ICT training to more than 45 million people in Africa by 2010 by Microsoft
Microsoft is planning to assist in giving ICT training to more than 45 million people in Africa by 2010.
GOI to set up rural business hubs
The Government of India will shortly sign 22 agreements with private companies such as the Tatas, Reliance and Microsoft to set up rural business hubs in the country.
National Summit on e-Forms
[This article was published in the July 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Education is all about giving children the opportunity to experience a variety of things and definitely, the world of technology and all its associated paraphernalia is an important experience that every child must undergo.
Taiwan government favours open source
Taiwan has mandated that all PCs purchased for government use must now be compatible with the Linux operating system.
Belgium plans to switch to Open Document Format
The federal government of Belgium plans to switch to the Open Document Format (ODF) by September 2008.
Government of India saves $9m with G2006
Government agencies, India, have achieved an estimated $9 million saving over the next three years with the signing of a new triennial licensing agreement with Microsoft, known as G2006.
Microsoft to support e-Gram project in Gujarat, India
Microsoft has partnered with the Gujarat government to enable effective e-Governance under Project Bhasha.
Global Alliance for ICT and Development announces members list
The Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Development, a new initiative of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to promote effective use of ICT for development, announced the members of its Steering Committee and Strategic Council for the first year, in view of its inaugural meeting on 19-20 June in Kuala Lumpur.
Vista for Governments : Kenneth Lundin, General Manager, Windows Client Business Group, Asia Pacific Region, Microsoft
Vista will introduce a number of new security solutions to help governments secure their infrastructure and protect their very confidential information.
Basic computer literacy for Namibian teachers
Namibia intends having 12 000 teachers trained in basic computer literacy and 350 000 learners using computers for half an hour a week by 2010, according to goals set down by the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) steering committee.
