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Cheat Sheet: Sepa one year on
News The men from the ministry strike again. While the EC is keen for Sepa to be taken up, because banking and payments are pivotal in making a harmonised European economy a reality, the banks feel that as... [16 Jan 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 22.08.08
Round-Up The economy, trade and industry ministry has received two new reports of minor fires in August in Tokyo caused by overheating iPod Nanos. According to the ministry, Apple has been... [22 Aug 2008]
Offshoring: India still number one
News The analyst noted that Dalian receives support at a federal level as it is one of the cities identified under the Chinese Ministry of Commerce's 1000-100-10 project. Griffin said Auckland's ranking was influenced by... [27 Jun 2008]
UK should 'abandon' software market to China
News The Chinese first quarter figures released by the Ministry of Industry and Information showed software services has generated $4bn, software outsourcing £258m and software sales $7bn in revenue during the first three... [13 May 2008]
Modernization Campaign Grows Egypt's Economy, Provides Training Solutions
White Paper After the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in Egypt adopted a national plan to facilitate the country's modernization, demand for qualified consultants for Microsoft Dynamics business management... [20 Feb 2008]
RFID trials urge shoppers to kiss and make-up
News The trial is in conjunction with Fujitsu and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. An RFID trial in Tokyo's upmarket Ginza shopping district is pushing the boundaries of item-level... [29 Jan 2007]
UAE Census Takes Just Three Months Using PDAs to Capture Data in Real Time
White Paper The Ministry of Economy first selected Java for collecting information, and later switched to the Microsoft NET Framework. UAE Tedad (Census) 2005, the most important nationwide initiative in the United... [08 Nov 2006]
Asian firms 'starting to see the value of IP'
News Weerawit Weeraworawit of Thailand's Ministry of Commerce, however, said Asian companies do understand the value of IP - just not in a way that IP owners want them to understand it. McConnachie said: "The key issue is... [22 Aug 2006]
How China's universities fuel tech growth
Comment The Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology provides up to $100,000 in funding for research and development for these companies. China's universities churn out millions of graduates but integration with the tech... [20 Jun 2006]
Security 'network' to speed up anti-hacker tools
News The DTI, Home Office, Ministry of Defence and universities are also represented. DTI Science and Innovation Minister Lord Sainsbury said in a statement: "Cyber security is of crucial importance in a modern digital... [12 Apr 2006]
Offshore web-betting blacklist row erupts
News The Remote Gambling Association (RGA), whose members include 888, Betfair and William Hill, is seeking legal advice after the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance approved a law to fine ISPs when... [20 Feb 2006]
Korea forces banks to repay fraud victims
News The country's Ministry of Finance and Economy (MoFE) is bringing in legislation that will make it compulsory for banks to cover any losses people incur from account hacking and fraud, the Korea Times... [09 Dec 2005]
Russia bids for offshore outsourcing top spot
News IT is one of the fastest growing sectors of the Russian economy with 25 per cent annual growth and the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications claims the country's offshore outsourcing... [04 Apr 2005]
France Télécom loses head to French government
News Thierry Breton has left his job as the chief exec of France Télécom, Europe's second biggest mobile phone operator, to take up a position in the French ministry of the economy, finance and industry.... [28 Feb 2005]
Microsoft ditched from $3.6m government deal
News Beijing had received criticism for choosing Microsoft for the three-year, $3.6m deal instead of homegrown software providers, with an official from the Chinese Science and Technology Ministry calling the deal a threat to... [30 Nov 2004]