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Afghanistan launches international competitive tenders for two
additional GSM mobile licenses and local fixed service provider
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Internationl
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LONDON,
England (Reuters) -- If you think video games are engrossing
now, just wait: PlayStation maker Sony Corp. has been granted
a patent for beaming sensory information directly into the brain. |
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Running
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Localization
of Afghan Official Languages: |
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The
project will work on the computer terms and will find appropriate
terms in Afghan official languages. |
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Consultancies: |
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The
Association has always tried to be involved in activities, which
give life to the ICT in the country. |
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GIPI-Afghanistan: |
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The
aim of this project is to work with government and non-governmental
Tele-Communication and Internet stakeholders. |
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Upcoming
Projects |
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Two
Years ICT Awareness Compaign: |
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The
campaign will address the awareness, training, on job training,
workshops, seminars, roundtables and conferences in the ICT
arena. |
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The
Computer Bio-Monthly Magazine Relaunch. |
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The
magazine, which publishes 6 times a year after each couple of
months, was launched in 2000 and circulated 4 issues in 2000
and 2001. |
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GIPI-Afghanistan
Promoting Internet Policy and Regulatory Reform in Afghanistan:
Overview: |
| The aim of this project is to work with government
and non-governmental Tele-Communication and Internet stakeholders
to provide Internet and other ITC facilities in the under served
Afghanistan. To develop policies for implementation by the Government,
conducive to betterment of women and minorities, in the cities
and the remote and rural areas of the country creating International
Chapters of Afghanistan and local watchdog bodies. Persuade
Government and Non-governmental organization to launch and maintain
an education drive for the people to take advantage of the Internet
in improving Socio-economic conditions and to elucidate and
build public opinion in support of providing Internet free and
liberal.
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- To maintain close liaison with the Ministry of Communications
to know and thwart any fresh restrictive policy even before
it moves up to the legislative assemblies, ensure least
taxation and levies on this still undeveloped industry in
Afghanistan.
- To assist the Government Commissions in formulating helpful
policies for Liberalization of the Telecommunication and
its spread in the country.
- Work closely with various Government agencies and create
Provincial IT Boards, responsible to make the Government
procedures and operations computer and Internet worthy through
International cooperation and in light of the experience
gained by the developed countries.
- This project intends to improve the mutual understanding
of European and Asian IT&C regulatory and legislative
organization structures, their capabilities and shortcomings.
Encourage National and Provincial authorities to make their
activities and operations Internet bound to achieve Transparency
and peoples’ participation.
- Encourage the government to use Internet as a vehicle
of progress in Poverty Alleviation drive being launched
by the help of Asian Development Bank and World Bank provided
Loans and Grants. This can be achieved by providing Internet
connections to remote area Community centers and seeking
participation of those who are being helped.
- In this project of poverty alleviation, the Government
will need extensively to use the Graphic, the Pictorial
and the Multimedia, the European expertise in this field
will be able to make the project a real success.
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