Information And Communication Technology
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Arroyo makes last pitch for Philippine ICT dept
News Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, who ends her term in less than a year, makes final appeal for lawmakers to pass bill to create standalone ICT unit.
Tags: Local Government, Politics, Information And Communication Technology, Business Process, BPO, U.S. Department of Transportation, Microsoft Office, agency, U.S. Congress, legislator
Thai ICT minister vows to curb rogue sites
News Thailand's new information and communications technology (ICT) minister places top priority on blocking Web sites criticizing the monarchy.
Tags: Politics, Cable, Web sites, Telecommunications, Information And Communication Technology, radio frequency, Cable, allocation, asset, industry
Philippine NTC transfer made known after delay
News Presidential directive to transfer country's telecom regulator back to the ICT commission was released to the public more than 16 months after it was signed.
Tags: Regulations, Mobile platforms/communications, Local Government, Telecommunications, Philippines, Directive, Information And Communication Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Senate, CICT
Investment in tech could help the UK reinvent itself
News A London School of Economics report suggests that a 15 billion pound (US$22.1 billion) investment in broadband, smart grid and intelligent transport technology could create 700,000 jobs.
Tags: Investments, Business broadband, Report, Investment, Author, Spokesperson, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband, Government, job
IT policy can spur economic growth, industry says
News Representatives from the information technology sector urge lawmakers on Capitol Hill to integrate IT policies into energy and economic legislation.
Tags: Government, Cisco Systems Inc., Policy, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband, Procurement, public transportation, tax credit, San Francisco, industry
A look back at Arroyo's ICT term
Blogs As I watched the State of the Nation Address (Sona) of Pres. Gloria Arroyo last Monday, I noticed that she peppered her ...
ICT causing UK govt to miss green targets
News A report has pointed to information and communications technology as one cause of the U.K. government's failure to meet its own carbon reduction targets.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Carbon Emission, Information And Communication Technology, computer, sustainable development, Server, public sector, carbon dioxide
EU calls for energy efficiency through ICT
News European Commissioner Viviane Reding has urged member states to use information and communication technologies to consume less power and combat climate change.
Tags: Green IT, Telecommunications, European Union, Information And Communication Technology, Europe, energy efficiency, Brussels, member state, R&D, industry
Intel to unify its research in Europe
News The company has outlined a plan to bring its European research together but has not given details on investment in the changes.
Tags: Processors, Innovation, R&D, Investments, Intel Corp., Facility, Spokesperson, Information And Communication Technology, Europe, Network technology
ITU: S'pore has lowest ICT cost
News Singapore offers world's lowest rates for making mobile phone calls and surfing the Web, finds International Telecommunication Union (ITU) study.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Outsourcing, Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile, Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, Broadband, mobile telephony
Philips Lighting rides analog-to-digital wave
News In the pursuit of energy efficiency, the lighting industry is undergoing a broad technology transition much the same way that consumer electronics already has.
Tags: Green IT, Infrastructure/architecture management, LED Lighting, Semiconductor, Information And Communication Technology, financial barrier, Philips Consumer Electronics, sustainability board, CEO, Philips Electronics N.V.
Intel rallies Thai broadband industry
News The chip giant urges IT industry operators, regulators and think-tanks in Thailand to make available five million broadband Internet ports in the country by 2010.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, Investments, Web sites, Intel Corp., Internet Access, Thailand, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband, NTC
WITSA: Open all markets to ICT services
News Governments and ICT industry players must also band together to address challenges facing future of digital economy, urges World IT and Services Alliance official.
Tags: International governments, Growth strategies and tools, Green IT, World Trade Organization, Information And Communication Technology, Associated Press, energy efficiency, alternative energy, network, Kuala Lumpur
M'sian tech firms make good in Middle East
News But Malaysian ICT companies still face challenges getting good local partners and adapting to the working culture in the Middle East, where Western firms are preferred.
Tags: International governments, Investments, Business plans, Security, IT Security, Information And Communication Technology, Malaysia, Middle East, job, marketing
M'sia faces ICT skills gap
News Demand for infocomm professionals remains robust as Malaysia intensifies outsourcing ambition, but graduates entering the workforce still lack fundamental skill sets, say industry players.
Tags: Recruiting, IT training, Communication skills, Information And Communication Technology, Malaysia, Advertisement, software, co-founder, Human Resources, job
