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03.07.2007 Around a hundred schools in Perak, Malaysia will take part in an ICT programme to improve its academic scores in Science and Mathematics across the country.

03.07.2007 Government employees in the state of Kerala will be computer trained over the next three years under the National e-Governance Plan. Around 2,000 police officers in Malappuram district will undergo the training first.

29.06.2007 Computer giant IBM has launched the world's fastest commercial supercomputer named Blue Gene/P which is considered to be three times more potent than the current fastest machine BlueGene/L, also of IBM.

29.06.2007 A recent study by a consultancy firm in India notes a drop in English language online browsing to 41% among its 30 million net users. More than half the Indians who use the net live outside its metropolitan cities, in Tier II and Tier III cities. The use of Open Source Software has helped internet and telecom penetration into smaller towns.

29.06.2007 It has been seen that women can add value to local communities by the use of ICTs which also provide them an opportunity for empowerment and economic independence.

28.06.2007 The International Telecommunication Union ( ITU) has reached an agreement with ICO Global Communications and the Commonwealth Business Council to utilize satellite communications for improved global response in the face of natural disasters.

28.06.2007 The Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has provided recommendations to the Bangladesh government to make the budget of the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) more pro-poor.