Date: 28/06/11 UK suggests information sharing restrictions through Youtube
The UK Ministry of Defence warns its servicemen and women, and their families, of the possible dangers of sharing information over social media sites by posting short, relevant videos on Youtube. Taking after the Second World War British government propaganda motto, “careless talk costs lives”,
Date: 28/06/11 Computer courses for persons with impaired vision
The Azerbaijani Society of Blind Men received financial aid from the Ministry of Social Security Protection for realization of “Computer Courses for Persons with Impaired Vision” project. Head of the Association Semyar Abdullayev said that the project aimed at helping persons with impaired vision to easily access the internet,
Date: 28/06/11 Azerbaijan joins Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
Azerbaijan joined Intel International Science and Engineering Fair as part of the State Program on Informatization of Education System in 2008-2012. About 3,000 schoolchildren from over 50 countries participate in the final round of the competition annually,
Date: 24/06/11 US rural internet project continues despite budget cut
The US government will continue to implement the rural internet programme in spite of massive cuts to federal funding to improve broadband internet services to underserved rural areas in the country
Date: 24/06/11 Taiwan builds learning city network
The Taipei City Government has incorporated broadband Internet platform and educational resources from community colleges as part of its campaign to become a Learning city. A two-day fair dubbed “Learning City, Taipei” was held at Taipei City Hall earlier this month to launch the 12 community learning centres and the Learning City Network.
Date: 24/06/11 The future of Seoul will be created in line with a new paradigm of smart technology
The Seoul Metropolitan Government formally announced its IT blueprint aptly called the “Smart Seoul 2015”, which details the South Korean capital’s vision for informatisation for the next five years. The Smart Seoul 2015 incorporates IT services into government administration,
Date: 23/06/11 Juniper says 90 per cent of businesses have suffered an IT breach
The overwhelming majority of large enterprises have suffered data breaches in one form or another over the past 12 months, according to a recent survey from Juniper Networks. The study found that 90 per cent of the companies it polled reported falling victim to a breach, despite heavy spending on security protection. Nearly one quarter of the companies surveyed reported spending more than 25 per cent of their total IT budget on security.
Date: 23/06/11 IT workers get cold feet on cloud migration
Research has shown that IT professionals are becoming increasingly reluctant to move to the cloud, despite all the hype surrounding it. Computing questioned 200 IT professionals and saw a 10 per cent decline in the number of respondents planning to move their mission-critical applications to the cloud.
Date: 23/06/11 Digital TV to cover 70-80% of Azerbaijan by year end
The digital television broadcasting will be applied in 70-80% of Azerbaijani territory till the end of this year.The statement came from Technical Director 'Teleradio' Production Association of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Mikayil Abbasov.
Date: 23/06/11 E-trade getting off the ground in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan's nascent Internet trade had turnover of AZN 319,000 ($405,182) in the first five months of the year. The vast majority – 99.6% – of goods sold through the Internet are non-food items, according to the State Statistical Committee.
Date: 22/06/11 Common electronic database on disabled persons was established
The Ministry of Labor and Social Security has established a common electronic database (CDB) to insure integration of disabled persons into society. The Ministry said that the problems of disabled persons need a complex approach, ensuring consistent implementation of rehabilitation measures in accordance with an individual rehabilitation plan.
Date: 22/06/11 Mobile firms can trade spectrum
UK regulator Ofcom has given phone operators the green light to trade spectrum in a move intended to increase mobile network capacity. Available bandwidth is becoming a huge issue as smartphones put increasing demand on networks. The trading of airwaves comes ahead of a crucial spectrum auction next year that will usher in 4G data services.
Date: 22/06/11 Vietnam enhances security of online platforms
Following an increase in cyber-attacks of government websites across the region, the Ministry of Information and Communication has called on government agencies to enhance the security of their respective electronic portals. According to the Ministry, two of the most common cyber-attacks include defacement, which changes the interface of a site, and denial-of-service attacks, which prevents users from accessing computer sources. The Ministry called on agencies to regularly run virus scans, use firewalls, change network administration usernames and passwords to secure their respective systems.
Date: 21/06/11 Haryana to introduce biometric attendance for teachers
The Haryana government has decided to introduce biometric fingerprint scanners in around 2,622 government schools across the State in an effort to keep a check on teachers and deal with increasing absenteeism project, to be completed by August, is being implemented under the centrally sponsored scheme for information and communication technology in schools. The immediate trigger, however, were the many incidents coming to light where teachers, especially those posted in rural areas, coming to school only once in a while to mark their attendance in the register.
Date: 21/06/11 Denmark releases e-govt strategy 2011-2015
Denmark’s e-government strategy for the next five years was unveiled today at the eGov Global Exchange in Singapore, even before reaching the Danish public, according to Lars Frelle-Petersen, Deputy Director General and Head of the Digital Task Force Agency for Governmental Mangement, Danish Finance Ministry.
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