Weekly News Round Up: Asia (14-20 January 2010)
India funds power projects for African ICT
14 January 2010
In addition to funding the development of various ICT projects in Southern Africa, India has also started pumping money into electricity generation projects to boost the region's power supply. In addition to funding the development of various ICT projects in Southern Africa, India has also started pumping money into electricity generation projects to boost the region's power supply... http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=29DC8FFC-1A64-6A71-CECF2051D860E8C2
Using ICT to empower the differently-abled (India)
14 January 2010
The Kerala State IT Mission (KSITM), as part of an initiative to bring the benefits of ICT to the differently-abled through its ‘Insight’ project, conducted a seminar on the topic ‘Empowering the differently-abled’. The programme was held at Malabar Hall, Technopark on Wednesday. Mervin Alexander, CEO, Technopark delivered the welcome speech... http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Using+ICT+to+em...
PGMA inaugurates ICT firm, attains 500,000 worker goal (Philippines)
15 January 2010
There are now more than 500,000 ICT (information communications technology) workers in the country today. This, as WNS First Global Delivery Center in the Philippines inaugurated its facility at the Eastwood Cyber City in Libis, Quezon City, hitting President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's 500,000 ICT employment mark... http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi...
Top IT firms in e-gov shortlist (India)
16 January 2010
Seven IT firms, including five of India, are in the race for the Rs 2,000-crore e-governance project CCTNS. Sources say Indian software majors TCS, Infosys Technologies, Wipro, Tech Mahindra and NIIT Technologies have been shortlisted for the project, along with American tech giant Accenture and Frech firm CapGemini. The Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) project is among the largest e-governance projects the country has launched... http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Top-IT-firms-in-e-gov-shortlis...
ICT key in reviving global trade (Philippines)
17 January 2010
Although information and communications technology (ICT) constitutes only about 20 percent of merchandise and services exports, its impact on economic growth far exceeds its share of total global trade, said the Chairman of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) Dato’ San E. Khoo... http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/238924/ict-key-reviving-global-trade
ICT Spending To Grow By Eight Per Cent This Year (Malaysia)
18 January 2010
Spending on information and communication technology (ICT) is expected to grow by eight per cent this year supported by steps taken by the government, new applications and purchasing cycle. The Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry Malaysia (Pikom), said the industry recorded a moderate growth last year, with spending on handware improve slightly from a negative growth of five per cent in 2008... http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsbusiness.php?id=469186
Empowerment through ICTs —Syed Mohammad Ali (Pakistan)
19 January 2010
Using ICTs can change lives, transform communities and strengthen local economies, especially in countries that are currently in a time of flux, and where gender assumptions are also changing as part of a broader process of economic transition and social shifts... http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\19\story_19-1...
UK delegation invited to invest in Tier-II cities in Tamil Nadu (India)
20 January 2010
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday invited a business delegation from UK-India Business Council to visit Tier-II cities, saying it was keen to take forward ITES to the rural areas, encourage E-Governance and create modules to introduce IT in all aspects of administration... http://beta.thehindu.com/business/Economy/article83151.ece
14 January 2010
In addition to funding the development of various ICT projects in Southern Africa, India has also started pumping money into electricity generation projects to boost the region's power supply. In addition to funding the development of various ICT projects in Southern Africa, India has also started pumping money into electricity generation projects to boost the region's power supply... http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=29DC8FFC-1A64-6A71-CECF2051D860E8C2
Using ICT to empower the differently-abled (India)
14 January 2010
The Kerala State IT Mission (KSITM), as part of an initiative to bring the benefits of ICT to the differently-abled through its ‘Insight’ project, conducted a seminar on the topic ‘Empowering the differently-abled’. The programme was held at Malabar Hall, Technopark on Wednesday. Mervin Alexander, CEO, Technopark delivered the welcome speech... http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Using+ICT+to+em...
PGMA inaugurates ICT firm, attains 500,000 worker goal (Philippines)
15 January 2010
There are now more than 500,000 ICT (information communications technology) workers in the country today. This, as WNS First Global Delivery Center in the Philippines inaugurated its facility at the Eastwood Cyber City in Libis, Quezon City, hitting President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's 500,000 ICT employment mark... http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi...
Top IT firms in e-gov shortlist (India)
16 January 2010
Seven IT firms, including five of India, are in the race for the Rs 2,000-crore e-governance project CCTNS. Sources say Indian software majors TCS, Infosys Technologies, Wipro, Tech Mahindra and NIIT Technologies have been shortlisted for the project, along with American tech giant Accenture and Frech firm CapGemini. The Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) project is among the largest e-governance projects the country has launched... http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Top-IT-firms-in-e-gov-shortlis...
ICT key in reviving global trade (Philippines)
17 January 2010
Although information and communications technology (ICT) constitutes only about 20 percent of merchandise and services exports, its impact on economic growth far exceeds its share of total global trade, said the Chairman of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) Dato’ San E. Khoo... http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/238924/ict-key-reviving-global-trade
ICT Spending To Grow By Eight Per Cent This Year (Malaysia)
18 January 2010
Spending on information and communication technology (ICT) is expected to grow by eight per cent this year supported by steps taken by the government, new applications and purchasing cycle. The Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry Malaysia (Pikom), said the industry recorded a moderate growth last year, with spending on handware improve slightly from a negative growth of five per cent in 2008... http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsbusiness.php?id=469186
Empowerment through ICTs —Syed Mohammad Ali (Pakistan)
19 January 2010
Using ICTs can change lives, transform communities and strengthen local economies, especially in countries that are currently in a time of flux, and where gender assumptions are also changing as part of a broader process of economic transition and social shifts... http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\19\story_19-1...
UK delegation invited to invest in Tier-II cities in Tamil Nadu (India)
20 January 2010
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday invited a business delegation from UK-India Business Council to visit Tier-II cities, saying it was keen to take forward ITES to the rural areas, encourage E-Governance and create modules to introduce IT in all aspects of administration... http://beta.thehindu.com/business/Economy/article83151.ece
Tags: e-governance, icts, it, telecommunication
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