Infocomm Development Authority
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S'pore Wi-Fi hotspots protected from lawsuits
News As long as operators of public Internet access areas aren't complicit in security breaches, they won't be liable in eyes of Singapore's law, says lawyer.
Tags: Regulations, 802.11/Wi-Fi, U.K., network, Lawsuit, Singapore, Internet Service, intellectual property, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi network
S'pore's disabled need better Web site access
News Public sector leads way to creating accessible Web sites for disabled, but these remain small percentage of overall sites in Singapore, says executive.
Tags: Web sites, People With Disability, Royson Poh, Computer, Disability, Web sites, Singapore, W3C, Broadband, font
S'pore to spend US$1.2B on infocomm projects
News update Government will call for tenders for more than 392 new projects during its current financial year, says regulator Infocomm Development Authority.
Tags: Government, Business, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Portal, Procurement, CIO, payment, CEO
Regulation needed to 'free' NBN operators
News Singapore needs open access platform for its next-generation broadband network, so operators can offer innovative services to customers.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, Regulation, BSS, QoS, OSS, service provider, e-Service, network company, Infocomm Development Authority, CommunicAsia 2009
StarHub wins Singapore OpCo role
News Singapore government appoints StarHub as "operating company" to provide wholesale broadband connectivity for country's planned next-generation national broadband network.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, Next-generation technology/networks, Starhub, SingTel, Cisco Systems Inc., Fiber, Singapore, Broadband, IntelliNet Technologies
S'pore says NBN will stay competitive
News Tight regulation will ensure players on Singapore's next-generation broadband network will strive to be competitive, assures local telecoms regulator.
Tags: Video, Bandwidth, Next-generation technology/networks, Starhub, Next-generation Broadband Network, Nucleus Connect, OpCo, SingTel, network, CEO
M'sian operator to offer WiMax services in S'pore
News Malaysia's Packet One signs deal that, if approved, will allow company to assume WiMax license to operate facilities and offer wireless broadband access in Singapore.
Tags: WiMax, Personal broadband, Pacnet Ltd., network, mobile, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Singapore, Malaysia, FTTH
S'pore ups investment in wireless, ICT manpower
News update Government extends free wireless service for another four years, and unveils two new manpower training schemes for graduates and ICT professionals.
Tags: IT training, Government, CommunicAsia 2009, Investment, Fiber, Training, Wireless Broadband, Information, Wireless, Information And Communication Technology
Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent to manage S'pore NBN
News update Huawei and Alcatel-Lucent will run Singapore national broadband network's "active infrastructure" by its operating company, Nucleus Connect.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Optical networking, Alcatel, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Fiber, BSS, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, Broadband, Lucent Technologies Inc.
S'pore e-health records roadmap 'pragmatic'
News Singapore and other Asian countries have ingredients for successful implementation of e-healthcare services, say executives from GE Healthcare.
Tags: Data Management, Local Government, Regulations, GE Healthcare, General Electric Co., Asia-Pacific, Spokesperson, Singapore, E-health, health care company
S'pore govt agencies hop onboard SOEasy
News Sixty-two public sector agencies in Singapore have begun the transition to a common ICT platform; four have initiated rollout of centralized basic services.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, Government, Security, Singapore, Microsoft Windows 7, Environment, public sector, Microsoft Windows, health care
S'pore healthcare, maritime get boost
News About US$3.7 million will go to seven IT projects in healthcare, as well as applications that tap on wireless broadband network at Singapore's southern coastline.
Tags: Business applications, Mobile commerce, Government, SMB, Mobile, Singapore, payment, electronic payment, food, network
S'pore to invest US$833M on infocomm projects
News Government will call for 391 tenders over the next 12 months on new ICT projects, 42 percent of which will be worth at least US$365,400, says IDA chief.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, Investments, Local Government, Singapore, Government, CIO, public sector, software, financial
SOEasy to stay on target for 2010
News The Singapore government has said its standard operating ICT environment (SOE) project is well on the way to meeting its goal for full implementation across 74 government agencies by 2010.
Tags: Desktops, Asset/resource/knowledge management, IT Governance, Hewlett-Packard Co., consortium, public sector, network, Lucent Technologies Inc., data center, desktop
Gunning for iN2015: Locked and loaded
News Singapore is already exceeding targets set for the year 2015 in its master blueprint to invigorate the nation with IT, according to its industry regulator.
Tags: Business broadband, Local Government, Next-generation technology/networks, LANs and WANs, IP Television, Internet Access, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore
