America Online to institute fee-based service
America Online will carry out its plans to institute fees for mass senders of e-mail, despite protests from groups that claim the move will stifle communications instead of merely halting spam.
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Ninth Malaysia Plan to focus on ICT based curriculum in education
In the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP), government aims to develop a knowledge-based economy to create a competitive and resilient workforce with high moral values.
e-Government Procurement System in Morocco
The Government of Morocco has signed a letter of intent at the International Forum of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategies and Investment to deploy a new e-government system that will streamline public procurement processes, increase competitive bidding and save money for Moroccan taxpayers.
e-Passports in Botswana
Addressing the issue of stolen passports and identity theft in the Botswana, the government is planning to introduce machine-readable passports shortly.
Pilot Project to digitize and offer historic films online
National Archives and Google Launch have jointly initiated pilot project to make holdings of the National Archives available for free online.
New ICT projects in Philippines
Government in Philippines has decided to realign untapped e-govt funds to new ICT projects.
Microsoft to launch Security suite
Microsoft plans to launch OneCare security launch. The Security suite is expected to bring down antivirus prices.
National e-Governance plan to be launched in India
The Indian Government will soon launch the National e-Governance Plan. This was announced by the Finance Minister while presenting the Union Budget of 2006-07.
Budget boosts ICTs for higher growths
The recent Budget statements in New Delhi, India retains certain hope of positivity for the ICT industry in the nation. The purose of such a Budget is to ensure the momentum created, to continue in the social sector enabling a greater penetration of ICTs in India.
Workshop on Rural Knowledge Centre, 22-24 February, Bangladesh
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
For fostering the rural prosperity, all over the developing world a new concept of Rural Knowledge Centres (RKC) has been emerged through which villagers can proceed towards poverty alleviation by increasing their household income.
