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India: HRD ministry rejects OLPC idea of MIT Media Lab
The Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministry of India has strongly disapproved the idea of ‘one-laptop-per-child’ (OLPC) being aggressively marketed by Nicholas Negroponte of MIT Media Laboratory. HRD contends that spending Rs 450 crore on digital empowerment can be better spent on primary and secondary education.
e-Admissions in London
In order to comply with the e-Government requirement for all local authorities to provide online school admissions facilities for the September admissions round, the 33 London boroughs have worked together to provide a system via a single portal.
Drive for e-Gov fuels strong growth in IT spend in APAC
According to IDC, the drive for e-Government, operational efficiency and the pressure to build an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) savvy nation is fuelling strong growth in IT spending for the public sector in the Asia Pacific region.
SE Borders action plan adopts ICT infrastructure
An outline for action plan for Scottish Enterprise Borders (SE Borders) was made for the heading year.
e-Programme initiatives to promote more desktops in India
The e-Governance initiative to bring connectivity through out the country may result in the increase of desktop buyers in the next two years in India.
Bahrain to provide 20 public services through e-Transaction
The Government of Bahrain is making an all out effort to help citizens and residents to benefit from the new e-Transaction law. About 20 government services will be offered to the public through electronic transactions in Bahrain by April next year.
Alltel on expansion mode
Alltel is expanding $15.4 million worth transmission sites in Tampa and St. Petersburg in an effort to give its customers […]
Ministry of Lands and Settlements of Kenya to be computerised
The Ministry of Lands and Settlements of Kenya is computerising its departments in a bid to improve efficiency and service delivery.
