Deal on e-Trading services in India

In India, IDBI Capital Market Services Ltd has inked an agreement with the Bank of Rajasthan to offer advanced e-Trading services.

Prioritising ICT at global meet by Nepal

The government of Nepal considers information and communications as the priority sector playing the pivotal role in changing the socio-economic landscape of the countries like Nepal, as stated by Shanker Prasad Koirala, acting secretary at the Ministry of Information and Communications of Nepal.

Spanco Telesystems sets call centres for Indian Railways in India

Spanco Telesystems is going to set up call centres for Indian Railways in India. Spanco has bagged to set up, maintain and operate call centres for Indian Railways for 10 years. The company will set up four regional call centres in northern, eastern, western and southern part of the county

Malta invites Indian IT & ITES firms to promote ICT in the country

Malta, the tiny island in the Mediterranean Sea has invited Indian technology firms to set up near shore facilities to serve European and North African markets. Since Malta is member of European Union (EU), Malta has given preference to the development of ICT sector.

India’s IT hub in Kolkata gears up for E-security

Kolkata’s emerging IT hub is geared up for E-security barely days after a young woman working at a call centre was arrested for splurging Rs 200,000 with credit cards of her company’s US clients.

Microsoft to set up 50,000 kiosks in Indian villages

Microsoft has already pledged to set up 50,000 kiosks in Indian villages offering an array of public services.

ICTS in e-Business

[This article was published in the September 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Eleven years after the Fourth World Conference on Women which was held in 1995 in Beijing that came out with a Action Plan, and six years after the Millennium Summit which focused on some of the common goals relating to gender equality, poverty reduction, education for all, maternal mortality, etc.

Celtel gets $90 Million funding for network expansion in Tanzania

Celtel Tanzania Ltd, part of the Pan African Celtel Group has received a $90 million loan for network expansion.

HP on an innovative move for IT solutions in Middle East

Managing Director for HP in Middle East, calls for technology for all at World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Muscat.

‘Indian’ ties up with Amadeus for e-tickets

The National carrier ‘Indian’ has tied up with Amadeus to provide e-tickets to its passengers. IBM will undertake the upgradation of processes and systems at Indian to bring it to International Air Transport Association e-ticketing standards.