Hughes to establish 1,000 broadband kiosks in India
Hughes Communication, US-based communication firm, plans to establish 1,000 broadband kiosks across India.
Taiwan seeks to bridge the digital divide in Gambia
The Secretary of State for Information, Communication and Technology (DoSICT), Gambia, Mrs Neneh MacDouall-Gaye, said that her department appreciates the gift from the Taiwanese ambassador, Dr Patrick Chang because the donation is significant to the development of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in Gambia.
Rise of Taiwan as ICT powerhouse
In the report’s Network Readiness Index (NRI), which reflects the degree of readiness of a country to benefit from Information and Communications Technology (ICT) development, Taiwan’s ranking soared eight places from 15th in 2004-2005 to seventh place among 115 countries.
Common Service Centres to be set up in Orissa
Following the path of neighbouring states, late starter Orissa is going to set up common service centres (CSCs) in all the panchayats of the state. The CSCs are part of the mission mode project under the national e-Governance plan.
DepEd, Philippines launched five-year plan to produce ICT literate
To produce quality-educated Information Communication Technology (ICT) literates, the Department of Education (DepEd) Region 8, Philipines, launched its five-year strategic plan for Information and Communication Technology for the period 2006-2010 at the DepEd Regional Teachers Training Center in Candahug, Palo, Leyte.
NICT Policy hopes to increase mobile subscribers in Kenya
Kenya launched its National Information and Communication Technology Policy (NICTP) document.
ICT to increase social capital
ICT can help communities to generate higher social capital and thus better quality of life while suggesting some policy priorities to address the social capital gap in society.
Award for teachers constituted
A special teachers award is constituted by the Ministry of Education and Sports in Ghana for encouraging software development for various subjects this year.
Conference to counter phishing practices in the Middle East
Participating in the the Identity Summit Conference, e-Company the ICT arm of Etisalat addressed to the issues concerned to a wide fraudulent practices over Internet.
An agenda of ICT research and innovation is proposed at Vienna
Viviane Reding, the Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media, proposes a new impetus for the European ICT research and innovation agenda in Vienna last week.
