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Driving value through a business process platform
The challenges facing the public sector today are greater than ever, writes Vivek Puthucode, Industry ...
Next generation data centres
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The perpetual collaboration mandate
Globalisation, ecological issues, technological impact and other modern challenges are driving the need for streamlined ...
Shaping governments of the future
Leong Peng Kiong talks about pioneering new ways of building, implementing and operating e-government services.
ICT for education in rural Malaysia
A school in a remote part of Sabah state boasts a wireless connection and computer-aided programmes for its students to keep pace with the rest of Malaysia.
Filipino govt backs high school internet plans
To enhance the IT skills of high school students, the ...
Korea to improve technical education in Nepal
The government of the Republic of Korea will support to ...
17 November 2008 | News
Laos harness education to reduce poverty
Laos seeks to raise its world standing by embracing education programmes that reduce local poverty.
12 November 2008 | News
Korea helps Myanmar implement school project
The Korea International Cooperation Agency of South Korea will help Myanmar to implement a technical school project in the country’s Thagar area.
12 November 2008 | News
Pupils in Malaysian state to get laptops
Each of Terengganu’s 25,000 pupils will receive one laptop from the state government next year.
11 November 2008 | News
UNESCO helps Iraq launch educational TV channel
Iraqi children who are unable to attend classes due to security concerns will now be able to continue their studies through distance learning thanks to a new educational television channel launched by UNESCO and the education ministry in Iraq.
10 November 2008 | News
Low Cost Computers for Ugandan Schools
After two years of waiting, primary, secondary and tertiary institutions can now acquire low cost computers. The Uganda Ministry of Information and Communication Technology launched the Computers for Schools Uganda, a project aimed at bridging the digital-divide in the country.
7 November 2008 | News
Mobile education launched in India
In line with its “Education anywhere and anytime” vision, the Indira Gandhi National Open University will soon impart student courses on public health, art, music and various other subjects through mobile phones.
7 November 2008 | News
Dubai to assure quality in higher education
The Knowledge and Human Development Authority has set up a quality assurance board to review higher education in Dubai’s Free Zones. One aim of the Board, made up of quality assurance experts from around the world, will be to ensure that a degree earned from an international higher education establishment on a campus in Dubai is of the same value as that achieved in its country of origin.
31 October 2008 | Spotlight
Revolutionising the face of education
New technologies have dramatically transformed the way people teach and learn, with characteristic high-speed delivery, visually engaging and interactive content, and customised experiences.
29 October 2008 | News
Filipino education to get ICT boost
The Philippines Department of Education and the Oracle Education Foundation have agreed to roll out OEF’s ThinkQuest technology programme to 500 public elementary schools across the nation, reaching 50,000 students and teachers over the next two years.
22 October 2008 | News
Uganda's education needs internet subsidy
High internet connectivity costs remain a major handicap to the widespread integration of IT in teaching and research at Ugandan educational institutions.
22 October 2008 | News
Indian state gives all schools IT access
Andhra Pradesh, the largest and most populous state in South India, has become the first state to offer ICT education to all its 1.8 million school-going children, starting last Monday.
9 October 2008 | Feature
Future education in Singapore
With the advent of Singapore’s FutureSchools project—whereby the next generation of students will be equipped with ICT in every area of their studies—we interview a leading secondary school in the country to get an insight to these students’ lifestyles come the invasion of technology into classrooms.
8 October 2008 | News
Australian universities must upgrade network to keep up
Professor Larry Smarr, an internet expert in the US, has urged Australian universities to roll out new superhighways to ensure that scientists and innovators remain competitive in global research.
1 October 2008 | Interview
Green management makes sense for polytechnic
One of Singapore’s tertiary education institutes has a long-standing commitment to go green, shares Andre Ahchak, Deputy Director, Nanyang Polytechnic.
25 September 2008 | News
New Zealand varsity upgrades backbone
With 22,000 students and 2000 staff on four major sites, Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, needs top grade communications. Efficient access to knowledge resources, administrative systems and educational applications all depend on reliable, high speed data connections throughout the campus.
25 September 2008 | News
Dubai egov partners university
Dubai eGovernment has signed an agreement with Zayed University to collaborate in providing career development opportunities for university students in the field of information technology.
20 September 2008 | Feature
The Creative Classroom
Future schooling in Singapore—from educational computer games to virtual field trips.
16 September 2008 | News
Singapore teachers get web 2.0 resources
A new joint project between the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore and the country’s Ministry of Education aims to provide teachers with all the information they need to leverage web 2.0 technologies for new approaches to learning.
10 September 2008 | News
Australian students reject paying for ‘virtual’ lectures
A student petition at the University of Western Sydney (UWS) in Australia is demanding cuts in fees to match cuts in face-to-face teaching time as the university extends the virtual classroom.
9 September 2008 | News
27 schools embrace e-learning in UAE
The e-learning project will revolutionise conventional teaching techniques in favour of equipping students, teachers and even parents, with smart IT tools.
5 September 2008 | News
Chinese university deploys campus-wide wireless LAN
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications has deployed a campus-wide wireless LAN (WLAN) to its two campuses, becoming one of the few universities in China to provide complete wireless LAN coverage to every building in addition to the campus’ outdoor spaces.
5 September 2008 | Feature
Australian college invests in high performance network
Mercedes College deploys 10gb a second connectivity in new fibre network.
3 September 2008 | News
Hands-free access for disabled children at a UK college
National Star College is a registered charity and national independent specialist college that helps young disabled students to achieve their potential through innovative programmes of education and independence training.
28 August 2008 | Feature
Raising the standard for research and education networks
Dai Davies, General Manager at Europe’s advanced research network DANTE, talks about the challenges of meeting rising user demands and fending off cyber threats.
19 August 2008 | News
Vietnam plans schools IT push
Vietnam’s Ministry of Education has announced three major initiatives to boost the quality of school education in the country.
25 July 2008 | News
Singapore's polytechnic wins green recognition
The education sector in Singapore has been using technology for environmental purposes with Singapore Polytechnic (SP) clinching top honours at the Singapore Environmental and Social Reporting Awards organised by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
20 September 2007 | Deals
High-speed link to US schools
Indian and US universities to partner each other
3 September 2007 | Interview
How e-exams help provide speed and security
A school in one of India’s smallest states is pioneering the use of e-exams to help create a consistentcy, security and ease of use in its examinations system.
25 August 2007 | Feature
Campus networks in Asia
Students today learn in a connected, information-rich world that exists outside the campus and IT is upgrading to mee the new expectations.
20 August 2007 | News
New contact centre lab at Singapore’s technical education institute
Students from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) are set to hit the ground running as active contributors to the booming industries of hospitality and outsourcing, with newly-acquired practical skills in contact centre technology.
9 August 2007 | News
Brunei schools to go mobile
IT project embarked upon by the Ministry of Education will soon make students in Brunei schools connected.
9 August 2007 | News
Programme helps teachers make better use of ICT in learning
Twenty-eight teachers are expected to graduate from a post-graduate degree programme on integrating information and communications technology (ICT) in education this coming September.
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