3G services arrive in Nepal

Nepal Telecom (NT), the state-run communication supplier has launched third generation (3G) mobile services on May 17, 2007. The services are being launched on the occasion of the International Telecom Day.

Nepal plans to become IT hub

The Nepal Government and local companies are attempting to make Nepal as IT hub. The Nepal Government and local companies are encouraging IT business and promoting the use of digital technologies.

BSNL offers optic fibre network to Nepal

Public sector, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has opened its optical fibre gateways to Nepal and allows connecting its telecom, IT and Internet network with other counties also through the PSU

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.

APC Regional Consultation Meeting, 19-21 April, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) organised a regional consultation meeting on ICT Policy in South Asia from the 19th till 21st April, 2006 at BRAC Centre Inn, Dhaka.