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April/May 2005 Updates
WiMax chips
launched
The much awaited new generation of WiMAX
(Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Access) chip
has been launched by Intel and Fujitsu. The new chips
will allow manufacturers of wireless broadband to
produce affordable WiMAX enabled products... click
here for more.
China
China's Lenovo completes takeover of IBM's PC business
China's Lenovo Group Limited and IBM made a joint
statement on 1 May 2005 confirming that Lenovo has
completed its acquisition of IBM's PC business. Lenovo
is China's leading PC brand. It has become the world's
third largest PC business through this takeover with
estimated combined annual PC revenue of approximately
US$12 billion and volume of 11.9 million units... click
here for more.
Mongolia
Computers to cost US$250 each and Internet access 5
Tugrik per minute
The Information and Communications Technology Agency of
Mongolia is introducing an initiative that will lower
the cost of computers to US$250 each and Internet access
to 5 Tugrik per minute in an effort to speed up the
development of the Internet in Mongolia. . . Click here for more.
Digital
Review to address governance and economic issues in next issue
Internet
governance, digital inequalities, and economics of the services sector
will be the focus of the 2005/2006 edition of the Digital Review of
Asia Pacific. This was decided during a three-day meeting of the panel
of authors held in Jakarta from 27-29 February 2004. The meeting was
opened by H.E. Mr Ong Keng Yong, Secretary General of the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) . . . Click
here for more.
Asia Pacific is an exciting and diverse ICT test bed
according to the new 2003/2004 edition
The Digital Review
of Asia Pacific provides a quick overview of how ICTs are being
deployed across the region to facilitate socioeconomic development. The
2003/2004 Edition focuses on nine important areas: Local online
content, online services, industries, key local and national
initiatives, enabling policies, regulatory environment, open source
movement, research and development, and trends.
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for the co-publishers' foreword to the latest edition.
Asians refine content, online services and regulatory
models
The Asia Pacific is a fascinating
test bed of a wide range of strategies for Internet governance,
publication of local content, and provision of online services. The
variety of business and regulatory models being evolved reflect the
diversity of the region which range from some of the economically and
technologically most deprived countries to others which are world
leaders and trendsetters in the digital industry.
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for an overview of the 2003/2004 Edition by Chief Editor, Chin Saik
Yoon which provides a quick survey of the 28 chapters of this
edition of the Digital Review of Asia Pacific.
Content and ICTs
Danny Butt and Madanmohan Rao writing
on behalf of the Authors' Working Group on Content discuss the
challenges, innovation and prospects facing the content sector:
"Content plays an important role in the potential use of ICTs to
develop the diverse societies of the Asia-Pacific region. In many
cases, the availability of relevant content and related services
motivates groups to adopt digital tools, platforms, standards and
channels to create and access digital content . . . ."
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for the full analysis.
Online services
Narantsetseg Baljin writing on behalf of the
Authors' Working Group on Online Services: "Online services require a
combination of factors to be set in place before they can be run
successfully. An Internet infrastructure operating at a fairly good
speed is a prerequisite. Users need to develop a suitable degree of
trust in the systems they will be interacting with remotely . . . ."
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for the full analysis.
Policy, legal and regulatory issues
Goh Seow Hiong writing on behalf of the
Authors' Working Group on Governance: "Asia-Pacific economies share
many governance issues relating to ICTs. Economies with the same degree
of ICT uptake generally share the same sets of unique concerns. . . .
."
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for the full analysis.
Open source software
Pindar Wong overviews the open source software
movement: "Open source software such as the Linux operating system,
appears to be gaining wider acceptance in the region. It is now
promoted by local user groups, conferences, universities and
governments. However, the motivation for adopting open source software
varies widely . . . . ."
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for the full analysis.
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