The leading telecommunications service provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Batelco, joins the rapidly growing list of worldwide operators launching live 3G (3rd Generation) and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access
The Chief Commissioner of the Income tax department, Rajiva Deva inaugurated the help centre of e-filing of income tax return on November 4, 2006. According to Deva, now people can file their income tax returns on the internet also.
The South London and Maudsley National Health Service Trust, which provides mental health and substance misuse services for people in South London, as well as specialist mental health services nationally, has awarded an IT security contract to CRYPTOCard to ensure patient data is only accessed by qualified people.
Intel has developed the first Digital Hospital in Baramati, Maharashtra, India. Intel has developed the first Digital Hospital with WiMAX network to equip with 100 Mobile Computer Labs. Intel and government officials have dedicated their first digital hospital with WiMAX to Baramati on November 2, 2006.
The second phase of the ICT development programme is rolling out. The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), the Department of Provincial and Local Government (DPLG), the South African Local Government Association (Salga) and the Local Government Seta would be rolling out the second phase of the ICT training skills programme for municipalities in all nine provinces.
Still Postal services are most popular means of communication. Now ICT is also looking forward in this sector in Africa.
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.
Soon, the project named e-Soochana Sahayata will launch in Jagatsinghpur, India, which will give all benefits of e-Governance.
In India, Jharkhand has been nominated for the best e-Governance state award given by the Computer Society of India. Computer Society of India has nominated Jharkhand for its campaign for the introduction of e-Governance in administrative system.
Aircel Business Solutions announced that, company is going to provide wireless Internet services in Bangalore (India) through Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) technology. The company has already enabled WiMAX connectivity at the Palace grounds, the venue of Bangalore IT exhibition.
