Date: 03/10/11 Azerbaijan's Internet providers reduce tariffs
State Internet service provider of Azerbaijan BakinterNet announces reduction in cost of access to Internet,
Date: 30/09/11 Philippine e-procurement portal to host new features
The Philippine budget department will host three new functionalities in its e- procurement portal by the end of the year to increase transparency in government procurement and bring convenience to procuring.
Date: 30/09/11 New York governor launches online town hall
US President Barack Obama now has other American politicians following in his footsteps. New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, has started a web site (on 22 September 2011) to engage with citizens online like what Obama has been doing with Twitter and Facebook.
Date: 29/09/11 China police urged to use social media
China has ordered police nationwide to make more use of social networking sites to ensure greater openness and "dispel misunderstandings," the state Xinhua news agency said Tuesday. Huang Ming, vice-minister of public security,
Date: 29/09/11 EU's Kroes says public authorities must play a role in shaping Internet's future
Public authorities must play a "modest, but not inactive" role in shaping the internet's future, although regulation should only ever be a last resort, the European Commission's technology chief said Tuesday. "As the net becomes an ever more structural part of our economic and social framework,
Date: 29/09/11 Google's Schmidt says favouring Motorola would be disaster
Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said Monday the Internet giant won't favor Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. after the search giant acquires the mobile phone maker because of potentially negative fallout for its Android operating system.
Date: 23/09/11 Gartner predicts swing to cloud email and collaboration services
Some 55 per cent of enterprises will have adopted cloud email and collaboration services (CECS) by 2020, according to analyst firm Gartner.
Date: 22/09/11 New network to save Transport for Greater Manchester £300k per year
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has signed a contract worth £1.4m over five years with managed network provider Easynet Global Services for a communications platform to improve local traffic conditions. As part of the deal, Easynet will provide a fully managed ADSL network that will help TfGM
Date: 22/09/11 South Korea tops in Internet download speed: study
South Korea has the world's top Internet download speeds followed by Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Latvia, according to a study released on Tuesday. The United States placed just 26th in the analysis of the speed of worldwide Internet connections conducted by Pando Networks.
Date: 21/09/11 Number of Facebook users in Azerbaijan exceeds 500,000
Number of users of Facebook social network in Azerbaijan hit 506,780, according to Facebakers Research Company's report as of Sept. 20. Over the last four months, the number of the social network users in Azerbaijan increased by 105,180 users. Azerbaijani Facebook segment ranks 93rd in the attendance rating, one point less compared to May.
Date: 20/09/11 The Philippines assesses local government performance
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Barangay Governance Performance Management System (BGPMS) has recorded increasing compliance of local government units (Barangays) to the standards on good governance set by DILG. According to DILG BGPMS representative, Mediatrix Rubio,
Date: 20/09/11 Thailand to increase internet coverage up to 85 per cent
The Thai government, through the Smart Thailand Strategy, will extend high speed internet coverage to 80 to 85 per cent of all subdistrics in the country within four years to accelerate government services. Capt Anudith Nakornthap (pictured), minister of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) Group said pilot provinces would be selected to upgrade
Date: 20/09/11 Taiwan ministry launches US$205,000 Facebook account
The Mainland Affairs Council, the ministry responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of policies between Taiwan and Mainland China, has announced that it would set up a Facebook account to promote government policies at a price of NT$6 million (US$205,332).
Date: 20/09/11 Chief treasury secretary widens target for broadband coverage
Chief treasury secretary Danny Alexander has widened the government's target for high-speed broadband coverage from 90 per cent to include all of the UK. He announced the change during his keynote speech at the Birmingham annual conference of the Liberal Democrat party, some of whose MPs represent the most remote parts of the UK.
Date: 20/09/11 Yahoo interim CEO Morse given payrise
Yahoo Inc. Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse has received a pay increase as he steps into the new role of interim chief executive following the firing of Carol Bartz last week. According to a regulatory filing on Friday, Yahoo board members approved a base salary increase for Morse to $750,000 from $600,000, effective Thursday.
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