Unauthorised foreign investment in telecom services banned in China
Illegal foreign investments are now banned in booming telecom sector and value added services including Internet portals, e-Commerce and search engines in China.
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1,000 tele-centres across Karnataka opening shortly
The State Government of Karnataka, India, will open 1,000 tele-centres across the state like the Bangalore One citizen service centres to enable people to pay their bills and access other services under one roof.
GPS for Indian Railways very soon
A GPS (Global Positioning System) is to be introduced in the Indian Railways very soon.
School in Somerset (UK) gets a broadband Internet connection
Somerset County Council (UK) has announced that the last Local Authority School in Somerset is been hooked up to a broadband Internet connection, in partnership with British Telecom, Cable & Wireless and Research Machines PLC (RM).
New Telecom Policy to be developed by Government of India
The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Shakeel Ahmad has stated that the Government has proposed to develop a new National Telecom Policy.
NSW unveils vision for e-Service delivery and IT streamlining
New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has unveiled its grand vision for electronic service delivery and IT streamlining, saying it will carve $565 million over four years from the state’s $1 billion annual IT and communications budget – including $20 million saved through the loss of around 200 jobs.
PTI launches Task Force on Health Care Technology for Cities and Counties
The growing concern about the use of technology to provide health care services to residents leads to the launch of the Task Force on Health Care Technology for Cities and Counties by the Public Technology Institute (PTI).
e-Governance at Gram Panchayat level in India
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj, India, is preparing a mission mode project for e-Governance at the Gram Panchayat level under the National e-Governance Plan.
Government of Haryana to deploy ADHAAR for e-Governance
The State Government of Haryana, India, is planning to deploy a statewide area network entitled ADHAAR that will connect the state headquarter office at Chandigarh to all the district head quarters at the Block/ Sub-Division/ Tehsil/ Sub- Tehsil levels to support all its e-Governance initiatives.
Capital fund proposed in Vietnam to stimulate R&D in high-tech sector
Vietnam’s Science and Technology Ministry will urge the government to set up a multi-million dollar fund to stimulate research and development in the high-tech sector.
