Indian teledensity reaches 18.7 percent
Indian telcom sector has reached a teledensity level of 18.7%.by April 2007. The telecom sector is expanding by adding more than 4.9 million telecom subscribers in moth of April 2007.
TECHNOLOGY
Australian Govt. enhances IT procurement system
The Australian government has simplified the procurement of IT with the launch of latest version SourceIT model contracts and user notes.
Nepal Govt. Leads in e-Governance
Nepal Government has prepared a master plan for developing a full-fledged e-Governance system by 2011.
United Telecom chooses UTStarcom for SWAN project in India
UTStarcom Inc. , a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, has partnered with United Telecom Limited to install its Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GEPON) fiber access solution for the new Statewide Area Network (SWAN) in Goa, India.
Karnataka (India) Govt. plans to digitally connect 4000 villages
The State Government of Karnataka, India will soon digitally connect 4000 rural and semi-urban taluks of the state.
China’s SMB invests US$9.5 billion on wireless
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in China and India will invest approximately US$9.5 billion to set up their wireless infrastructure in 2007, which is almost 17 percent higher than last year.
EU Survey: Digital revolution in Europe
EU survey revealed that 20 percent of European households buy bundled telecom packages. Almost 30 percent households are now connected to the Internet via high-speed broadband links in UK.
MAKING A MOVE TOWARDS DIGITAL NEPAL
[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Janadhar is the e-Governance initiative of the government of Uttarakhand. Started in March 2005, the initiative was taken up with funding from the UNDP and technicalguidance by the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT).
Discriminants for the adoption of ICTs
[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The study aims at identifying factors that discriminated non-ICT using small firms from the rest in Costa Rica.
