{"id":6,"date":"2022-08-12T14:34:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T14:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sata-sec.net\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-04-07T22:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:58:20","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sata-sec.net\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank you to all members, associates, sponsors and cooperating partners for supporting the growth and sustainability of the association"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"http:\/\/sata-sec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Angola-Telecom-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sata-sec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Angola-Telecom-Logo.png 320w, https:\/\/sata-sec.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Angola-Telecom-Logo-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">hosting the <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sata-sec.net\/index.php\/event\/46th-sata-annual-conference-2026-luanda-angola\/\">46th SATA Annual Conference, 7 &#8211; 8 May 2026. The v<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sata-sec.net\/index.php\/event\/46th-sata-annual-conference-2026-luanda-angola\/\">enue is Angola Telecom Headquarters<strong>, located at Rua das Quipacas, 186, 3\u00ba Andar, <\/strong>Luanda, Angola<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color has-larger-font-size wp-elements-3d81ac4dabe5b42e47fad31d3370aaab\" style=\"color:#311e5d\">Welcome to one of the leading SADC Regional ICT Association (RICTA), contributing to the growth of the SADC digital economy and supporting regional integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-larger-font-size wp-elements-89bb8b09f383c147ce9e3ca39820c608\" style=\"color:#1c1a6b\">The five year theme until 2030 is \u201cICT connectivity and service delivery for the benefit of all: transforming our society through broadband and ICT development\u201d and the sub-themes are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color 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