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Thai Parliament to deploy telepresence services

Government organisations in Thailand will soon be able to attend parliament meeting without needing to travel to the Parliament after the deployment of telepresence technology offered by Electronic Government Agency (EGA).

Thai Gov’t to release PC caravan to raise rural ICT skills

PC caravan under the ‘Amazing PC’ campaign will leave Bangkok ...

Thailand introduces e-tax refund scheme for tourists

Tourists in Thailand can now enjoy a faster electronic refund ...

3 April 2012 | News

Beijing launches new city management app

Beijing Bureau of City Administration and Law Enforcement is also building a new command & control centre, and upgrading mobile data terminals for its 6000 law enforcement agents.

3 April 2012 | News

Singapore school introduces mobile learning experience

Nan Chiau Primary School in Sengkang, Singapore in collaboration with Qualcomme and Microsoft will empower its students and teachers through custom-tailored mobile application enabling 24/7 access to educational resources.

27 March 2012 | News

Thailand to use satellite for rice stock forecast

Earth data originated from Small Multi-Mission Satellite (SMMS) will be used to forecast rice production, said Songporn Komolsuradej, Executive Director of Space Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT).

21 March 2012 | News

Australia goes digital with government records

The Australian Government is fast-tracking moves to digital information management – with whole-of-government reforms requiring federal agencies to move from paper to digital record-keeping.

14 March 2012 | News

Vietnamese city to provide free wifi for residents

Located 160km Northeast of Hanoi, Ha Long—capital city of Quang Ninh province, Vietnam—has started installing 30 wireless base broadcasting stations to provide free wifi access for citizen and tourists.

9 March 2012 | News

Aus state spends US$11.7 million on Digital Futures Fund

The Victorian Government is allocating US$11.7 million to a new Digital Futures Fund to fast-track research and development into data mining, analytics, cloud computing and cyber-security.

9 March 2012 | Interview

South Australia leads the charge on social media

The South Australian government engages more than 12,000 people in an ambitious social media program.

21 February 2012 | News

Thailand Launches 4G Trials

The Information and Communication Technology Ministry has kicked off the country’s first 4G long-term evolution broadband trial in Bangkok and Maha Sarakham province.

20 February 2012 | News

Cloud prepared for Thailand tablet project

The Electronic Government Agency already prepared adequate space on its cloud system for the One Tablet PC per Child scheme commencing this coming May, said EGA Director Sak Segkhoonthod in an exclusive interview with FutureGov.

15 February 2012 | News

Thailand to Import 900,000 Tablets for Education

Thailand has decided to buy up to 900,000 tablet computers from China via a government-to-government contract with payment made in cash and produce for its One Tablet per Child scheme.

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