KL to be ‘wireless’ city from mid 2008

Kuala Lumpur is going to become a ‘wireless city with free wireless internet coverage for two years. The Wi-Fi facility will make it possible for 80 percent of the federal capital

ADB provides US$ 21 million to develop ICT in South Asia

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is granting &21.2 million for the development of ICT in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal by improving the availability of affordable broadband Internet connections.

Cellphone net access 14 times more than broadband in India

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) reported that the use of Internet through mobile phones is 14 times more than broadband. In India, people are using their mobile phones to log-on to the Internet, which is now increased from 16 million in 2006 to 38 million in 2007.

Government of India brings e-Governance at the doorstep of common man

The Government of India is implementing the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) with the vision to make all Government services accessible to the common man in his locality, through common services delivery outlets. In this regard, the government has identified 27 Central, State and Integrated Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) have been identified under the NeGP to ensure availability of e-Government services.

AMARC, Senate passes community radio broadcasting bill

The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), the Uruguayan Senate has approved a Community Broadcasting Bill that recognizes community broadcasting in its own right and says television and radio frequencies should be more equitably distributed.

e-Goverment in Korea

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Korea, as is widely known, is strong in IT infrastructure but is it also strong in e-Government? This is the central question which the author, Dr Kuk-Hwan Jeong, who was directly involved in e-Government development in Korea in its crucial phase of years 2000-2005 has raised.

A case for shared satellite connectivity

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

BSNL plans to invest $750M for nationwide WiMAX connectivity

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) plans to splash out US$ 750 million on WiMax networks to cover one sixth of India’s 1 billion plus population. BSNL has already issued the first tender for WiMAX equipment.

Alaska Power & Telephone brings broadband to rural village

Alaska Power & Telephone Company (AP&T) has collaborated with the Organized Village of Kasaan (OVK) to provide wireless broadband technology that will bring telemedicine, distance learning and other benefits to the people of Kasaan in Alaska.

Rural WNC gets telemedicine grant

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched US$ 400 million program under which patients in rural areas would be able to tap the nation