Kinabalu from 12 March to 13 March 2007.

Its objectives are to provide participants with relevant instruments for assessing the opportunities and impact of ICTs in the tourism sector, and to highlight the different responsibilities of parties involved in the definition of a national e-tourism strategy for development. Several Asia-Pacific national case studies will be presented, to serve as an essential input for the seminar.

A special emphasis will be put on: a) the relationship between ICT and tourism, b) the Destination Management Systems (DMS): an outcome of the Internet revolution, c) the formulation of a national strategy for e-tourism: a prerequisite for the implementation of a DMS (case studies).