RTI is for people, assures PM, India
Manmohan Singh, prime minister of India assured the democratic values of RTI Act, that it has inculcated in response to the citizen
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Professor Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh wins nobel peace prize
Professor Muhammad Yunus of Grameen Bank, Bangladesh and, member, International Advisory Board of i4d magazine, has been accorded nobel peace prize for his relentless service rendered towards the economic empowerment of the poor and the marginalised.
Globe 7 launches Features-rich softphone tool
Globe 7, part of Northgate Technologies Ltd, has launched its enhanced version of Globe 7 softphone, with SMS and video streaming features. Globe 7 now has users across 187 countries accounting for over 20 million downloads.
IBM, Oracle, i-flex collaborates to provide banking tools in India
IBM, Oracle and i-flex announced a collaborated effort to provide banks with infrastructure, services, and support for enterprise applications, core banking, and risk management.
E-Filing to be introduced for Indian corporates
The government of India is set to introduce e-filing system for Indian corporates for tax payments. Following this system is mandatory for firms but voluntary for other classes of tax payers.
Libyan government to distribute laptops to school children
Libyan government has made a deal worth $250 million deal with an American nonprofit group to provide inexpensive laptop computers to its population of 1.2 million school going children, as a part of the programme one
Labour market not rosy in Asia Pacific- ILO reports
In recent times, in the Asia-Pacific region, has witnessed a rapid, economic and intra-regional trade growth much faster than trade with the rest of the world.
A broad band scheme by BSNL in the villages of Tamil Nadu
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is in the process of acquiring new technology to expand its service to the public, both in the urban and rural areas of the Vellore Secondary Switching Area (SSA) comprising Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts of Tamil Nadu in India.
Workshop held to train Gateway Managers on e-Government in Rawanda
National University of Rwanda convened a one day international workshop on how e-government can be rolled out from policy formulation to implementation. In this workshop development gateway managers from 13 African countries, ICT directors from different organizations, Researchers and students in the master’s degree program in ICT participated.
Tata Consultancy Services to aid Indian Air Force in material management
Tata Consultancy Services announced the commencement of its Integrated Materials Management Online Services (IMMOLS) for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
