The full name of GITEX is Gulf information technology exhibition. It began in 1980 and is the "third largest computer communication exhibition in the world and the largest in the Middle East" held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The program has a history of 24 years. In the IT industry, the Dubai government has adopted a policy of full support. Since October 29, 2001, the government online office has been put into trial operation. The largest computer city and multimedia city in the Middle East have entered the construction stage. The global IT industry is ready to seize the powerful purchasing power of US $10 billion a year and the huge market of more than 1.5 billion people.