Eyeing at the weak Information and Communications Technology (ICT) indicators in Arab region, UNDP has introduced a regional initiative namely, ‘Information and Communities Technologies for Development in the Arab Region’ (ICTDAR).
The government will embark on reviewing its five-year master plan of the Information and Communication Technology strategy next month, the Special Presidential Assistant in charge of Information Communication and Technology, Mr Ibrahim Kaliisa, has said.
The Rajya Sabha (India) has informed that India has outstripped China and Russia in information technology (IT) race.
A draft vision statement has been launched by Malta Labour Party on Information and Communication Technology which will transform Malta into an ‘intelligent island’ with a knowledge-driven economy by developing and exploiting ICT skills to create new opportunities and apply creative solutions.
The analysis of Kasikorn Research Centre states that Thailand needs to put strenuous efforts both from the public and private sectors in attaining its aspirations to make the nation a leading ICT hub in Asia.
The Vision 2020 project in Rwanda aims to rapidly transform a depressed agricultural economy into one driven by ICT.
UNESCO will launch an international community of practice on local e-Government through its ‘Information for All Programme’.
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) of Thailand announces readiness of Thailand to be new ICT hub of ASEAN.
An alliance between two leading ICT companies in Nigeria and two ICT companies from the Middle East has been formed.
