Create alert10943 results for "Local Government"
Philippine government proposes new IPR laws
News Facing mounting piracy, country unveils set of proposed rules to facilitate faster and more efficient resolution of court cases involving intellectual property rights.
Tags: Copyright, Lawsuits, Piracy, Chief Justice, Conference, Business Software Alliance, Philippines, IP, Intellectual Property Right, Government
M'sia mandates local software use for govt
News Malaysian government agencies urged to use local applications, in move that can boost country's software market but send wrong signal to foreign players.
Tags: Local Government, Software engineering/development, R&D, Content management, Twitter Inc., Najib, Microsoft Corp., software, Information And Communication Technology, digital content
Facebook, meet the locals
News U.S. social networking sites are eager to expand overseas, but they'll have to contend with homegrown competitors in key markets.
Tags: Internet advertising, Web sites, MySpace, Site, Video, Europe, Beverly Hills, Hyves, social networking, Facebook
Paperless government not yet a S'pore reality
News Singapore's public sector makes strides in pushing online transactions, but consumer comfort with hardcopy documents impedes paper-free vision, says analyst.
Tags: Web sites, Web services, Government, Transaction, PKI, IRAS Staff, Web sites, International Data Corp., e-Service, Spokesperson
US government finally lets ICANN go
News update In surprising move, U.S. government says it is ready to relinquish power of organization that oversees global Web traffic to "Internet users everywhere".
Tags: Web sites, Domain names, Politics, International governments, Domain Name, ICANN, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, accountability, U.S. Department of Commerce
Alatum touts local presence as differentiator
News Singapore-based cloud provider says local presence helps win more enterprise customers, giving it edge over bigger players such as Amazon.
Tags: Cloud computing, grid computing, Citrix Systems Inc., SingTel, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Cloud computing, Amazon.com Inc., Customer, network
UK government open source guidelines ignored, says Ingres
News Software tenders that have taken place since the government published its open source policy in February have ignored those guidelines, according to database firm Ingres.
Tags: Open source, Open-source Database, Chief Information Officer, Open-source Software, Ingres, proprietary software, open standard, Open source, incentive, ZDNet Asia
Truphone offers local calling anywhere
News Truphone is launching a new service that will allow frequent international travelers to use a single phone and single SIM card to make international calls in many countries in the world.
Tags: PDA phones, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Mobile, Phone Number, Cell Phone, Service, VoIP company, phone network, phone
London data center to power local community
News The Telehouse West facility in the Docklands area will export waste heat from its cooling systems to provide energy for surrounding homes and businesses.
Tags: Data centers, Green IT, Carbon Emission, Combined Heat and Power, data center industry, London, industry, strategy, data center, sustainability
Singapore looks to export e-government
News The country's ICT regulator and promoter establishes a new body focused on applying its public sector infocomm expertise elsewhere in the world.
Tags: Government, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Business, E-government, Asia, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, Infowave
Government CIOs should look up to cloud
News Tech heads in public sector can gain insights from cloud computing providers on designing next-generation government IT infrastructures, urges analyst.
Tags: Cloud computing, Business models, Network administration/implementation, On-demand, Australia, Government, Cloud computing, CIO, public sector, financial
Government IT spend bright spot in Philippines
News Various government-led initiatives, including plans to establish credit database and grow e-learning adoption, will boost country's IT services, finds new report.
Tags: Ovum, Security, IT Services, Philippines, IT-spending, Tech Industry, Singapore, Government, public sector, information technology company
Indian tech giants to transform UK government?
News A U.K. parliamentary group formed recently to bolster trade links between the two countries, are introducing executives from outsourcing powerhouses such as HCL, Infosys and TCS to British MPs and civil servants.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Offshoring, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Infosys Technologies Ltd., Outsourcing, India, Outsourcing Company, Britain, Government
Satyam bullish under 'umbrella of governance'
News update Rebranded Mahindra Satyam, and armed with new governance model, Indian IT services firm guns for new contract and client wins in the Asia-Pacific.
Tags: Services, Business applications, Manufacturing, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, BPO, business development, Telstra Corp., financial, marketing
Build governance into e-govt, experts urge
News Governments need to factor governance and collaboration into their e-government frameworks, not focus on IT and its application, said speakers at Singapore event.
Tags: IT Governance, Web services, Web 2.0, Government, E-government, Conference, e-Service, middle management, Singapore, CIO
