Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  May 20, 2008	WCIT 2008: Rebirth of the digital age
KUALA LUMPUR: ICT (information and communications technology) has the potential to bring about a rebirth of the digital age, according to Witsa secretary-general Dr Jim Poisant. But to actually deliver on that potential, he called on the ICT industry, governments and citizens to address what he...... [view]

Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  May 20, 2008	WCIT 2008: Pikom to set up community PC centres
KUALA LUMPUR: A nationwide network starting with 20 or 30 serviced community PC centres will be established soon under an initiative by the Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia (Pikom). The initiative, called Projek Menguasai Aplikasi Internet dan PC (or Projek Main...... [view]

Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  May 20, 2008	WCIT 2008: Don’t go backwards, says ICT expert
KUALA LUMPUR: Governments need to think strategically if they want to encourage information technology adoption among the population, said an IT industry analyst. Robert Atkinson, president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, said some countries are even taking the wrong...... [view]

Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  May 23, 2008	WCIT 2008: children + technology = ideas
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should consider setting up a think-tank comprising primary and secondary school students, said chipmaker Intel Corp. The think-tank would introduce the children to working with technology, with the aim of generating ideas for using technology to better the lives of...... [view]

Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  May 23, 2008	WCIT 2008: Cerf on surfing
KUALA LUMPUR: People will be living lives on the Internet in about three decades, said Google’s chief Internet evangelist Dr Vinton Cerf, who is also one of the Web’s founding fathers. He said that by 2035, about 5.7 billion people will have access to the Internet, accessing it from desktop...... [view]