Issues for the Region ICT4D in Asia Pacific: An overview of emerging issues
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Notes1 Providers of IDN systems include China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) in China; i-DNS.net, a plugin-based architecture; Japan Network Information Centre (JPNIC) which has registered over 60,000 domain names in Japanese; and Korean Network Information Centre (KRNIC), which has registered over 50,000 domain names in Hangul. 2 An example is IDA Singapore's recent Pre-Qualifying RFP for the build-out of Singapore's Next Generation Network on a PPP model basis. For further information see: http://www.ida.gov.sg/Infrastructure/20060919190208.aspx 3 See: http://www.in2015.sg/ 4 For a more recent update on Linux in India see: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_40/b4003069.htm. The comments appended to this story offer an interesting view on the Indian public's view of Microsoft v Linux in India. 5 See: http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=138464 6 See: www.creativecommons.org 7 A list of current consultations and results of past consultations can be viewed at: http://www.ida.gov.sg/Policies%20and%20Regulation/20060418215526.aspx |