Digital
health system
in Nepal :
Health service
delivery will
be accessible
and affordable
for all if
digital health
is prioritised,
by Pallavi
Koirala (kp
10/10/2024)
Dialing into
Prosperity,
by Adhiraj
Regmi (kh
04/10/2024)
Bridging
Data Gaps for
Effective
Development
Policy in
Nepal, by
Siddhartha
Rayamajhi (rep
23/09/2024)
Internet
shutdown looms
as Indian
firms’ dues
unpaid for
years : Nepali
ISPs and
government
await full
text of
Supreme
Court’s ruling
to resolve tax
and royalty
disputes,
by Krishana
Prasain and
Anil Giri (kp
21/09/2024)
Nepal
lags behind
its regional
peers in
adopting 5G
technology :
The country
lifted its
TikTok ban
recently but
has shown no
urgency in
rolling out
5G, with
Huawei in tow,
insiders say,
by Krishana
Prasain (kp
12/09/2024)
Self-learning
comes before
machine
learning : The
government
must relax
investment
laws to
attract
overseas
capital in the
IT sector,
by Vishad Raj
Onta (nt
06/09/2024)
Securing
Nepal's Future
as a Tech Hub,
by Anjani
Phuyal (rep
03/09/2024)
Two
analysis
papers on
cyber security
published
(rep
12/08/2024)
Promote
Literacy On
Financial
Technology,
by Rudra
Prasad
Adhikari (rn
25/07/2024)
Nepal
needs a credible plan to regulate AI : If Nepal
wants to attract investors in IT, it needs to
have a credible AI regulation plan, by
Simone Galimberti (ae 22/07/2024)
Frequency
arrears dispute: Tata halts Ncell’s internet
bandwidth (kh 03/07/2024)
Cybersecurity:
Threats and safety measures, by Buddhi
Prasad Acharya (12/06/2024)
After
3 years, Nepal dusts off plan to launch 5G :
Service providers, however, say market is not
ready for the superfast internet technology due
to economic slowdown, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 09/06/2024)
Internet
slowdown across Nepal due to Airtel network
issues (rep 03/06/2024)
Data
protection gaps in fintech : What we need is a
provision requiring licensed institutions to
disclose their commitment to data security,
by Nischal Dhungel and Umesh Rijal (kp 27/05/2024)
Nationwide
Broadband access achieved at local centers
(kh 27/05/2024)
Using
AI: Credit, Content, Credibility, by Shyam
Sharma (rep 16/05/2024)
Securing
Nepal’s digital future : Policymakers in Nepal
have not yet developed a clear roadmap for
cybersecurity and cyber diplomacy, by
Adhikar Chaudhary (ae 07/05/2024)
Are
we serious about our IT industry? Digital
(re)skilling is required to meet the expected
labour demand for Nepal’s “billion dollar” IT
industry, by Dipta Shah and Kshitiz Acharya
(kp 06/05/2024)
Internet
services disrupted in Nepal, bandwidth
restriction by Indian company (kh
02/05/2024), Internet
disruption in Nepal as Indian firm cuts services
: Airtel, India’s leading vendor, halted
services for around 5 hours over outstanding
payments by Nepali private ISPs, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 03/05/2024)
National
ICT day being observed today (kh 02/05/2024)
ISPs
warn of possible internet disruption : Nepal’s
telecom regulatory body has asked the central
bank not to provide foreign exchange and bank
guarantees to the ISPs until they clear their
taxes (kp 02/05/2024)
Nepal
Telecom extends FTTH service in Dolpa (kh
14/04/2024)
KMC
launches mobile game development training to
boost employment (kh 09/04/2024)
Nepali
homes embrace digital age: 76% have smartphones
: Internet access in rises to 37.8 percent,
landline phone usage declines (kh
19/03/2024)
Safeguarding
cyberspace: Nepal’s journey in addressing
cybersecurity challenges, by Prabin Kumar
Yadav (ae 18/03/2024)
Nepal
ranks 150th in AI Readiness Index (rep
02/03/2024)
On
exporting internet to India : Bangladesh might
be an expensive bandwidth supplier for Nepal due
to the additional pay to India, by Abu Saeed
Khan (kp 01/03/2024)
Elevating
public services through technology : Blockchain
technology can be a game-changer for Nepal’s
inefficient public sector services, by
Michael Siddhi (kp 25/02/2024)
Unleashing
Nepal's Digital Future, by Ananda Raj Khanal
(rep 27/01/2024)
ISPs
blame government’s non-cooperation for delay in
payment of internet bandwidth (rep
13/01/2024)
‘Nepal
should learn from India’s IT progress’ (kh
02/01/2024)
Right
Policy Framework for the Growth of Data Center
and Cloud Services in Nepal, by Ananda Raj
Khanal (rep 23/12/2023)
Ensure
Cyber Security For Biomedical Device, by
Rabi Dhungel (rn 21/12/2023)
Indian
telcos threaten to suspend internet bandwidth to
Nepal : Warning follows failure of Nepali
private internet firms to clear dues with Tata
and Airtel, the bandwidth providers, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 12/12/2023), ISPs
must clear tax dues to access foreign exchange:
Regulator
India’s bandwidth providers—Tata and Airtel—have
told Nepali ISPs to clear the dues amounting to
around Rs3 billion by December 31 or face supply
disruption (kp 21/12/2023), Indian
telco officials in Nepal to discuss payment
dispute : The Indian bandwidth providers have
threatened to cut internet services from
December 31 if Nepali ISPs failed to clear the
dues (kp 23/12/2023)
A
fintech software developed by Nepali engineers
being showcased at cloud computing conference in
Las Vegas (nlt 02/12/2023)
Stakeholders
call for new governing policy on AI : As the use
of AI technologies proliferates globally,
countries including Nepal are recognising a
pressing necessity for regulating AI (kp
28/11/2023)
Nepal
not good for working remotely, says report : The
Himalayan republic ranked 89th among 108
countries in NordLayer’s list (kp
03/11/2023)
Empowerment
Through Digital Transformation, by Narayan
Neupane (rn 03/11/2023)
Data
vulnerability in Nepal : Legal safeguards are
essential to ensuring ethical data handling by
domestic and foreign entities, by Newal
Chaudhary (kp 18/10/2023)
Tilicho
Lake now access to internet (rn 15/10/2023)
Online
blue book renewal and tax payment closed in
Bagmati Province, service-seekers in distress
(rep 11/10/2023)
IT
is it : Nepal's digital products have the
potential to be even bigger, by Sahina
Shrestha (nt 06/10/2023)
5G
trials in disarray as geopolitics enters scene :
Analysts say the country's move to fifth
generation mobile technology could be put back
by years as a result, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 05/10/2023)
Data
Breaches in Nepal: Understanding the Risks and
Solutions, by Shreeyukta Aryal (rep
03/10/2023)
Adapting
to the digital age : Amidst the disparity and
inequality, technology enables the
transformation of LDCs, by Mukesh Dangol (kp
29/09/2023)
Cyber
Defense for Nepal: Do we need a specialized
police force or national authority in Nepal?,
by Bivek Chaudhary (rep 28/09/2023)
IT
is one of the fastest-growing industries in
Nepal, report says : Friendlier government
policy would encourage domestic companies to use
locally developed software, according to
insiders, by Subin Adhikari (kp 23/09/2023)
Digital
signature to become reality from October 2 : The
online service frees investors from having to
visit the office to provide their signature,
officials said, by Krishana Prasain (kp
22/09/2023)
Fibre
to the Home to reach 76 districts this fiscal
year : The old copper-based landline connections
will stop working in Chabahil, Gongabu and parts
of Patan from September 18, Nepal Telecom said,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 13/09/2023)
Nepal
Telecom expands internet service to four eastern
districts (rep 06/09/2023)
Government’s
cybersecurity policy criticised for National
Internet Gateway plan : Experts are concerned
that it may curtail the right to privacy and
freedom of expression in Nepal, by Anup Ojha
(kp 26/08/2023)
Growing
cybersecurity threats: Laws needed to tackle
them, by Narayan Adhikari (ht 25/08/2023)
Internet
users decrease by 26,000, mobile users decrease
by 6 percent within a month (rep 24/08/2023)
Digital
transformation: Key to enriching people's
quality of life, by Buddhi Prasad Acharya
(ht 24/08/2023)
Remote
Humla village gets 4G internet service (kh
18/08/2023)
Government’s
cybersecurity policy raises privacy and
implementation concerns : National Cyber
Security Policy has some features that will
potentially harm internet ecosystem and digital
rights, by Anup Ojha (kp 17/08/2023), Nepal
takes strides against cybercrime, by Ashwin
Khanal (kh 19/08/2023)
Need
a unified data repository : Nepal must ensure
that data is accessible, usable and actionable
at all levels of government, by Nischal
Dhungel (kp 13/08/2023)
Nepal
makes strides in IT service exports (ae
01/08/2023)
Musk’s
Starlink bids for internet in Nepal. Law needs
debugging : Starlink representatives have
approached top government officials. Telecom
regulator wants a proposal to begin with, by
Anil Giri (kp 16/07/2023)
Digital
penetration in Nepal’s geopolitics : As a
landlocked country, Nepal depends on India for
most of its broadband connection, by Shamar
SJB Rana (kp 18/06/2023)
Rise
and rise of digital payment in Nepal : The
current momentum could help build a complete
digital ecosystem required for sustainable
economy, by Ram Neupane (kp 30/05/2023)
Preserving
public trust: Effective strategies for
preventing data breaches : It is important to
adopt a more progressive mindset with regards to
the storage of government data, and consider the
utilization of global cloud platforms offered by
prominent companies, by Utsav Poudel (nlt
16/05/2023)
High-speed
internet will be taken to all local levels soon:
PM (kh 02/05/2023)
Towards
digital transformation : There are positive
changes, but acceleration is required through
better coordination, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
02/5/2023)
Computer
sets are gathering dust at Ramechhap community
schools : The government spent Rs13 million five
years ago on computers for 20 community schools
to run computer classes, by Tike R Pradhan
(kp 01/05/2023)
Nepal
all set to leapfrog in the IT sector,
entrepreneurs say (nlt 21/04/2023)
Overthrowing
Corrupt Democracy with Algorithms, by Bimal
Pratap Shah (rep 17/04/2023)
Poor
internet services in Karnali adding to people’s
hardships : Unreliable connection has affected
government services, small businesses and
students’ performance. It has also kept
residents outside the digital ecosystem, by
Krishna Prasad Gautam and Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp
13/04/2023)
Artificial
Intelligence in law: How it can help transform
Nepal’s legal landscape : AI is being used to
improve legal research, streamline document
review and analysis, and assist with contract
management. But there are potential drawbacks,
ethical and legal issues too, by Ram Parwesh
Yadav (nlt 10/04/2023)
Cyber
Intelligence for Enhancing National Security,
by GP Acharya (rep 07/04/2023)
NEA
calls ISPs to remove unmanaged internet cables
(kh 27/03/2023)
How
Nepal can tackle the menace of cyberbullying :
India is far advanced in controlling cybercrime.
Nepal may take cues from India's legal and
awareness-building initiatives to tackle
cyberbullying, by Dibya Das Tharu (nlt
22/03/2023)
Securing
digital Nepal : Now, the bot herders have
learned to commandeer massive corporate or
public-sector computers, by Vivek S Rana (kp
20/03/2023)
Nepali-made
location apps gaining credence for their greater
accuracy : Galli Maps, an application which
helps to locate houses and landmarks and Baato
app that started operations earlier this year
are finding more and more users, by Pawan
Pandey (kp 07/03/2023)
NC
leader Arzu Rana Deuba raises question about
Nepal Army’s digital security, claims she was
shown emails of Army generals in Turkey : In a
public forum, the NC leader made a serious claim
about information leak of the Nepal Army. Will
the government investigate the case? (nlt
28/02/2023)
Provision
of compensation for internet users (ht
28/02/2023)
All
govt websites to be in uniform layout design and
standard (kh 27/02/2023)
Building
Nepal’s resilience to tackle cyber threats :
Government advised to take cyber attacks
seriously, come up with policies to make
internet use safer and more productive (kp
24/02/2023)
A
digital skills action plan for Nepal, by
Ashraya Dixit (ae 23/02/2023)
33
community schools in Bhojpur get internet access
(kh 22/02/2023)
Additional
investment required for development of
information technology (rn 14/02/2023)
Plugging
digital holes : Mitigating cybercrime risks is a
shared responsibility that calls for
collaboration with the private sector (kp
08/02/2023)
The
promises and pitfalls of ChatGPT in Nepal :
Experts say less than five percent of people in
Nepal are using this new conversational chatbot,
creating a digital divide, by Anup Ojha (kp
31/01/2023)
Hackers
obstruct govt sites for four hours (ht
29/01/2023), Singha
Durbar server continues to face cyberattacks :
About 1,500 government websites were shut down,
raising questions over the cybersecurity
infrastructure of Nepal, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 30/01/2023), Stop
that hacker : Nepal is ill-prepared to handle
cyberattacks because of inadequate institutional
arrangements, by Achyut Wagle (kp
31/01/2023)
Towards
a digital Nepal : A robust e-governance strategy
can help build an efficient, accountable and
transparent government, by Dhananjay Kumar
Shah (kp 22/01/2023)
NTA
asks ISPs to block all the access to digital
platforms used for transactions of online
betting and virtual currencies, by Rajesh
Khanal (rep 09/01/2023)
ISPs
call for support to resolve internet-related
issues (kh 06/01/2023)
Digital
transformation: Where does Nepal stand?
“Although the Digital Nepal Framework the
government launched was expected to bring
reliable change in the digital realm, noticeable
achievements are still awaited” (nlt
01/01/2023)
Nepal
ranks way down in digital entrepreneurship and
innovation : The Himalayan republic is 104th
among 113 economies in digital environments, and
111th among 132 countries in innovation, reports
show, by Krishana Prasain (kp 22/12/2022)
Nepal
still lags behind use of digital services
(ae 21/12/2022)
Microsoft
launches Startups Founders Hub programme in
Nepal : Project aims to help startup founders
bring their ideas into reality (kh
04/12/2022)
High
cost of smartphones a barrier to digital
inclusion, report says : Smartphones and
barphones are taxed 18 percent and 15.5 percent
respectively in Nepal, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 26/11/2022)
Intertwined
Digital Rights and Digital Technologies, by
Kalyan Shrestha (kh 14/11/2022)
Nepal
Telecom plans to test 5G mobile internet service
in all seven provinces by mid-July 2023 (rep
13/11/2022)
5G
trials set to begin in Kathmandu after Tihar :
The new fifth generation mobile technology
delivers up to 100 times more capacity than its
predecessor 4G, reports say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 23/10/2022)
Broadband
internet installation gains momentum (kh
12/10/2022)
Digital
inclusion and digital equity : Perhaps the most
critical barrier to getting into the digital
world is the affordability factor, by Roshee
Lamichhane (kp 29/08/2022), Going
digital : Digitalisation should enhance the
quality of our lives, not hinder our existence
(kp 31/08/2022)
New
policy bans refurbished routers : A customer can
continue using the same router when switching to
another service provider, the telecom regulator
says, by Krishana Prasain (kp 27/07/2022)
Nepal
Telecom’s 5G trials plan hits another hurdle :
There are 38 million broadband subscribers in
Nepal, according to Nepal Telecommunications
Authority, by Krishana Prasain (kp
24/07/2022)
Vision
of ‘Digital Nepal’ gaining momentum (kh
22/07/2022)
Cloud-based
accounting software Tigg making strides :
Launched in mid-July last year, the system is
available in both web and app versions, and has
gained more than 560 subscribers, officials say,
by Pawan Pandey (kp 28/06/2022)
WiFi-Nepal
offers 30 MBPS internet at Rs. 333 (rn
16/06/2022)
NTA
speeds up optical fiber network expansion drive
(kh 10/06/2022)
Nepal
slips in global ranking in mobile broadband
speed : The median global performance of mobile
broadband was measured at 29.96 Mbps download
speed and 8.70 Mbps upload speed, as per Ookla,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 07/05/2022)
Poor
digital literacy hinders growth in Nepal : The
government is investing Rs22 billion to
implement ‘Digital Nepal Framework’ (kp
03/052022)
Ensure
Right To Internet Access, by Rakshya Khanal
(rn 25/04/2022)
Women
in digital business space: Challenges and way
forward : Women-owned businesses with limited
capacity to operate digitally are at a greater
disadvantage with the rapid integration of
digital enterprise, by Shreya Subedi (nlt
11/04/2022)
Electronic
Know Your Customer to replace paperwork by
November : Establishing a centralised biometric
based e-KYC system will enable licensed service
providers to serve their customers efficiently,
officials say, by Krishana Prasain (kp
10/04/2022)
Indian
firms Tata, Airtel warn to block internet
bandwidth in Nepal (rep 26/03/2022)
Everest
base camp to have high-speed connectivity :
Ncell plans to build five BTS towers in Thame,
Somare Pari Hill, Dingboche, Thukla Hill and
Pyramid Hill to provide 4G telecommunication
service, by Krishana Prasain (kp 23/03/2022)
[This would be more
urgent in rural areas, especially with regard to
education!]
National
Broadcasting (11th Amendment) Regulation, 2021
looks suspicious: Nepal Working Group for
Internet Freedom (rep 23/03/2022)
Report
On Cyber Security Challenges Submitted To Home
Minister (rn 26/02/2022)
NTA
calls for Strict Cyber Security Act (kh
22/01/2022)
Nepal
Telecom launches 4G LTE Namaste Wi-Fi (rep
21/01/2022)
Users
of broadband internet on the rise in Nepal
(kh 19/01/2022)
Nepal
plans new ICT blueprint to bridge digital divide
: Although internet use in least developed
countries like Nepal is growing rapidly,
disparities still exist between different groups,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 18/01/2022)
Winter
Intake Code Camp underway : Opportunity for
student with exposure to diverse IT projects and
work (kh 09/01/2022)
Nepal
Telecom likely to start 5G trials from June
(kh 08/01/2022), Nepal
Telecom to begin first 5G trials from June :
Private operator Ncell has also been eying 5G
trial but there is no response on its proposal
from the regulator, insiders say, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 08/01/2022)
Resistance
to digitisation : The absence of a secure
ecosystem for digital products and services
keeps a chunk of the population at bay, by
Roshee Lamichhane (kp 03/01/2022)
National
Security And Software Vulnerability, by Ravi
Dhungel (rn 31/12/2021)
Internet
speed arms race cause for concern, NTA says :
ISPs are launching high-speed packages without
approval and are focused on getting new
customers rather than focusing on the quality of
service, by Krishana Prasain (kp 20/12/2021)
NTC
to provide telecom, broadband internet service
to local govt offices (kh 17/12/2021)
Internet
services disrupted in Kolti (kh 13/12/2021)
Ensure
Digital Human Rights, by Narayan Prasad
Ghimire (rn 13/12/2021)
Where
does Nepal stand in global cyberspace, by
Rajiv Prajapati (rec 10/12/2021)
Panel
recommends adjusting rental fee for electricity
poles : Cable TV operators and internet service
providers have been arguing with the power
utility over the rent for a long time, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 08/12/2021)
Nepal's
e-governance pipe dreams : An automated system
will make the stream of illegal income dry up
for politicians and bureaucrats, by Achyut
Wagle (kp 07/12/2021)
Telecom
Authority releases draft regulation related to
internet of things : The rules will legalise the
system where objects are connected to the
internet allowing them to communicate with one
another without human intervention, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 04/12/2021)
The
British College launches Nepal’s first Cyber
Security and Digital Forensics Program (kh
04/12/2021)
The
inevitability of e-books : Publishing houses in
Nepal were reluctant to transition into e-books.
In recent years, however, many of them have
adopted the technology to keep up with the times,
by Shranup Tandukar (kp 02/12/2021)
Many
Nepali politicians have personal websites but
they are either un-updated, unreachable or
errorful : The irony is the leaders who tried to
sell us the dream of digital Nepal themselves
have a sketchy digital presence, by Prasun
Sangroula (nlt 24/11/2021)
Most
local units fare poorly in IT-based service
delivery : Report points at dire lack of IT
staff and infrastructure at local units, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/11/2021), IT
revolution gap : Local administrations have
shown little or no interest in doing away with
the archaic manual system (kp 25/11/2021)
Around
13 million Nepalis use 4G internet services: NTA
(rep 22/11/2021)
Enacting
Effective Cybersecurity Policy, by Namrata
Sharma (rn 17/11/2021)
Promotion
Of Digital Literacy Inevitable, by Narayan
Parsad Ghimire (rn 13/11/2021)
Creating
a foundation for Nepal’s digital economy:
Huawei’s Initiative, by William Zhang (rep
11/11/2021)
Nepalis
are avid internet users but lag in e-commerce :
The online marketplace has not been able to gain
the trust of consumers, but international brands
can help reduce the trust constraint, report
says, by Krishana Prasain (kp 09/11/2021)
Optical
Fibre Installation Covers 1,013 Kms (rn
01/11/2021)
Telecom
regulator invites firms to submit plan for
implementing 5G connectivity : The study will
find out how 5G will impact social, economic and
technological growth and help digital
transformation, by Krishana Prasain (kp
31/10/2021)
NT
starts offering services via optical fiber link
in Solukhumbu (kh 30/10/2021)
Online
application for driving license closed in four
days (rep 29/10/2021)
Nepalis
pay more for internet than other South Asians,
report says : A Nepali spends 2.6 percent of
their gross annual income on internet while it
costs less than one percent in India and
Pakistan, by Krishana Prasain (kp
28/10/2021) [Nowadays,
affordable internet access is one of the basic
rights of the people in Nepal and must be
guaranteed by the state!]
Thulung
Dudhkoshi launches online service (kh
25/10/2021)
Information
Technology In Time Of Pandemic, by Kishor
Basyal (rn 21/10/2021)
Internet
users getting angrier over bad serviceAccording
to the Nepal Telecommunications Authority, the
number of complaints in the last fiscal year
rose almost fourfold compared to previous year,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 21/10/2021)
Ride-hailing
apps make taxi drivers and passengers happy :
People can request a taxi to come to their
doorstep and they do not have to bargain over
the fare. These apps have shaken up the
traditional commuting system, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 05/10/2021)
NEA
starts removing internet cables from utility
poles (rep 03/10/2021), NTA
urges NEA to resolve issue regarding rent hike
of utility poles through dialogue (rep
03/10/2021), Internet
Service In Many Areas Across Country Affected
Following NEA’s Move (rn 03/10/2010)
Start
dual degrees of Law and IT: To strengthen the
justice system, by Madhusudan Adhikari (ht
30/09/2021)
Attention
drawn towards increasing internet price (kh
22/09/2021), Internet
ills : The internet is here to stay, and thus we
need to redress the problems systematically
(kp 22/09/2021)
Internet
connectivity changes lifestyle of folks of Upper
Mustang (kh 20/09/2021)
ISP
companies to increase internet prices (rep
17/09/2021)
All
85 Local Levels In Gandaki Connected With NT 4G
Service (rn 16/09/2021)
Surkhet
DAO directs ISPs, cable TV service providers to
remove unmanaged cables (rep 15/09/2021)
New
directive for uniformity in govt office websites
(ht 13/09/2021)
Internet
penetration 102pc: NTA (ht 13/09/2021)
Bridging
the gap : The dominance of the internet has
manifested itself in all facets of our lives
(kp 08/09/2021)
Govt
websites to maintain privacy standards as per
new directive (kh 02/09/2021)
Optical
fibers laid on 1,006 km length (kh
31/08/2021)
Time
To Promote Digital Governance, by Narayan
Prasad Ghimire (rn 30/08/2021)
Sleepwalking
into a digital world : As it struggles to
contain the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic,
Nepal also faces an uphill battle with
technology regulation, by Rubin Ghimire (rec
27/08/2021)
Digital
divide mars quality of care : Going digital does
not mean only enhancing public access to social
media platforms, by Roshee Lamichhane (kp
23/08/2021)
Telecom
authority to issue guideline for wireless
routers : The regulator says low quality
equipment could affect the quality of internet
connections, by Krishana Prasain (kp
13/08/2021)
Cyber
Intelligence for National Security, by GP
Acharya (rep 13/08/2021)
Digitization
and Data Privacy in Nepal, by Suman Siwakoti
(rep 08/08/2021)
Optical
Fiber Backbone Project: Fiber Laid Around 1,600
Kilometers, by Samundra Ghimire (rn
03/08/2021), Poor
performance : It is in the interest of the state
to complete the project as early as possible by
assigning the work to new companies (ht
05/08/2021)
663
local levels get broadband internet service
(kh 02/08/2021)
91
percent population has access to internet
service (kh 29/07/2021)
5G
trial held up due to delay in spectrum allotment
: Radio Frequency Policy Determination Committee
cannot provide spectrum approval until a new
communications minister is appointed, officials
say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 28/07/2021)
Making
digital transformation work : We need to change
our mindset first. The technology will follow,
by Sujeev Shakya (kp 27/07/2021)
Nagarik
App Directive to make govt service effective
(kh 08/07/2021)
As
internet becomes more essential, complaints of
poor service increase : Service providers blame
consumers and infrastructure issues like poles
for cables but advocacy groups say the onus lies
on the sellers not the buyers, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 06/07/2021)
Government
approves Citizen App Directive (ht
05/07/2021)
Nepal
moves up in global cybersecurity ranking : The
country was placed 94th in the Global
Cybersecurity Index, showing that its commitment
to cybersecurity has increased, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 04/07/2021)
87.19
% population has access to internet (kh
26/05/2021)
Housebound
Nepalis buy mobile phones and laptops in record
numbers : 6.35 million phones imported between
mid-July 2020 and mid-May 2021, up from 3.95
million in same period last fiscal, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 26/05/2021)
Eight
quake-affected districts to be connected with
high-speed internet (kh 25/05/2021)
Nagarik
App amasses over 600,000 downloads in four
months (kh 17/05/2021)
Government
releases full version of Nagarik App (ht
03/05/2021)
Safeguarding
Privacy In The Digital World, by Harsha Man
Maharjan (rn 01/05/2021)
Nepal
needs an ICT census : The survey will provide
facts and figures to help manage education
during crises, by Sagun Shrestha (kp
11/04/2021)
Nepali
state, organizations remain highly vulnerable to
cyber attacks, by Nishan Khariwada (ae
08/04/2021)
Nepal
Telecom likely to begin 5G trials by mid-July
(kp 04/04/2021)
Free
broadband internet reaches 5,225 schools (ht
29/03/2021)
Broadband
internet users up by 10 percentage points in one
year : Nepalis went online en masse after being
forced to stay indoors due to the pandemic,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 27/03/2021)
NTA’s
Broadband Internet Connected To 75 Per Cent Of
Target Areas (rn 24/03/2021)
Free
internet in Shey-Phoksundo (kh 22/03/2021)
NT
preparing to increase FTTH internet speed
(ht 20/03/2021)
Govt
preparing to begin 5G test from four cities :
Consumers in Kathmandu, Pokhara, Biratnagar, and
Birgunj to enjoy service for free during trial
phase (ht 18/03/2021)
Staying
safe on the web : Schools and universities must
raise awareness about cyber security and healthy
internet use (kp 12/03/2021)
83
percent population has internet access (rep
09/03/2021)
Nepal
plans 5G mobile internet roll-out by mid-July :
Fifth generation wireless mobile networks will
be set up in four cities under a pilot project
by the end of this fiscal year, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 06/03/2021)
Govt
planning to reduce internet charge (ht
01/03/2021), Way
to digital Nepal : Inexpensive internet
facilities will become all the more necessary in
the future as the government is implementing the
Digital Nepal Framework (ht 02/03/2021)
Internet
of things : Ecosystem of business, by Roshan
Pandey and Samriddha Pyakurel (ht 01/03/2021)
Free
internet service under RTDF reaches 31 districts
across Nepal (ht 01/02/2021)
WorldLink
to set up data centres in 14 towns (ht
29/01/2021)
Cash
fine of up to Rs 200,000 proposed for misconduct
by online business operators (rep
03/01/2021)
Broadband
Internet Connected In 512 Of 753 Local Units
(rn 29/12/2020)
Go
digital : The government must digitise its
services to ensure public safety and also to be
future ready (kp 25/11/2020)
Internet
access in Nepal crosses 22m (ht 20/11/2020)
Pospects
Of Software Industry Amid COVID-19, by
Kristina Shikhrakar (rn 07/11/2020)
Metropolitan
traffic office transitions to digital : Around
2,500 service seekers have availed of
online services in the past one month,
by Anup Ojha (kp 30/10/2020)
Nepal
Telecom launches GSM service in Taksindu, the
trekking route to Namche (rep 22/10/2020)
Government
prioritises e-procurement but most bidding still
done manually, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
10/10/2020)
Laptops
fly off the shelves as classes move online :
With new shipments of computers not arriving
quickly enough from China, potential buyers will
have to wait, wholesalers and retailers said,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 28/09/2020)
The
future of the classroom is online : The
government must support universities
as they move to embrace virtual
classrooms, by Achyut Wagle (kp 15/09/2020)
Nepalis
pay Rs 104.53 for 1GB mobile data use: Report
(rep 15/09/2020)
Internet
subscribers up but speed remains a problem :
Consumer rights activists say speed of internet
is not as service providers had advertised and
the telecom authority should be more vigilant,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 13/09/2020)
The
digital delight : How Covid-19 lockdown
triggered a positive change in Nepal’s
e-governance system and digital economy, by
Shristi Kafle (rep 12/09/2020)
Mapping
Net Coverage, by Kundan Aryal (rn
11/09/2020)
Why
has internet become sluggish in Nepal? (kh
06/09/2020)
New
cyber security law requires firms to use
information sharing platform : The purpose of
the platform is to establish a cyber security
community to detect and prevent cyber attacks,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 05/09/2020)
Internet
access is a human right : Affordability,
accessibility and availability must be ensured
to build a digital Nepal, by Narayan Prasad
Ghimire (kp 23/08/2020)
How
do digital freelancers fare in Nepal? While a
majority of people are only just getting used to
working online, a small segment of the Nepali
workforce has already had ample time to
understand, experience and embrace digital
workspaces, by Prajesh SJB Rana (kp
11/08/2020)
Hopeful
internet firms need to have minimum capital of
Rs 40 million: Nepal Telecommunications
Authority rolls out new internet service
operation bylaw, by Krishana Prasain (kp
21/07/2020)
Security
Concerns In Digital Transaction, by Rudra
Prasad Adhikari (rn 14/07/2020)
Telecom
service providers directed to limit number of
SIM cards issued per person: Minors are limited
to one card and need to get their parents to
provide a proof of relationship document, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 12/07/2020)
Internet
usage surges 35 per cent during lockdown (ht
09/07/2020)
Broadband
internet extended to remote areas in 41
districts: Officials say project will be
completed in the remaining districts once the
lockdown is lifted, by Krishana Prasain (kp
07/07/2020)
Telecom
Authority directs ISPs to make provisions for
customers to monitor internet connection: The
number of complaints regarding slow internet
spiked during the lockdown, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 20/06/2020)
Digital
divide too wide for online classes to succeed in
Nepal: The government has proposed online
teaching-learning, but a majority of the schools
and students in the country do not have
computers, much less the internet, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 28/05/2020)
As
popularity of virtual meetings soar, concerns
over abuse and harassment come to surface: Law
enforcement officials say it is difficult to
track down and punish people ‘bombing’ online
meetings as they don’t leave behind evidence,
by Elisha Shrestha (kp 27/05/2020)
Growing
Digital Platforms and the Need for Regulatory
Framework, by Ashmita Gautam (kh 22/05/2020)
Speed
test puts Nepal in 118th spot globally in fixed
broadband in April: The average mobile broadband
speed showed an improvement with the country
moving up five places, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 19/05/2020)
Bridging
The Digital Divide, by Kundan Aryal (ht
08/05/2020)
Cyber
risk increases along with rising trend of
webinars, by Arpana Ale Magar (ht
06/05/2020)
Govt
to use Zoom software for online meetings (ht
06/05/2020)
Is
online teaching really worth it? School
administrators coercing students to adapt
technologies of learning better learn what the
digital divide means, by Dinesh Kafle (kp
04/05/2020), Can
we embrace tech education during lockdown?,
by Raghab Sharma (kh 04/05/2020)
E-Governance
Can Be Game Changer For Nepal, by Sunil KC
(rn 23/04/2020)
Cyber
Security and Internet Governance in Nepal,
by Manish Jung Pulami (kh 22/04/2020)
Authority
directs internet companies not to disconnect
users for non-payment: Service providers say
they need government help as their costs have
increased while little money is coming in,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 21/04/2020)
Digital
democracy: We need greater scrutiny during
crises (kp 15/04/2020)
Internet
slows as Kathmandu residents grounded by the
lockdown turn to the web en masse: The number of
video content engagements including YouTube,
Facebook video and TikTok has surged, said
service providers, by Krihana Prasain (kp
03/04/2020)
ISPs
say can't provide 25% off on Internet service
sans subsidy (rep 31/03/2020)
Internet
bandwidth increases by 25% amid lockdown
(rep 29/03/2020)
Covid-19
and the shift to remote working: With the spread
of the coronavirus, many offices in Kathmandu
too have started work-from-home provisions. But
how productive is this new working culture?,
by Shashwat Pant (kp 22/03/2020)
Internet
use jumps with more office workers working from
home: The Nepal Telecommunications Authority is
ready to enhance bandwidth as required,
officials said, by Krishana Prasain (kp
21/03/2020)
Lagging
in digitalization: Government has time and again
failed to understand the need to go digital in
all the sectors and put the effort in developing
regulations to monitor the digital platforms,
by Prayash Raj Koirala (rep 12/03/2020)
NTA
launches apps to test call quality, Internet
speed (rep 04/03/2020)
What
you need to know about ethical hackers in Nepal:
The country’s cyber security is not the
strongest. And with everything going
digital—from national identity cards to driving
licenses—if we are not too careful, we could
invite in a lot of risks, by Shashwat Pant
(kp 03/03/2020)
Nepal
placed 127th among 140 countries for internet
speed: Mobile broadband download speed was
recorded at 12.43 mbps against the global
average of 31.95 mbps, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 23/02/2020)
Daami
Music: A Nepali song streaming mobile app is the
new flavour of the season: The app has nearly
12,000 active daily listeners and more than
1,000 new subscribers are being added every
month, by Krishana Prasain (kp 20/01/2020)
Social
Welfare Council upgrading its system to become
paperless: The new system will start offering
online services by the end of the current fiscal
year, officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 19/01/2020)
Govt
to provide service via mobile app (ht
06/01/2020)
Plans
afoot to improve govt mobile app (ht
28/12/2019)
NTA,
NT ink pact to lay optical fibre in Karnali,
Sudurpaschim (ht 06/12/2019)
Quality
of mobile video experience in Nepal still way
down: Nepal ranks 86th among 100 countries for
mobile video quality in Opensignal report,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 04/12/2019)
Slow
internet affects government services in Jumla,
locals say: The district’s land revenue office
has been carrying out operations online for the
past two months, by LP Devkot (kp
02/12/2019)
Labour
office turns to technology in a bid to provide
hassle-free services to migrant workers: After
online application, the remaining process of
getting work permits goes online to ease
services for aspiring migrant workers, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 25/11/2019)
Free
internet for public schools, offices (ht
24/11/2019)
Government
issues new directive for cyber security (ht
23/11/2019)
What
does cloud-based gaming mean for Nepali players?
Even as internet speeds keep growing, data caps
and latency will remain an issue even if Nepalis
manage to get a subscription internationally,
by Prajesh SJB Rana (kp 19/11/2019)
Bringing
Silicon Valley to Kathmandu Valley: Artificial
Intelligence is here, better get used to it,
by Sonia Awale (nt 15/11/2019)
MoCIT
to enhance cyber security of govt bodies (ht
05/11/2019)
Cybersecurity:
A strategic imperative for Nepal: Digital
advancements are proceeding in the absence of a
holistic and integrated approach to managing
cybersecurity threats, by Narayan Koirala
(kp 18/10/2019)
Online
system fails to deliver quick service (ht
16/10/2019)
Nepal
has a lot of catching up to do in terms of
digital technology: We need to do a lot of
brainstorming in order to formulate policies
that help develop our economy—especially when it
comes to innovation and technology (kp
14/10/23019)
Nepal
Telecom launches 4G services in 32 major cities:
The company is offering a slew of attractive
internet packages as well (kp 03/10/2019)
Wi-Fi
service to be provided at trekking, pilgrimage
destinations: Annapurna Circuit and Everest Base
Camp are among the destinations to get Wi-Fi
service, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 01/10/2019)
NT’s
4G expansion to gather momentum (ht
01/10/2019)
How
safe is your data? To start the culture of
protecting data, Nepali consumers have to demand
accountability and transparency from the
organizations which collect their data, by
Pratigya Bhattarai (kp 26/09/2019)
Nepal
among countries with slowest mobile internet:
The country's mobile internet speed was clocked
in at 10.78 Mbps against the global average of
28.02 Mbps, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 24/09/2019)
Telecom
regulator calls on schools to sign up for
ambitious IT lab project: The IT lab project has
been initiated to reduce the digital divide
between students at public and private
institutions, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
20/09/2019)
NRB
to make BFIs spend certain share of profit on IT
security (ht 20/09/2019)
Look
smart, DoTM: Whatever the reason, having
service-seekers wait for years for a smart
driving license is simply frustrating (ht
19/09/2019)
Hackonomics:
What is attracting hackers to Nepal?, by
Bimal Pratap Shah and Vivek S Rana (rep
17/09/2019)
Local
units in Hetauda yet to incorporate online
registration system: The Ministry of Federal
Affairs and General Administration had
introduced the online registration system five
years ago, by Subash Bidari (kp 16/09/2019)
Digital
revolution required: People should refuse to
spend the entire day waiting in a queue in a
government office, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp
15/09/2019)
Security
printing in limbo after ID cards, passports and
notes put up for global tender: A senior Nepal
Rastra Bank official says they are in the final
stages of calling for global bids to print and
supply banknotes for the next three years,
by Anil Giri (kp 07/09/2019)
Government
to launch mobile app to deliver services
digitally: IT experts say use of mobile SIM card
registration data for applicant identification
problematic; raise concern over cyber threat and
misuse of digital information by the state,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/05/2019)
Breaking
the barriers : No matter how much we glorify
role of ICT in improving education, it cannot
happen without larger participation of teachers,
by Hitesh Karki (rep 01/09/2019)
NT
to complete 4G expansion work by mid-February
(ht 31/08/2019)
Optical
fibre laying work to resume by mid-September: 32
districts will be connected with high-speed
optical fibre to allow fast data transfers and
voice and video calls, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
27/08/2019)
Software
to be upgraded for more effective monitoring: So
far, 29,000 cooperatives have linked up to the
online financial reporting system, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 27/08/2019)
Government
implements national strategy for e-commerce
sector: The online marketplace is growing
steadily despite a late start, but there are no
laws to regulate them, by Krishana Prasain
(kp 24/08/2019)
Online
bidding remains suspended for two weeks due to
software upgradation works: Upgraded software to
help determine bid capacity of contractors and
suppliers, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
17/08/2019)
Nepal
invites France and Germany to make final pitch
for multi-million dollar security printing
facility: Berlin-based Bundesdruckerei and
Paris-based IN Groupe , both state-owned
entities, will be submitting their final
proposals on August 7, by Anil Giri (kp
05/08/2019)
Toward
Society 5.0, by Ved P. Kafle (rep
05/08/2019)
Telecom
regulator wants to equip 930 public high schools
with IT labs in six months: To achieve the goal,
the contractor has to install and commission the
laboratory at 39 high schools every week, by
Prahlad Rijal (kp 04/08/2019)
Data
collection and privacy issues: We need to start
talking about who is gathering our personal
information and how they are using it, by
Jagat Bahadur Kunwar (kp 02/08/2019)
Nepal’s
IT sector under big risk, by Suman Dahal rep
02/08/2019)
Service
providers withdraw 13% TSC levied on internet
users, by Muna Sunuwar (rep 27/07/2019)
Number
of 4G users soars by 125 pc (ht 23/07/2019)
Internet
prices likely to go up from mid-July, by
Muna Sunuwar (rep 16/07/2019), Internet
access to become costlier due to addition of
service charge: Service providers will be adding
13 percent to the bill as telecommunication
service charge from Wednesday, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 17/07/2019)
Digital
development and e-commerce in Nepal: Even with
the government’s adoption of an e-commerce
strategy, there is a lot more to do to expand
the digital market, by Madhu K. Marasini (kp
15/07/2019)
NTA
to set up IT labs in 1,000 public schools: Each
lab will have computers, printer, surveillance
system, UPS system, by Muna Sunuwar (rep
15/07/2019)
Half
of population uses mobile phones to access the
internet: The growth in mobile internet
users has been attributed to exponential growth
in users from the rural areas as more people are
using social media platforms, report says,
by Prahlad Rijal (kp 11/07/2019)
13pc
hike in internet fees from July 17: ISPs; Price
of the cheapest package to go up by at least Rs
100 (ht 11/07/2019)
Nepali
apps you should try: Here are a few apps that
offer more than supplementary services, by
Prajesh SJB Rana (kp 09/07/2019)
Issues
On Smart Cities, by Harsha Man Maharjan (rn
06/07/2019)
Transparency
in governance, through cyberocracy: Nepal’s
bureaucracy has not kept pace with the radical
political change the country has gone through,
by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 05/07/2019)
Broadband
to be accessible in rural areas within a year:
NTA (ht 28/06/2019)
What
does Huawei ban mean for Nepali users? While
Huawei Nepal says its phones, as of now, fully
support Google services and Android updates, the
future remains uncertain, by Prajesh SJB
Rana (kp 25/06/2019)
Perks
of going cashless: It will be difficult for
Nepal to become a cashless economy but it should
make an effort, by Biranchi Poudyal (rep
20/06/2019)
Internet
prices likely to go up from mid-July, by
Zenith Shah (rep 19/06/2019)
Internet
providers say they will not hike data costs if
service charge is dropped: Nepal remains among
countries with the most expensive internet,
by Prahlad Rijal (kp 15/06/2019)
With
government services and data going digital,
proper cybersecurity is more essential than
ever: Government agencies and private companies
both need to focus more on securing their data,
say security professionals, by Prajesh SJB
Rana (kp 11/06/2019)
Internet
service providers say data charges will go up
from next fiscal: The average monthly cost of an
internet connection will jump from Rs1,400 to
Rs1,680 from July 17 (kp 05/06/2019)
Telecom
Authority to set up IT centres in 124 remote
villages, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 02/06/2019)
Public
vehicles to issue 'electronic paying card': Town
planners, however, call the plan ‘too
ambitious’, considering the government’s
track record of unkept promises, by Anup
Ojha (kp 01/06/2019)
Breaking
the glass ceiling: The participation of women in
Nepal’s info-tech sector is still very low but
the future holds promise, by Asmod Karki (kp
01/06/2019)
Google
decision to hit Nepali Huawei customers (ht
21/05/2019)
PM
inaugurates work on information highway (rep
21/05/2019)
Digital
banking in Nepal: Focus on infrastructure,
security, by Amish Dhungel and Dwaipayan
Regmi (ht 20/05/2019)
Internet
service providers slam NEA’s proposed hike in
rental charges, by Krishana Prasain (kp
18/05/2019)
Why
aren’t there more women in IT? Nepal is part of
a global trend in technology—there are vastly
fewer women in tech than men, by Prajesh SJB
Rana (kp 14/05/2019)
National
ID cards find no use (rep 12/05/2019)
Online
trading system full of flaws, taskforce report
finds, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 11/05/2019)
Online
system further delays work of land revenue
office, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 09/05/2019)
On
the register: Nepal will soon be implementing an
Equipment Identity Register for all mobile
devices in the country. But what does that
actually entail?, by Bivek Khatiwada (kp
07/05/2019)
Blackout
of
government sites exposes cybersecurity lapses in
country: But government officials downplay the
incident saying it’s ‘part and parcel’ of
Nepal’s evolving cybersecurity process, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 06/05/2019)
Keeping
time
the Nepali way: Hamro Patro started out as a
Nepali calendar app in 2010, but nine years and
over 5 million downloads later, its founder has
turned Hamro Patro into a digital conglomerate,
by Tsering Ngodup Lama (kp 06/05/2019)
Sensitivity
for
security: Nepal needs to understand the gravity
of security threat emanating from its inability
to control cyber crime, by Thaneshwor
Chalise (rep 04/05/2019)
Can
the
internet be policed? Even as the government
attempts to stifle freedom of expression online,
it continues to display a fundamental lack of
understanding about the internet, by Prajesh
SJB Rana (kp 30/04/2019)
Nepali
mobile app developers reshaping digital
landscape, by Krishana Prasain (kp
27/04/2019)
Prioritise
intellectual property rights: Copyright laws
need to be updated to keep up with technological
advancements, by Pratyush Nath Upreti (kp
26/04/2019)
Advancing
the frontiers of knowledge: What’s so
super about supercomputers and why does Nepal
need them anyway?, by Abha Eli Phoboo (kp
26/04/2019)
As
server
goes down, hundreds deprived of getting their
work done at transport office: The problem has
occurred four times in the past four months,
by Anup Ojha (kp 18/04/2019)
Regulate
pay
apps: The authorities should have the Chinese
mobile payment systems register in Nepal so as
to regulate them, just like the credit card
providers (ht 18/04/2019), Chinese
payment
platforms are illegal, but officials say they
can’t control them: Majority of the Chinese-run
businesses use popular Chinese digital wallets
to sell goods and services, by Tsering D
Gurung (kp 19/04/2019)
27
youth entrepreneurs set up notebook factory
investing Rs 150 million, by Mohammad Habib
(rep 16/04/2019)
Report
exposes
government bodies’ cybersecurity flaws: In
response to Auditor General’s report, officials
blame a lack of budget, which they say hinders
work and puts data security at risk, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 15/04/2019), All
in one place: Data centres are indispensable but
yet an unrecognised part of national
infrastructure (kp 16/04/2019)
Minister
Baskota launches FTTH service in Janakpur
(ht 14/04/2019)
Illiteracy,
old policies hurdles for ‘Digital Nepal’ (ht
08/04/2019)
IT
potential: Make use of idle talent, by
Vikash Raj Satyal (ht 26/03/2019)
WorldLink
to provide free WiFi hotspots across Nepal,
by Krishana Prasain (kp 11/03/2019)
Government
to introduce e-commerce regulations, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 06/08/2019)
Data
security
concerns over national identity card
project:Nepal government’s attempt to push
the digitised national identification
cards without proper security checks
could put citizens’ information at risk,
by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 03/03/2019)
Blockchain
in real estate: A radical revolution, by
Biranchi Poudyal (ht 28/02/2019)
‘ITB
curtails fundamental rights of people’
(ht 26/02/2019)
Not
left behind: ICT development must reach all
members of society, by Ritika Singh and
Sushma Giri (kp 24/02/2019)
Has
national
ID card project put Rs 7.5bn at stake? MPs fear
it will be just another card to occupy space in
wallet; Seek govt clarification before spending
billions on the project, by Jagdishor Panday
(ht 22/02/2019)
New
IT
Bill could kill innovation in Nepal, experts
warn:s Critics of the government’s Informational
Technology Bill say it will add more red tape
for internet companies, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
21/02/2019)
It’s
about time that the country broke ground in the
IT field (kp 19/02/2019)
Bajura
municipality goes paperless by installing
internet in all its ward offices, by Krishna
Oli (rep 17/02/2019)
With
a new IT bill, state draws battle lines against
free speech: In attempting to regulate social
media platforms, Oli administration violates the
freedom of speech and opinion guaranteed under
the constitution, experts say, by Bhrikuti
Rai (kp 16/02/2019)
Nepal
finally gets its first supercomputer, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 13/02/2019)
In
the
grey: The government’s decision to impose an
additional five percent excise duty on
smartphones is fuelling a grey market in imports,
by Johnson Shrestha (kp 12/02/2019)
Creating
smart
schools: No nation has progressed fast in terms
of technology adoption when its school going
children are not fully integrated to
technological developments, by Hitesh Karki
(rep 12/02/2019)
Lack
of technical staff delays online land
registration process, by Dilliram Khatiwada
(kp 07/02/2019)
No
progress in RTDF-funded optical fiber projects
(rep 05/02/2019)
Two
Chinese firms roped in for 4G LTE expansion
project (kp 04/02/2019)
Connect
IPS:
Payments made easier: A new digital platform
allows online transactions, including government
tax payments, without the use of an
intermediary parking platform, by Bhivek
Khatiwada (kp 29/01/2019)
NTA
drafts guidelines for free public wi-fi service
(ht 26/01/2019)
Adopting
Tech and Trade Diplomacy, by GP Acharya (rn
23/01/2019)
Technology
on wheels: Mobile ICT labs can help address
several gaps in Nepal’s efforts to promote ICT
education, by Sagun Shrestha (kp 22/01/2019)
Catching
the bullet train The Fourth Industrial
Revolution brings both opportunities and
challenges, by Mina Aryal (kp 22/01/2019)
ISPs
threaten to hike charges: Cite the 500pc hike in
fee for use of NEA’s electricity poles (ht
20/01/2019)
Enter
the project bank: Province 3 has launched a
software-based database containing details of
all projects, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp
02/01/2019)
Wiring
change: Analog challenges cripple government’s
ambitious ‘Digital Nepal’ vision, by Kshitiz
Khanal (kp 31/12/2018)
Framework
of digital Nepal within a month: Minister
Banskota (kp 30/12/2018)
Country's
first supercomputer installed at IT Park, by
Madhusudan Guragain (rep 30/12/2018)
Taking
ctrl: For a secure and functioning Digital
Nepal, the government should engage local
programmers, by Prakash Paudel (kp
18/12/2018)
Six-day
national conference of network operators
concludes (rep 15/12/2018)
KMC
launches Smart Urban Technology Challenge 2018,
by Anup Ojha (kp 13/12/2018)
Bright
And Dark Facets Of The Internet, by Narayan
Prasad Ghimire (rn 05/12/2018)
Use
hi-tech to manage disasters: PM (kp
04/12/2018) [??],
A
long way to go: Before achieving ‘Digital
Nepal’, the state must invest in ICT education
throughout the country, by Manoj Bhattarai
(kp 04/12/2018) [!!]
Striking
a balance: NID’s intentions may seem benign, but
potential data misuse cannot be overlooked
(kp 22/11/2018)
‘DIGITAL
NEPAL’ dream can be achieved only by expansion,
improvement of telecom services, interview
with Gokul Prasad Baskota, Minister of
Communications and Information Technology (ht
13/11/2018)
ICT
in education: If teachers can use social media
sites, they can use educational web applications
too, by Sagun Shrestha (kp 07/11/2018)
MoHa
to allow access to citizenship data (ht
05/11/2018)
Global
tender call for e-passport from next year: Nepal
could issue e-passports in 18 months, by
Anil Giri (kp 03/11/2018)
Home
Ministry starts printing national ID, by
Anil Giri (kp 02/11/2018)
Digital
defence: Going digital is a necessity, but
privacy and security concerns must be addressed
(kp 01/11/2018)
Move
towards paperless governance: The new set-up
will require civil servants to use official
email for correspondence, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 31/10/2018)
A
city awakening: Behind the thin dust, Janakpur
is a melting pot of opportunity in Nepal, by
Ravi Kumar (kp 28/10/2018)
Digital
leapfrogging: Can Nepal achieve it?, by
Prashant Koirala (ht 24/10/2018)
PMO
to monitor monthly progress of ministries,
by Roshan S Nepal (ht 13/10/2018)
NTA
closes 21,000 porn websites (kp 12/10/2018)
Digital
2020: Nepal’s digital economy will grow
exponentially atop a robust digital payments
layer, by Biswas Dhakal (kp 11/10/2018)
Bank
on
data: Nepal is standing at a critical juncture
of political and economic change that presents
new opportunities to collect, open, and act on
data, by Deepak Singhania and Thomas van den
Aarssen (rep 03/10/2018)
As
hackers get better of government sites,
officials say full safety infeasible (kp
01/10/2018)
Towards
a digital Nepal: The government should make
strengthening national broadband the prime
objective, by Ashma Dixit (kp 30/09/2018)
India
for satellite-based navigation in SAARC (kp
25/09/2018)
Why
computer
education fails: We still continue to follow the
same course built on foundational course
designed by “experts” at the time when computers
were a novelty, by Hitesh Karki (rep
22/09/2018)
Govt
to block access to porn sites (ht
22/09/2018), Govt
bans pornographic contents on internet (rep
23/09/2018), Government
bans raunchy content, by Nayak Paudel (kp
24/09/2018), Does
porn
abet rape? Blocking pornographic contents
doesn’t decrease people’s predisposition to
sexual violence, sexual urge or natural
curiosity about sex, by Ujjwal Acharya (rep
26/09/2018)
Keeping
Bad Side Of Internet At Bay, by Hira Bahadur
Thapa (rn 14/09/2018)
Well
connected: An advanced digital network and
sustainable transport will change the society
for the better, by Manish Pokharel and Bimal
Pratap Shah (kp 13/09/2018)
Foreign
jobs data system and phone app launched (kp
11/09/2018)
NEPSE
fails to start online trading (ht
10/09/2018), Hitch
delays launch of online trading system (kp
11/09/2018)
Phone
app for local governments (kp 05/09/2018), Mobile
app launched for local levels to disseminate
info (ht 09/09/2018)
Pokhara
to have free Wi-Fi spots at 10 public places
(rep 05/09/2018)
Government
all set to launch digital platform: GoN Citizen
App to give citizens access to state services at
all levels (kp 04/09/2018)
Internet
in Nepal: Making it affordable, by Bikram
Shrestha (ht 04/09/2018)
Government
agencies increases digital presence (kp
03/09/2018)
KMC
mayor inaugurates free Wi-Fi service in
Pashupati area (ht 03/09/2018)
Know
your stuff: Knowledge management is key for
organisational effectiveness in the public
sector, by Narayan Prasad Wagle (kp
19/08/2018)
Access
and the internet: Clearing up four
misconceptions about digital connectivity in
Nepal, by Shailesh B, Pandey (kp 15/08/2018)
Microsoft
imagine cup 2018: Nepali app developers win
Microsoft award, by Krishana Prasain (kp
15/08/2018)
Govt
withdraws internet tariff hike for home users
(kp 27/07/2018), Internet
service users get relief from 13% TSC (rep
27/07/2018)
First
digital
Cabinet meet begins today: The move follows PM
Oli’s warning on May 30 to dismiss any minister
who does not know how to operate a laptop
(kp 26/07/2018)
Digital
payments:
To prevent illicit activities, better regulation
of digital payments is a must, but citizens’
privacy should be protected (ht 26/07/2018)
Twitter
handle for government offices soon (kp
25/07/2018)
Govt
moves against own promise of affordable internet,
by Arpana Ale Magar (rep 18/07/2018), Surging
internet cost to affect National Broadband
Policy target, by Sujan Dhungana (ht
18/07/2018), ISPs
not allowed to hike Internet charges: MoIC
(rep 19/07/2018), 'TSC
on internet to make up for declining voice call
revenue' (rep 21/07/2018)
Int'l
cyber security conference on July 27-28 (rep
11/07/2018)
Internet,
voice calls to become dearer: Internet fee
likely to be raised by almost 14pc, by Sujan
Dhungana (ht 09/07/2018)
PMO
to soon go paperless, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 06/07/2018)
Digitizing
governance:
The government must develop policies and
programs to enhance investment in ICT to
materialize e-governance vision, by Khem Raj
Neupane (rep 05/07/2018)
Need
of ICT in health, education stressed (ht
26/06/2018)
Collection
of details for National ID card begins, by
Giriraj Baskota (rep 23/06/2018)
Internet
subscription fee likely to rise, by Umesh
Poudel (ht 21/06/2018)
MIT
launches global startup labs in Nepal (kp
18/06/2018)
CHN
named among top 10 world startups (kp
12/06/2018)
International
ICT Conference to be held in mid-June (rep
12/06/2018)
Teaching
with
technology: Many teachers who are currently
teaching computer in public schools grew up in
an era when computers were virtually
non-existent, by Hitesh Karki (rep
27/05/2018)
KTM
to host Global Cyber Security Summit in July
(kp 22/05/2018)
Registration
of
IP to go digital: Govt; Weak IP laws have led
to a large number of counterfeit
products being sold on the market without
legal hurdles (kp 05/05/2018)
Closing
the gap Just having access to the internet is
not enough to overcome the digital divide,
by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp 30/04/2018)
After
Kyirong, NT plans to bring Chinese internet via
Tatopani (ht 26/04/2018)
Optical
fibre laying process likely to face delays,
by Umesh Poudel (ht 25/04/2018)
‘Heritage
sites,
parks will have free Wi-Fi shortly’: Bouddha,
Swayambhu, Baisdhara, Pashupati, Basantapur and
Sankha Park to get high speed routers (kp
04/04/2018)
MC
to set up free Wi-Fi zones (ht 02/04/2018)
New
cellphone app to update city air quality (kp
30/03/2018)
3
hill districts of Province 1 to get internet
access soon, by Ananda Gautam and Dipendra
Shakya (kp 25/03/2018)
Digital
democracy: Good governance can be enhanced
through utilisation of novel technological
solutions (kp 23/03/2018)
NVC
orders action against officials over ‘faulty’
app (kp 04/03/2018)
The
future is here: Nepal urgently needs to prepare
to strengthen its e-commerce and digital trade
sector, by Pragati Koirala (kp 16/02/2018)
Robust
e-payment system must for e-commerce to flourish
(ht 11/02/2018), Espouse
e-economy: Prioritise ICT as one of the growing
industries in the country and implement policies
accordingly, by Saurav Bashyal (ht
11/02/2018)
CAN
Info-Tech kicks off, by Naresh Neupane (kp
26/01/2018), CAN
Info-Tech continues to draw large crowds (kp
27/01/2018), CAN
Info-Tech attracts youths in droves, by
Kushal Basnet (rep 28/01/2018), Carving
out a niche at CAN Info-tech 2018, by Naresh
Neupane (kp 31/01/2018)
KMC
launches free Wi-Fi zones, CCTV surveillance at
ward 10 (kp 25/01/2018)
Online
recording of personal events picking up, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/01/2018)
‘Nepal
added over 250 internet users per hour’, by
Naresh Neupane (ht 20/01/2018)
Online
system adopted for driving licence (ht
19/01/2018)
Rural
municipality goes digital, by Sarita
Shrestha (rep 15/01/2018)
Invisible
thieves: Recent cyber-attacks have shown that
Nepali banks need to keep up with technology,
by Haribol Acharya (kp 11/01/2018)
Chinese
internet
from tomorrow: Monopoly of India in bandwidth
supply to end; competition amonmg service
providers expected to inttensify, by Sujan
Dhungana (ht 11/01/2018), Nepal
ends India’s internet monopoly with Chinese link
(kp 13/01/2018), Nepal-China
optical fibre link operationalised (ht
13/01/2018)
‘Singha
Durbar’ mobile application launched (kp
01/01/2018)
Think
before
you click: Nepal should exercise security
measures to safeguard digital intrusions because
anyone is susceptible to crypto-jacking, by
Biranchi Paudyal (kp 31/12/2017)
CAN
Info Tech set to kick off on Jan 28 , by
Abhishek Chitrakar (kp 15/12/2017)
Launch
into cyberspace: Access to the internet will
make NGOs in Nepal more reliable, faster and
efficient, by Samaya Lama (kp 03/12/2017)
Cyber
threat
corners banks: Use of pirated software is quite
rampant in financial institutions in
Nepal. This has prevented them from installing
new patches to upgrade the software, making them
vulnerable to cyber attacks, by Rupak D.
Sharma (kp 01/12/2017)
Linking
all
with all: By 2020 over 20 billion devices will
connect to the internet and every person on the
planet will connect to at least four devices,
by Ajaya Kusum Adhikari (rep 05/11/2017)
19
govt sites breached in latest cyberattack
(kp 04/11/2017)
NT
claims Mid-Hill optical fibre project will meet
set deadline, by Sujan Dhungana (ht
27/10/2017)
Technology
ain’t enough: Teachers considered teaching
computers an additional burden and expected to
be paid ‘extra’ for it, by Hitesh Karki (rep
14/10/2017)
Four
ISPs express interest to deliver free internet
(ht 10/10/2017)
Internet
penetration at 61pc of population: More than
6,581 new users are connected to the internet
every day in Nepal, by Sujan Dhungana (ht
05/10/2017)
The
next big thing: Nepal should capitalise on the
growing prominence of e-commerce to fuel
inclusive growth, by Barsha Dharel Dixit (kp
27/09/2017)
Connect
every ward with free internet in a year: House
panel (ht 26/09/2017)
CAN
Commtech 2017 kicks off, by Abhishek
Chitrakar (kp 15/09/2017)
Internet
connection thru China in testing phase, by
Muna Sunuwar (rep 11/09/2017), Test
transmission of Chinese internet bandwidth under
way (ht 14/09/2017)
On
‘computerized’
schools: The two schools in Sindhupalchowk
district that I recently visited both had good
computer labs. But the computers were all
covered in dust, by Hitesh Karki (rep
06/09/2017)
Free
internet
in Valley’s public places by year-end: Singha
Durbar, Media Village, Padma Kanya Campus to
benefit in the first phase, by Sujan
Dhungana (ht 26/08/2017)
CAN
CommTech 2017 to begin from Sept 14, by
Abhishek Chitrakar (kp 23/08/2017)
Internet
forum stresses wider collaboration (kp
20/08/2017)
It's
all about IT: Nepali software companies write
algorithms for self-driving cars and analysed
data for French President Macron’s elections
campaign, but they could do much more, by
Sahina Shrestha (nt 18/08/2017)
Harmful
indulgence, by Ajaya Kusum Adhikari (rep
06/08/2017)
58
govt
websites ‘hacked to test vulnerability’:
Purported hackers say ‘done in three minutes’;
3-member committee to look into the matter,
by Sanjeev Giri (kp 25/07/2017), Government
websites
face pre-launch tests: Three-member committee
formed to probe hacking of websites is scheduled
to submit its report to the Ministry of Science
and Technology on Sunday , by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 28/07/2017), Defending
digital frontierNepal must catch up to overcome
vulnerability to the escalating threats of
cyber-attacks (kp 28/07/2017)
Nepal
to receive Chinese internet bandwidth from Aug
(ht 25/07/2017)
Heil
Machine
Age: The mindset of the current government
leadership needs to be broadened to think in
terms of the Internet of Things, by Manish
Pokharel and Pratap Shah (rep 19/07/2017)
An
assistant
in your pocket: Three great apps worth
having on your smartphone, by Bivek
Khatiwada (kp 18/07/2017)
Nepalis’
online
shopping dream turning real soon: This service
is expected to revolutionise the e-commerce
business in Nepal, as it will allow millions of
electronic cardholders to purchase goods from
Nepal-based online stores and even open online
stores, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 18/07/2017)
Stalled
for years, IT Park finally comes to life, by
Madhusudan Guragain (rep 18/07/2017)
Online
registration
of personal events going up (kp 09/07/2017)
Nepal
to be connected with Chinese internet in August,
by Ashim Neupane (rep 02/07/2017)
Ncell
expands
4G service to western cities: Now fast mobile
broadband available in Pokhara and Damauli
(ht 01/07/2017)
NTA
gears
up to roll out mechanism to check internet speed
of ISPs (ht 30/06/2017)
Nepal
‘safe’
from lethal ransomware attack (kp
29/06/2017)
At
your
fingertips: Nepali apps you need on your phone,
by Anuj Bhandari (kp 27/06/2017)
NT
launches Internet service for bus passengers
(rep 27/06/2017)
Tepid
growth
in 4G service subscription (ht 24/06/2017)
Nepal
needs
to wait longer to use Chinese bandwidth, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 19/06/2017)
Quake-hit
districts
to get broadband internet: The initiative taken
by NTA to connect earthquake impacted districts
with high-speed internet is in line with
directive set by the government last year
(kp 18/06/2017)
Internet
service
reaches 58 percent of Nepalis, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 17/06/2017)
WorldLink,
Mercantile
submit proposal to NTA (ht 17/06/2017)
Broadband
internet
service across Nepal ‘in two years’ (kp
11/06/2017)
ICT
Day
May 2 made official: The celebration of ICT Day
would be expanded nationwide with new programmes
(kp 06/06/2017)
NTA
to
introduce 15 broadband projects targeting 61
districts (ht 22/05/2017)
Three
ISPs
get 15 days to furnish details to NTA (ht
17/05/2017)
Nepal
clueless
about how to benefit from India’s South Asia
Satellite (ht 12/05/2017)
Internet
voting:
Viva la revolución: In the age of internet,
rather than voting every five years at a polling
booth, we could vote directly, issue-by-issue,
using our smartphones, by Manish
Pokharel and Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 10/05/2017)
One
in
two Nepalis use internet: NTA report (kp
09/05/0217)
Bandwidth
supply
from China delayed (kp 08/05/2017)
4G
subscribers rue slow data speed (rep
29/04/2017)
Nepalis
in
no hurry to upgrade to 4G service (kp
27/04/2017)
11
hill
districts to be connected via optical fibre this
year: NT (kp 26/04/2017)
Bleak
future:
We have not been able to adopt specific policies
to move towards information technology rich
society, by Hitesh Karki (rep 15/04/2017)
NT’s
optical
fibre project likely to face delays (ht
07/04/2017)
Tap
and
tour: Bhuntu is a smart phone app that explains
Nepal’s culture from the perspective of locals,
by Clara Bullock (nt 07/04/2017)
Importance
of
website: Great opportunities, by Maya
Prakash Pant (ht 03/04/2017)
Civil
registration
online from April 14 in all districts: Listing
of personal events such as birth, death,
marriage, divorce and migration to be
streamlined (kp 28/03/2017)
Optical
fibre
link with China delayed till May (ht
23/03/2017)
The
bandwidth
bottleneck: Inclusive internet policies have to
acknowledge the inequality in income
distribution, by Shailesh Pandey (kp
21/03/2017)
Tech
troubles:
There is no denying that computers can work
magic. But only if there is the right
environment to run them, by Hitesh Karki
(rep 04/03/2017)
14
years on IT Park still not functional: Experts
blame lack of stable policy on IT sector's
development, by Madhusudhan Guragain (rep
02/03/2017)
Kathmandu’s
Silicon
Alley and the Law: Archaic laws and limited
e-commerce hold back start-up offering a new
motorcycle ride-sharing app, by Sonia Awale
(nt 17/02/2017), Soon,
Sagoon:
A Nepali sets out to change the way the world
uses social media, by Sahina Shrestha (nt
17/02/2017)
Information
centre
set up in Bajura village (ht 12/02/2017)
High
speed Internet coming to Everest, Annapurna
regions, by Ashim Neupane (rep 09/02/2017)
Long-distance
medicine:
Lack of Internet access and low bandwidth slows
spread of telemedicine in Nepal’s remote areas,
by Sonia Awale (nt 03/02/2017)
APP
to
hail taxis set to be launched in a month (kp
01/02/2017)
CAN
Info-Tech
draws 34k visitors on Day 1 (kp 27/01/2017),
Annual
IT
fair: The state needs to invest heavily in the
development of science and technology (kp
01/02/2017)
‘Internet
for
All’ (ht 23/01/2017)
Not
so fast: Accessing internet won’t suffice. We
also need to tailor content as per the needs of
local school children whose medium of learning
is Nepali, by Hitesh Karki (rep 23/01/2017)
Why
delaying IT? As a civil servant I am always
amazed by the amount of money we spend in our
record keeping system, by Shreedhar Aryal
(rep 19/01/2017)
Digital
technology:
Data-driven urban development, by Pradip
Khatiwada (ht 18/01/2017)
Industry
Ministry
launches paperless documentation (kp
16/01/2017)
Collective
effort
sought to expand ICT to remote areas of the
country (ht 07/01/2017)
Cyber
warfare:
How prepared is Nepal?, by Nitesh Bhatta (ht
05/01/2017)
Govt
to
launch mobile app for passport application:
Service seekers can install the app, download
the form and fill out the personal details
before submission (kp 03/01/2017), Mobile
app
for PP application launched (kp 04/01/2017)
Application
for
driving licence goes online (ht 25/12/2016)
Government
2.0: The government needs to embrace digital
transformation and make electronic governance
its priority number one, by Manish Pokharel
and Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 14/12/2016)
FCGO
procuring IT services to start e-payment:
e-payment likely to begin from Jan 1 (rep
06/12/2016)
Digital
services:
For financial inclusion; In Nepal’s case, it is
possible for digital financial inclusion to
become a game changer for unserved and
under-served low-income households as well as
micro- and small enterprises, by Bhubanesh
Pant (ht 29/11/2016)
Securing
cyberspace:
Nepal has to develop a comprehensive national
cyber security strategy if it i s serious about
protecting itself from cyber threats, by
Mahesh Singh Kathayat and Bimal Pratap Shah (rep
28/11/2016)
Broadband
connectivity
in seven quake-hit districts within a year,
by Sujan Dhungana (ht 24/11/2016)
Bureaucracy
2.0:
Nepal is still stuck with the centralized
bureaucratic practices ill suited for rapidly
changing technological landscape of the hyper
globalized digital world, by Subarna Shakya
and Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 14/11/2016)
KMC
on
way to becoming paperless (ht 13/11/2016)
Get
the basics right: Why haven’t we been able to
make much progress in developing IT human
capital? Because of apathy, by Hitesh Karki
(rep 12/11/2016)
‘World
class’
IT and engineering academy planned (kp
11/11/2016)
Govt
to
expand cloud computing system (ht
07/11/2016)
Digital
dividends:
Govt should formulate a clear policy on using
technological innovations for development
(kp 25/10/2016)
Measure
IT right: The national ID card center was
established in July, 2011. We still do not know
about its progress, if any, by Hitesh Karki
(rep 20/10/2016)
Industry
4.0:
If Nepal does not take the innovation route, it
will remain stuck in poverty just like in the
first, the second, and the third industrial
revolutions, by Saroj Devkota and Bimal
Pratap Shah (rep 04/10/2016)
NTA,
NT
sign agreement to lay optical fibre (ht
29/09/2016)
Getting
IT
right: IT creates employment and facilitates
dissemination of information only with the right
planning and only when end-users appreciate
value of information, by Hitesh Karki (rep
29/09/2016)
Digital
volunteerism:
Bringing revolution, by Pradip Khatiwada (ht
27/09/2016)
Security
2.0:
The government’s commitment to increase FDI
without prioritizing cyber security can be
regarded as nothing but a toothless rhetoric,
by Mahesh Singh Kathayat and Bimal Pratap Shah
(rep 17/09/2016)
Internet-based
television
slowly gaining popularity, by Prahlad Rijal
(kp 06/08/2016)
Tired
of
seeking funds, Pun offers own land to run
innovation hub, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp
01/08/2016), IT
conference
begins (ht 01/08/2016)
Brace
yourself:
4G coming soon, by Bibek Subedi (kp
27/07/2016)
The
information
era: Govt needs to facilitate more citizens’
access to mobile devices and internet (kp
15/06/2016)
‘Nepal
is
Apac’s fourth malware-prone nation’, by
Garima Chaulagain (kp 13/06/2016)
Economics
of
cyber security: It is important for businesses
to think of cyber risks as business-related
risks and not merely IT-related risks, by
Vivek S. Rana (kp 07/06/2016)
Broadband
internet
service to be expanded (ht 20/05/2016)
App
for
migrant workers launched (rep 19/05/2016)
Ratna
Park
starts Wi-Fi service (kp 19/03/2016), Ratna
Park
offers free Wi-Fi to visitors (ht
19/03/2016)
Start-up
Nepal:
Extending the internet services simply means
increasing economic opportunities, by Bimal
Pratap Shah (kp 13/03/2016)
In
‘a
simple test’, hackers ‘breach’ into NT’s server:
IT experts say any unauthorised access to
information is hacking and that such a breach
could be dangerous, by Bibek Subedi (kp
10/03/2016)
Into
the
dark webWith the spike in the number of internet
users in Nepal, cybercrimes are also on the rise,
by Dipesh Khatiwada (kp 27/02/2016)
Free
Wi-fi
at Ratna Park from this week: KMC, by Anup
Ojha (kp 21/02/2016)
Computer
crime:
As Nepal moves towards a digital democracy,
there is a need to develop a safer cyberspace,
by Mahesh Singh Kathayat, Manish Pokharel and
Bimalpratap Shah (kp 21/02/2016), Cyber
crime
incidents on rise (ht 21/02/2016)
The
big
divide: Digital technologies and their rapid
penetration can facilitate our strides towards
development, by Avinash Gupta (kp
18/02/2018)
Reclaiming
real
connections: Studies show that increased use of
social media impedes our ability to establish
real connections with people, by Subhash
Ghimire (rep 15/02/2016)
Together
we
click: Nepal’s internet population may still be
small, but when it comes to online voting, the
country is a powerhouse, by Marissa Taylor
(kp 13/02/2016)
ICT
sector
complains of being given low priority (kp
30/01/2016)
CAN
Info-Tech
to throw its doors open today (kp
29/01/2016)
CAN
Info
Tech from Jan 28 (kp 13/01/2016)
Service
faster
in Khumbu: Ncell (kp 07/01/2016)
Internet
services
knocked out by fuel shortages, power cuts,
by Sanjeev Giri (kp 30/12/2015)
The
next
big thing: Government needs to take necessary
steps to step into the era of the Internet of
Things, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 29/12/2015)
The
electronic
transactions act contradicts the constitution,
by Prakash A. Raj (kp 20/12/2015)
Focusing
ICT For Development, by Narayan Prasad
Ghimire (rn 20/12/2015)
World
of
connection: Govt needs to invest in
infrastructure for high-speed internet
connectivity (kp 01/12/2015), Digital
by
default: Estonia demonstrates how small
countries like Nepal can be digitised in a
timely manner, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp
01/12/2015)
Over
11
million Nepalis have access to Internet (kp
29/11/2015)
Appeal
to
revise cyber legislation (kp 19/11/2015)
Survey
for
expanding internet service in Myagdi begins,
by Harikrishna Gautam (rep 16/11/2015)
World’s
first
app on debris management, by Rupak D. Sharma
(ht 05/10/2015)
Free
wi-fi
in Ratnapark from mid-October (kp
27/09/2015)
The
efficiency
dilemma; Policies that simply push for
Information Communication Technology diffusion
risk increasing net energy consumption, by
Shailesh Pandey and Nischal Regmi (kp 11/09/2015)
Government
mulls
separate ministry for ICT sector (ht
07/09/2015)
Cyber
security
strategy in offing (ht 03/09/2015), Online
attacks
on the rise (ht 03/09/2015)
Ministry
of
internet: The concept of providing government
services over smart phones still seems borrowed
from a sci-fi flick, by Bimal Pratap Shah
(rep 01/09/2015)
Utopian
visions:
Broadband internet kept at its core should be
seen for what it is: an important tool, not a
miraculous solution for all the ills in society,
by Shailesh Pandey, Harsha Man Maharjan and Yogesh
Raj (kp 28/08/2015)
Lousy
growth:
The rate of return on investment in information
technology in Nepal continues to be on the lower
side, by Vivek S. Rana (kp 26/08/2016)
Visually
impaired
deprived of access to web, by Thomas Bogaty
(ht 25/08/2015)
Fine
tune
it: The draft National ICT Policy looks
exciting, but it requires a few amendments,
by Pratyush Nath Upreti and Neil Brown (kp
19/08/2015)
Internet
freedom:
Unrestricted broadband internet access should be
included as a fundamental right in the statute,
by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 26/07/2015)
SASEC
project
to be delayed: 70pc work on laying optical fibre
cables completed (ht 20/07/2015)
Nationwide
broadband
service by 2020 (ht 28/06/2015)
40pc
of
Nepalis connected to Internet: There are 10.69
million data service subscribers across the
nation. In May 2014, the figure was at 8.21
million (kp 19/06/2015)
Stakeholders
for
Universal Connectivity in Nepal (Martin
Chautari, Research Brief no. 15, April 2015)
Digital
doom:
As e-governance takes off, the government will
need to develop a framework to secure
information assets, by Narendra Mainali (kp
21/04/2015)
Cabinet
endorses
broadband policy (ht 15/04/2015)
NT
launches
FTTH internet service (kp 03/04/2015)
Govt
aims
to extend broadband internet to all VDCs in
three fiscals: Technology Ministry reviewing
‘National Action Plan’ forwarded by DoIT (ht
20/03/2015)
Global
meet
on cyber security, law starts (kp
21/02/2015)
MoFA
internal
correspondence sans paper, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 15/02/2015)
International
cyber
security conference to start Feb 19 (kp
13/02/2015)
Mind
the
gap: The course and curriculum of IT colleges
are old and not up to the market needs, by
Sudan Jha (rep 10/02/2015)
Trans-border
fibre
connection in offing: NT, by Ramesh Shrestha
(ht 08/02/2015)
ICT
conference
kicks off (rep 02/02/2015)
Standards
for
telecom towers in the offing (kp 01/02/2015)
Land
revenue
offices to go online (ht 31/01/2015)
Digital
identities:
Broader transformation of the Internet economy
with implementation of a national e-ID could
help propel this country towards prosperity,
by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 30/01/2015)
CAN
InfoTech
2015 to begin from Jan 28 (kp 25/01/2015), 21st
edition
of CAN Info-Tech starts today (rep
28/01/2015), Footfall
reaches
300k at CAN Info Tech fair (kp 02/02/2015),
CAN
Info
Tech 2015 concludes (ht 03/02/2015)
Country’s
internet
penetration at 35 per cent (ht 21/01/2015)
Cyber
security
emergency response team formed (kp
19/01/2015), ITSERT-NP
to
tackle security threats (ht 19/01/2015)
‘CAN
Federation’
finally registered: CAN InfoTech 2015 to kick
off from Jan 28 (ht 08/01/2015)
Going
digital:
Nepal still seems clueless about the pressing
need to move towards e-governance, even as its
neighbours have embraced the digital age, by
Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 06/01/2015)
What
is
app enning in Nepal: Nepali software engineers and
cyber entrepreneurs go boldly forth where few
Nepalis have ventured (nt 02/01/2015) |