Five state universities and colleges (SUC) in Philippines are set to receive 6.5 million pesos from the Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture (OPAPA) to develop an e-Learning and distance education programme for the country
A non-governmental organisation is working to involve civil society organisations in the formulation of government Information and Communications Technology (ICT) policies.
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.
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.
UNESCO will launch an international community of practice on local e-Government through its ‘Information for All Programme’.
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An Indonesian project developed by the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) in partnership with the UNDP, which aims to promote and expedite the development of ICT applications in poor rural areas, won the APEC Digital Opportunity Centre Awards for ICT best practices for the Bridging the Digital Divide category.
The Government of Jamaica is planning to give an opportunity to physically disabled persons in the country to learn valuable computer skills, so that they can reap best results by making use of it. This is being facilitated through the government’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Training for Persons with Disabilities Programme, which is currently being run by the National Youth Service (NYS).
