Archive IT 2000-2003

Archive

2004

2000-2003

current events

Expected to come into operation within four months: HLCIT assumes responsibility of IT Park (kp 26/12/2003)

Wireless Internet still unaffordable to individual users (kp 25/12/2003)

Surf Net, TV channels via single cable line, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (kp 21/12/2003)

Lack of co-ordination hits ICT project (kp 19/12/2003)

Information Super Highway races towards completion, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (kp 14/12/2003)

What does it mean for countries like Nepal? World Summit on Information Society, by Suvecha Pant (kp 09/12/2003)

Challenges of e-commerce, by Arun Bhandary (kp 07/12/2003)

Thamel Dot Com receives international recognition (ht 26/11/2003)

SMS-2-email launched (ht 22/11/2003)

Nepal preparing to participate in WSIS (kp 21/11/2003)

Significance Of E-commerce (rn 18/11/2003)

‘Nepal becoming a key player in ICT’, interview with Rammurti Badrinath, Director, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (kp 16/11/2003), ICT capabilities, by Purushottam Ghimire (kp 16/11/2003)

Community effort provides computer education in remote areas, by Ghanashyam Khadka (Kathmandu Post, 11/11/2003)

Nepal to receive Indian supercomputer, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 06/11/2003)

High level IT commission for ICT development, by Purushottam Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 26/10/2003)

Broader Internet bandwidth on cards, by Robin Giri (Himalayan Times, 25/10/2003)

Laptop computers no longer a luxury, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (Kathmandu Post, 25/10/2003)

Fontastic Nepali: The standardisation of Nepali Unicode will revolutionise the way we use computers, by Vibek Raj Maurya (Nepali Times, 10/10/2003)

Hackers must be hacked by laws and secure systems, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 09/10/2003)

Most of the ISP web sites are vulnerable, say hackers (Kathmandu Post, 07/09/2003)

In absence of Cyber law, by Vivek S Rana (Kathmandu Post, 16/08/2003)

IT application in SME development, by Atma Ram Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 10/08/2003)

Political instability affects info-tech policy, by Uttam Silwal (Kathmandu Post, 03/08/2003)

IT for the rural mass, by Rabindra Basnet (Kathmandu Post, 27/07/2003)

Information technology: Its implementation in Nepal, by Purushottam Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 12/07/2003)

Serious changes needed in IT, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 15/06/2003)

Competition brings down Internet charges (Kathmandu Post, 12/06/2003)

India willing to establish IIT in Nepal (Kathmandu Post, 06/06/2003), Indian delegation rejects site for IT centre, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 14/06/2003)

Cheaper PC’s in the market, by Vinod Adhikary (Kathmandu Post, 01/06/2003)

Unaffordable Internet deters e-journalism dev (Kathmandu Post, 19/05/2003)

Hi-tech telescope for RONAST (Kathmandu Post, 14/05/2003)

Manpower development in IT sector (Kathmandu Post, 08/05/2003)

e-Banking, by L D Mahat (Kathmandu Post, 23/04/2003)

Cold war between NTC, ISPs hits consumers hard, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (Kathmandu Post, 17/04/2003)

Supercomputer making inroads to Nepal, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 03/04/2003)

Internet telephony (Kathmandu Post, 16/03/2003)

IT companies urge WB to slash criteria (Kathmandu Post, 11/03/2003)

Internet subscribers grow by 34 per cent, by Bijaya Babu Khatri (Kathmandu Post, 26/02/2003)

Nepal’s digital divide, by Hemlata Rai (Nepali Times, 21/02/2003)

Is electronic media the second god? by Nirmala Mani Adhikary (Space Time Today, 21/02/2003)

Pokhara braces for emerging as e-city, by Kulchandra Neupane (Kathmandu Post, 13/02/2003)

Internet cafe on Mt. Everest (Rising Nepal, 10/02/2003)

NIT comes forth for quality IT education (Space Time Today, 04/02/2003)

Mega IT exhibition concludes on grand note (Kathmandu Post, 30/01/2003)

White-hat hackers expose vulnerable Mercantile servers, by Prashanta Devkota (Space Time Today, 30/12/2002)

Take advantage of e-commerce (Kathmandu Post, 28/12/2002)

Lack of cyber law gives hackers freedom, by Prashanta Devkota (Space Time Today, 12/12/2002)

Donated computers gather dust, thanks to Environment Ministry (Space Time Today, 04/12/2002)

IT consciousness still not impressive, by Sudan Jha (Kathmandu Post, 24/11/2002)

Internet banking, by Sudan Jha (Kathmandu Post, 10/11/2002)

Future of e-commerce in Nepal, by Sudan Jha (Sunday Post, 27/10/2002)

IT and e-commerce for economic growth, by Rajkumar K.C. (Rising Nepal, 18/10/2002)

Can Nepal export IT?, by Sudan Jha (Sunday Post, 13/10/2002)

Cyber goats: Shopping online for Khasi-Boka, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (Kathmandu Post, 11/10/2002)

‘We Need To Promote IT To Alleviate Poverty’, interview with Bhakta Bahadur Balayar, Minister of State for Science and Technology (Spotlight, 20/09/2002)

Parbat online (Kathmandu Post, 16/09/2002)

Internet service to start in far west (Kathmandu Post, 15/09/2002)

Will IT replace tourism industry? by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 14/09/2002)

Software Export a Nepali dream, by Sudan Jha (Midweek Post, 30/08/2002)

Bringing Internet education to poor nations (Star, Malaysia, 29/07/2002)

IT education for bright future, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 27/06/2002)

NTC starts internet in east (Kathmandu Post, 02/06/2002)

Cyber cafes – both fun and business, by Ghanashyam Ojha (Kathmandu Post, 22/05/2002)
See also Cyber Cafes: Easier Access, by Thakur Amgai (Spotlight, 31/05/2002)

Minister urges ISPs to use common gateway (Kathmandu Post, 18/05/2002)

Prospect of e-governance (Kathmandu Post, 08/05/2002)

MoU on Information Superhighway signed (Kathmandu Post, 13/04/2002)

Computer education in remote hill district (Kathmandu Post, 07/03/2002)

E-governance in Bharatpur, by Hem Sharma Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 03/03/2002)

Nepal calling, by Binod Bhattarai (Nepali Times, 01/03/2002)

IT services and developing countries, by Surya Lama (Kathmandu Post, 23/02/2002)

Myagdi Internet centres struggle to log on (Kathmandu Post, 03/02/2002)

Can Nepal do IT? by Binod Bhattarai (Nepali Times, 01/02/2002)

Living life online: Nepal steps into IT fast lane (Kathmandu Post, 29/01/2002)

E-business grips Nepal as IT revolution sets in, by Satyendra Timilsina (Kathmandu Post, 27/01/2002)

Promoting IT (Kathmandu Post, 26/01/2002)

The Government Understands That The Country Cannot Develop Without The Development Of Science And Technology (Spotlight, 25/01/2002)
Interview with Bhakta Bahadur Balayar, Minister of State for Science and Technology

Infotech: Caught In A Web Of Dreams, by Sanjaya Dhakal (Spotlight, 25/01/2002)

Web Card: A hassle free billing system (Kathmandu Post, 25/01/2002)

BCCI wears a new look for CAN Info-Tech 2002, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (Kathmandu Post, 24/01/2002)

Mega IT event all set to repeat earlier success (Kathmandu Post, 21/01/2002)

Internet users blighted by high charges (Kathmandu Post, 06/01/2002)

IT And E-commerce In Nepal, by Manohar K. Bhattarai (Spotlight, 28/12/2001)

IT Education: Career Choices, by Akshay Sharma (Spotlight, 28/12/2001)

When computers make their way to rural Nepal..., by Nitya Nanda Timsina (Kathmandu Post, 11/12/2001)

Internet, email costly outside capital (Kathmandu Post, 19/11/2001)

Internet users rise by 8000 annually, by Vijay Babu Khatri (Kathmandu Post, 10/11/2001)

Government to train over 10,000 youths in IT, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (Kathmandu Post, 11/10/2001)

IT-enabled services growing (Kathmandu Post, 05/10/2001)

Computer software export possibility in Nepal, by Suman Kumar Regmi (Kathmandu Post, 28/09/2001

Computer use still not impressive despite decreasing price (Kathmandu Post, 27/09/2001)

Free Internet facility to MPs to continue (Rising Nepal, 15/09/2001)

IT - what needs to be done, by Anup Banskota (Kathmandu Post, 08/09/2001)

Mushrooming cyber cafes lure costumers (Kathmandu Post, 22/08/2001)

IT education beyond the reach of lowest income groups, by Nityananda Timsina (Kathmandu Post, 05/08/2001)

IT dev plan at snail’s pace (Kathmandu Post, 23/06/2001)

Govt officials, private sector differ over IT-park (Rising Nepal, 07/06/2001)

Create conducive environment for IT industry, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (Kathmandu Post, 06/06/2001)

Villagers attempt to bridge the digital divide, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (Kathmandu Post, 22/05/2001)

IT development needs high thrust in next budget, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (Kathmandu Post, 11/05/2001)

CAN for IT budget allocation (Kathmandu Post, 10/05/2001)

Software export still a dream, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (Kathmandu Post, 07/05/2001)

Unlimited to launch new software (Kathmandu Post, 11/04/2001)

Nepal at IT frontier (Kathmandu Post, 11/04/2001

Minister Chaudhary, IT & illiteracy (Kathmandu Post, 11/04/2001)
Interview with Surendra Prasad Chaudhary, Minister for Science and Technology

The city of meaningless shows, by Ameet Dhakal (Kathmandu Post, 08/02/2001)

E-commerce in Nepal: Prospects and Problems, by Bal Bahadur Mukhia (Kathmandu Post, 04/02/2001)

Technology's oppressive liberation, by Tom Parker (People's Review, 01/02/2001)

IT can be an export-oriented industry (Kathmandu Post, 29/01/2001)
Interview wirh Shyam Kumar Agrawal, Managing Director of the World Link Communications Private Limited

Digital divide a feared issue in SA, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (Kathmandu Post, 28/01/2001)

Net learning launched in Nepal, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Kathmandu Post, 27/01/2001)

CAN Info-tech Ver 7.0 (Pentium IV required), by Gaurab Raj Upadhaya (Nepali Times, 26/01/2001)
See also Can Nepal Do IT, by Artha Beed (Nepali Times, 26/01/2001) and The Internet on the roof of the world, by Mark Turin (Nepali Times, 26/01/2001)

Information Technology: The Coming Boom, by Sanjaya Dhakal (Spotlight, 26/01/2001)

It’s only five years and Nepalis have turned web crazy, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Kathmandu Post, 25/01/2001)

Nepal embraces IT boom, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Kathmandu Post, 22/01/2001)

Nepali text-to-speech synthesiser developed (Kathmandu Post, 05/01/2001)

Implementation, challenge of IT Policy, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (Kathmandu Post, 24/12/2000)

Govt prepares IT Act 2000, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (Kathmandu Post, 21/12/2000)
See also editorial Vital but doubtful (Kathmandu Post, 22/12/2000)

New IT Policy: Tool To Check Red Tapism, by Laxmi Bilas Koirala (Rising Nepal, 16/12/2000)

Nepal’s ISP e-conomics, by Binod Bhattarai (Nepali Times, 15/12/2000)

IT Policy 2000 made public (Kathmandu Post, 14/12/2000)

IT Policy 2000 approved, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (Kathmandu Post, 01/12/2000)

Avoid Nepal being dumping site (Rising Nepal, 28/11/2000)

ISPs need to upgrade their services (Kathmandu Post, 25/11/2000)

IT opportunities for national development, by Jagadish Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 22/11/2000)

IT Policy Out: Nepal To Be Major IT Player By 2005, by Krishna Shrestha (Sunday Despatch, 19/11/2000)

Internet Telephony: Net Gain, by Akshay Sharma and Binay Shrestha (Spotlight, 17/11/2000)

Frequency row between ISPs and govt, by Ram Sharan Sedhai ((Kathmandu Post, 11/11/2000)

Cyber-News: Legalize It, by Akshay Sharma and Binay Shrestha (Spotlight, 10/11/2000)

Worldview to tap rurals in net (Kathmandu Post, 05/11/2000)

Lack of infrastructure hinders IT growth, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (Kathmandu Post, 27/10/2000)

A Good Beginning, by Gaurav Raj Upadhyay (Spotlight, 22/09/2000)

Draft Of IT Policy Ready, by Krishna Shrestha (Sunday Despatch, 10/09/2000)

Mega IT exhibition kicks off (Kathmandu Post, 10/09/2000)

Mega event on IT in Sept: IT Policy to be announced soon (Kathmandu Post, 27/08/2000)

IT most important sector for development (Kathmandu Post, 25/08/2000)

Free internet service: So near yet so far for public schools, by Beena Kharel (Kathmandu Post, 18/08/2000)

IT Policy 2000 to be tabled next week, by Ram Sharan Sedhai (Kathmandu Post, 28/07/2000)

Govt Can Use Internet To Promote Nepal (Spotlight, 21/07/2000)
Interview with Prof. Aspy P. Palia

Lack of IT policy shies away investors, by Pramod Poudel (Kathmandu Post, 16/07/2000)

IT sector will get priority, says Chaudhary (Rising Nepal, 03/07/2000)

Internet services: Giant Enters (Spotlight, 12/05/2000)

The mouse is mightier than the cat (People's Review, 11/05/2000)
Interview with Bailochan (Allen) Tuladhar, general secretary of the Computer Association Of Nepal (CAN)

Private ISPs shocked by NTC move, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Kathmandu Post, 06/05/2000)

Electronic Commerce: An Emerging Phenomenon (Business Age, April 2000)

Computer and information management, by Saroj Rai (Kathmandu Post, 11/03/2000)

Missing link in IT sector because of no govt support (Independent, 09/02/2000)

IT directly benefiting masses will become mainstream product, by Neeraj Vajracharya (Independent, 09/02/2000)

Lack of infrastructure hinders IT growth (Kathmandu Post, 06/02/2000)

Information technology: race against time, by Bhagirath Yogi (Spotlight, 28 January 2000)
File contains several articles on the subject, as well.