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| Ind @ 44, China 59, Pak 84 in IT growth |
| India, Pak, China all have shown a fall in the Network Readiness Index (NRI) of the Global Information Technology Report (GITR) for the year 2006-07, reports www.thenews.com.pk
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| 20 IIIT's to be set up across the country |
| In the 11th Five Year plan for 2008-2012, the GoI is planning to set up 20 IIIT's (Indian Institute of Information Technology) across the country. This is in keeping with the digital boom being witnessed and the talent crunch expected out of it, reports digitalopportunitychannel
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| Microlending site launched by eBay |
| MicroPlace is the place to be these days if you are socially committed and want to make some money too in the bargain. eBay has launched a microlending website for people to invest in entrepreneurs in poor communities around the world and get a return on their money too, reports ToI
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| Computers to be worn? |
| Sounds weired today but not exactly impossible. Scientists believe that in future we would be able to wear our computers and it would also prompt us the things we ought to be doing at that point of time, reports rediff.com
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| No humour:Mobile soap opera coming |
| With the proliferation of new media like internet, mobiles etc., a 90mt. soap opera in humour genre with each episode of 3mts. is coming exclusively on mobile phones courtesy Rajshri Media, reports TOI
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| Facilitating and managing information for rural development |
| The handbook is designed for rural professionals and development professionals (support NGOs, groups, farmers’ organisations, etc.) who want to set up and run information services.
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| IT & ITeS worth 110000 crore in '08 |
| Information Technology (IT) & IT enabled service (ITeS) will touch new heights and is estimated to be worth Rs. 1,10,000 crore in 2008, reports MailToday.
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| Register it first on Net |
| Might of the mouse click is registering a hit everywhere. Internet is slowly emerging as the first space where FIR (First Information Reports) are lodged first. Be it Nandigram, Pakistan, Mynmar or anywhere Internet is the preferred destination for common middle class citizens as it gives one the comfort of showing our anguish from your homes throuh the internet as opposed to collecting in a group and protesting.
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| Kenya set to enable Internet access in rural areas |
| Information Minister Mutahi Kagwe says the government has set aside 2.1 billion shillings to install communication equipment that would enable rural areas access internet services.
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| Prepared to use mobiles for transfering cash |
Now it is probable in near future to transfer cash using one's mobile phone to another relative living elsewhere. The GSM operators Association maintain they have the technologies in place, just the government guidelines are binding them from unleasing this potentially explosive sector. India receives about 27 Billion UD$ worth of remittances annually according to RBI.
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| India's AIDS awareness campaign on track |
On World's AIDS day, India has started a special train to spread awareness about the deadly disease. The eight bogey train with exhibitions & artistes on board will convey the message all along the 27,000 kms stopping at 180 stations across 24 states. It's called the Red Ribbon Express.
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| Flee Trac launched |
| Keep track of your fleet of moving vehicles from a central position and monitor them wherever they go. I fact the personnel & goods in the vehicle can also be monitored through Flee Trac, vehicle tracking service, launched reports The Hindu.
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| Amar Chitra Katha headed digitally |
| Popular Amar Chitra Katha & Tinkle comic characters are in for a makeover as the publisher has decided to launch them across various multi media mediums like CD, DVD, Computers & Mobiles. The strategic move has been partly attributed to the falling readership trends & mostly by the popularity of these new mediums among main target groups i.e. children, reports Mail Today.
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| All the books on net |
In a major digitisation development by an Indian-origin
Professor Raj Reddy, now if you access http://www.ulib.org you
will be transported into a world of books published worldwide, that too for
free. Hurry.
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| Making it 'possible' for them |
Telecom major Vodafone Essar has launched 'Sambhav' (meaning possible) a unique prepaid card aimed at persons with speaking & hearing disabilities. Such persons can use the mobile phones primarily for sending SMSs.
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| 'Maid' for the net |
| Not only the white or blue collared job is available through the internet, now you can also find your 'maid for you' unskilled helpers via the world wide web, thanks to sites such as www.babajobs.com
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| DTH platform for interactive learning |
| Tata Sky has tied up with online learning portal 24x7guru.com to provide educational services for the DTH platform. First the services is planned free and later a nominal fee is proposed.
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| National Alliance for Mission 2007 |
| Workshop held on "Strengthening the Linkages of different ICT4D models"
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| A society that shares: India's tradition of knowledge |
| Intellectual property. It's one of the defining terms of the 21st century. The recent knowledge symposium, "Owning the future: Ideas and their role in the digital age" deconstructed the term "intellectual property" and examined the assumptions beneath it. Since the event was being held in India, it seemed appropriate to examine intellectual property in the context of Indian traditions of knowledge by Venkatesh Hariharan.
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| ICT & development - help or hindrance? |
| ICT4D - An Integrated Approach for Village Communities - This paper develops an approach to planning for ICT that links multiple development outcomes to a single investment so as to increase affordability for village communities.ICT has a vital part to play in development.
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| Education via satellite for technical students |
| About 20,000 students pursuing technical education in Orissa would be able to avail education through satellite.The State Directorate of Technical Education and Training (DTET) has entered into an agreement with the Indian Space Research Organisation.
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| IT sector attracts $8.6 bn investment |
| The global corporations have pledged investments of $8.6 bn in the telecom and Information Technology sectors in 2005-06, according to the data compiled by Ministry of Communications and IT.A consortium of non-resident Indians have proposed investment of $3 bn for silicon chip manufacturing facility near Hyderabad.
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| Creating next generation of government services |
| "Cisco's vision is linked to the government's vision. Our first job is to understand what the government or the society is trying to achieve. We try to increase government value for their citizens.
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| International Academy of CIO |
| For the people, the term CIO or Chief Information Officer is today no longer a new word. CIO Magazine – CIO.com, defines a meaningful elaboration for 'CIO'. It defines thus: "CIO provides senior executives insights and in-depth knowledge of information technology."
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| Have an extra drive on Google |
| Google Inc. is planning to add a new hard disk type drive on its servers for users to store what they would normally store on their PCs. The move aims to benefit customers who would be accessing their files or music or anything and use them when they log on from any computer or mobile device. Already Google offers a lot of storage space on its email and other services, TOI reports.
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| Project Bhoomi gets DQ Award |
| The Karnataka government's initiative of digitisation of land records under its Project Bhoomi has been awarded by Dataquest magazine as the pathbreaker of the year 2007, reports www.igovernment.in
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| SL global knowledge centres # 500 opened |
| e-Sri Lanka initiative is in full swing and the island nation opened its 500th 'Nenalasa' meaning global knowledge centres of the 1000 proposed across the country, reports igovernment.in
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| Wireless boost for British cities |
| A BT project aims to give a dozen UK cities widespread wi-fi coverage.The telecoms giant has signed deals with 12 councils to fit wi-fi antenna to street furniture to create broad zones where people can get untethered access to the net.
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| Googling oneself becoming a trend |
| Self-Googling i.e. to search for your name on the internet is becoming a new trend in the US, a study revealed. It increased by double since 2002, reports TOI
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| Telephone newspaper launched in Sweden |
| World's first Telephone Newspaper has been launched in Sweden aimed at a segment who don't have access to print or e-paper. By pressing a simple button denoting the newspaper's name, subscribers are ready to read the newspaper on their phones. A monthly fee is charged, reports digitalopportunity channel.
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