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From e-Government to m-Government
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Strategy to enhance ICT sector in Jordan
Public and private sector leaders of the ICT industry in Jordan has launched a four year strategy to help revive the sector and enhance its competitiveness.
Global broadband prices revealed by the new OECD Report
Broadband users in 30 of the world’s most developed countries are getting greatly differing speeds and prices, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The OECD report says that 60% of its member countries net users are currently on broadband.
UN summit aims to harness technology for Africa
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have strongly endorsed a summit to be held in 2007, which aims to boost information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure in Africa to advance development on the continent. The Connect Africa Summit, to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 29 to 30 October, will bring together the private sector, governments and international organizations so as to seek ways to address the
Cyber criminals rely on mind games to loot people
McAfee has recently announced the results of a groundbreaking study that details the psychological games and other tactics, which cyber-criminals use in social engineering scams propagated through junk e-mails.
Global solutions needed to eradicate human trafficking: Heyzer
Human trafficking has become a multi-billion dollar industry and a major human rights concern, which requires the collective effort of the global community to be successfully eradicated, according to a senior official of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).
ICTs infrastructure in Africa
Level of poverty has remained very high in Africa in the past, and also the present. The 2006 report on the United Nation
MDCH sanctions $4.5 million for healthcare information exchange
The Michigan Departments of Community Health (MDCH) and Information Technology announced that more than $4.5 million in funding that will create a statewide infrastructure for healthcare information exchange that will streamline the sharing of medical information throughout Michigan.
