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The Philippines to enhance R&D capabilities with Supercomputer
The Department of Science and Technology and the University of the Philippines announced yesterday that they will be leveraging the world-renowned IBM Blue Gene supercomputer to support key priority R&D projects focused on reducing poverty.
Education IT
US launches app to help people learn and teach English
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational ...
Open Government
UNESCO adopts Open Access Policy
Starting July 2013, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...
10 May 2013 | News
US unveils new Open Data Policies
In a bid to make information generated and stored by the Federal Government more open and accessible, the White House unveiled a new Executive Order and Open Data Policy which declared information as a “valuable national asset” that should be made easily accessible to the public.
9 May 2013 | News
Using mobile technology for development in USAID
FutureGov spoke to Maura O’Neill, Chief Information Officer and Senior Counselor at USAID, about the role of mobile technology in the agency’s work.
9 May 2013 | News
UK University Establishes Open Source Geospatial Lab
The University of SouthHampton, one of the leading research universities in the UK, announced the establishment of an Open Source Geospatial Laboratory which aims to support the growing demand for the development of open source geospatial software technologies, trainings and expertise across various industries.
8 May 2013 | News
Driving Better Governance with Open Source
Mark Bohannon, Vice President for Corporate Affairs & Global Public Policy at Red Hat gives his take on how governments are now actively becoming participants in the open source community, as opposed to simply being purchasers of IT solutions.
8 May 2013 | News
Canadian City launches mobile app for government services
The city of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, launched a new mobile app to connect citizens with city services.
8 May 2013 | News
Singapore's ICT Authority Changes Leadership
Starting 10 June 2013, Steven Leonard will be taking the helm as the executive Deputy Chairman of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore together with Jacqueline Poh, the newly appointed Managing Director.
8 May 2013 | News
US Veterans Affairs Dept revamps HR system
Department of Veterans Affairs, US will replace its 50 year old legacy Human Resources application with a new system under the software-as-a-service model.
7 May 2013 | News
ADB, Microsoft unveil mobile apps for social development
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Microsoft Corporation unveiled the finalists of the “Apps for Asia” Redesigning Development Programme during ADB’s 46th Annual Meeting in India on 4 May 2013.
7 May 2013 | News
App for Veterans Launched in Canada
Mental Health Week in Canada began with the launch of a mobile application designed to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder manage their symptoms.
7 May 2013 | News
Sri Lanka to monitor road safety with GPS
The National Transport Commission launched recently a pilot trial of its project which aims to monitor the driving capabilities of inter-provincial buses by using Global Positioning System (GPS).
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Rajasthan to start online application process for driving licences
In a bid to ensure transparency in the application process for obtaining a driving licence ...
India’s govt performance guru delivers key speech
It is nine months since the Government of India announced a plan to overhaul the ...
Bangladesh plans for strict cyber-crime laws
Bangladesh is planning stringent measures to fight cyber crime amid the rapid expansion of information ...