Date: 08/09/11 NZ plans online medicine information resource
New Zealand Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne recently announced the establishment of a country-specific, up-to-date, and comprehensive medicine information resource for health professionals- the New Zealand Medicines Formulary (NZMF). The formulary, to be rolled out across the sector within 12 months, will provide concise,
Date: 08/09/11 New Zealand to get Cloud Code of Practice
New Zealand’s cloud computing industry has announced plans to develop a voluntary Cloud Computing Code of Practice to inform and safeguard the public. The initiative was the outcome of a workshop that included participants from industry and government as well as observers from the offices of the Privacy Commissioner and Government CIO.
Date: 08/09/11 The Phillipines names new ICT chief
The President of the Philippines has appointed Louis Casambre as the first executive director of the Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO) under the Department of Science and Technology. Casambre spent 14 years as an integrated circuit design engineer at a Japanese-owned electronics firm.
Date: 08/09/11 Australia develops first E-Mental-Health Strategy
Australia’s recently established e-mental health expert committee is considering new online initiatives in its development of the nation’s first national e-mental health strategy. The expert committee will advise on the rollout of the Australia’s first mental health online portal and virtual clinic.
Date: 08/09/11 The Philippines rolls out social insurance e-kiosks
To bring social insurance services closer to its members and pensioners, the social insurance institution of the Philippines is working to deploy 500 e-kiosks across the country. Through the kiosks, dubbed GSIS Wireless Automated Processing System (G-W@PS),
Date: 08/09/11 SMS tracking for police clearance certificates in Sri Lanka
The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) in collaboration with the country’s police department recently launched an SMS-based tracking service for police clearance certificates. ICTA is a state-owned agency responsible for crafting the country’s ICT policy.
Date: 08/09/11 China National Bureau of Statistics upgrades “smart computing” system
The China National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Data Management Centre will soon embark on the second phase of the Smarter Computing business project that will deliver services faster, with higher quality and better economics.
Date: 07/09/11 Azerbaijan commissions center for e-signature issuance
Azerbaijani Communications and IT Ministry officially announced about commissioning the Centre for issuance of electronic digital signature in Azerbaijan.
Date: 07/09/11 Ultra introduces accounting system at finance ministry
The Azerbaijani company Ultra has completed implementing 1C accounting system at the Azerbaijani Finance Ministry, Ultra informed. The solution is completely localized into the Azerbaijani language and adapted for the legislation and accounting standards.1C is a flexible system.
Date: 07/09/11 Regulators raid Google's South Korea office: source
Antitrust officials in South Korea raided Google Inc's Seoul offices on Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the matter, expanding worldwide regulatory pressure on the Internet giant. Google, the world's No. 1 search engine,
Date: 07/09/11 Telefónica to create digital hub in the UK
Spanish communications giant Telefónica, the parent company of O2, is to undergo a major restructure, which will see it create a new digital hub in the UK. The new business unit, Telefónica Digital, will be headquartered in London and spearheaded by Matthew Key,
Date: 07/09/11 National Hospital System (NHS) set to save £8m a year with Telestroke technology
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Hospitals across Lancashire and Cumbria are using a new fibre-optic network and videoconferencing technology to treat patients suffering from a stroke, which is set to save the NHS over £8m a year. Virgin Media Business is providing eight hospitals in the area with the technology
Date: 06/09/11 Toshiba in talks over Westinghouse stake: source
Japan's Toshiba Corp is in talks with Shaw Group over the U.S. company's 20 percent stake in nuclear power plant company Westinghouse Electric Co, a person familiar with the matter said. Shares of Toshiba fell more than 7 percent to 2-1/2-year lows on Tuesday on concerns
Date: 06/09/11 Dell and Baidu tie up for smartphones in China
Dell has confirmed it is one of a number of companies partnering with Baidu, China's top search engine, on mobile devices. A Dell spokesperson said the company was developing smartphones that would run Baidu's new software platform for the Chinese market.
Date: 06/09/11 European Parliament signs €12m contract with Accenture
The European Parliament has signed a €12m (£10m) IT application services agreement with IT services company Accenture to develop and support a range of applications across the organisation. The applications will sit across human resources, finance, logistics and administrative management.
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