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10.01.2008 A new mobile phone service launched in Singapore aims to extend the reach of government e-services to the public and business users on the move.
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Related topics/regions: [South East Asia] [access] [e-governance] [policy initiatives in ICT]
17.04.2007 Singapore-based AMIC is organizing the RadioAsia Conference 2007 at Singapore Expo. The conference will supposedly challenge the perception that technology alone is responsible for driving change in communications.
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Related topics/regions: [South East Asia] [communications] [knowledge & ICT]
15.02.2006 AlexandraHospital is piloting a bed management system as part of a collaboration with Cisco Systems and Fujitsu Asia to address healthcare challenges such as bed shortages, the delivery of medical information and location monitoring of patients and hospital assets.
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Related topics/regions: [health & ICT] [research in ICT]
05.01.2006 Singapore's National Library through its portal and its digital library has extended access to its more than 500,000 e-books to book lovers all over the world.
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Related topics/regions: [South East Asia] [Asia and the Pacific] [Internet] [knowledge & ICT] [World Wide Web]
04.10.2005 The e-choupal project of ITC Ltd has won the 'IT excellence award 2005' instituted by the 'MIS Asia' magazine in the category of 'Best business enabler'. The award was announced in Singapore at the 'MIS Asia IT Summit'.
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Related topics/regions: [India] [ICT in poverty reduction]
03.10.2005 IBM’s Academic Initiative and Centre for Advanced Studies will help equip 3500 students per year with IT skills to become a more competitive workforce.
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Related topics/regions: [education & ICT]
11.03.2005 The Global Information Technology Report (GITR) 2004-05 ranks Singapore, for the first time, as the most advanced economy taking full advantage of ICTs. GITR, a yearly publication of the World Economic Forum, serves as the key benchmarking tool to determine the comparative strengths and weaknesses in their ICT usage and deployment.
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Related topics/regions: [economy]
14.11.2003 Singapore’s Parliament has amended Article 15A of the Computer Misuse Bill, allowing continuous surveillance of cyber-suspects and authorising their pre-emptive arrest before a crime has been committed. Reporters Without Borders has warned against the risk of abuse of the amendment. Cyber-criminals are liable for jail terms of up to three years.
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From: Reporter Senza Frontiere
Related topics/regions: [communications] [content] [human rights & ICT] [Internet]
31.10.2002 Singaporean teens can now get their sex ed. questions answered by experts--and in private--through text messaging; whatever works in the battle against AIDS.
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From: CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation
The Simputer goes global this week
28.10.2002 The Simputer, hailed as one of the 10 technological inventions that could help the poor gain wealth, is being launched globally this week in Singapore. Learn more about this Indian invention on our Simputer full coverage page.
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From: BytesForAll
Related topics/regions: [India] [access] [economy] [Internet] [IT training] [media technologies] [ICT in poverty reduction] [research in ICT]
Image: The Simputer goes global this week © Digital Opportunity Channel
06.10.2002 The Singapore government has launched a new Web services development framework to promote the growth of its software and IT services industry. Web services is a new technology of writing software that allow businesses to interact via the Internet.
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From: Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
Related topics/regions: [communications] [economy] [intermediate technology] [Internet] [policy initiatives in ICT] [World Wide Web]
23.04.2002 Based on an exploratory study on the use of WAP technology to mediate e-discussions in a course at the National Institute of Education, this article discusses the opportunities and limitations of WAP technology for supporting a learning community.
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Related topics/regions: [education & ICT] [educational innovations] [media technologies]
23.04.2002 Based on an exploratory study on the use of WAP technology to mediate e-discussions in a course at the National Institute of Education, this article discusses the opportunities and limitations of WAP technology for supporting a learning community.
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Related topics/regions: [education & ICT] [educational innovations] [media technologies]
Vietnam children get familiar with computers
16.04.2002 The UN ICT Task Force has begun the process of creating a regional network for the Asia Pacific region with a meeting of stakeholders in Shanghai, China. This is the fourth regional network to be established by the Task Force.
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From: Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
Related topics/regions: [Bangladesh] [Sri Lanka] [China] [India] [Malaysia] [Mongolia] [Vietnam] [Asia and the Pacific] [civil society & ICT] [international cooperation] [policy initiatives in ICT]
Image: Vietnam children get familiar with computers © United Nations Development Programme
04.04.2002 This report examines Dublin's ability to compete as an ICT-centric city and contrasts its capabilities with Copehagen, Dubai, Singapore, London, Tel Aviv and Washington DC.
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Related topics/regions: [Denmark] [Ireland] [Israel] [United Arab Emirates] [United Kingdom] [United States] [access] [economy] [e-governance] [Internet] [IT training] [literacy & ICT] [policy initiatives in ICT] [research in ICT]
04.04.2002 This report examines Dublin's ability to compete as an ICT-centric city and contrasts its capabilities with Copehagen, Dubai, Singapore, London, Tel Aviv and Washington DC.
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Related topics/regions: [Denmark] [Ireland] [Israel] [United Arab Emirates] [United Kingdom] [United States] [access] [economy] [e-governance] [Internet] [IT training] [literacy & ICT] [policy initiatives in ICT] [research in ICT]





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