Cubecorp, ATH to develop centre

Cubecorp has disclosed that it has completed the design phase of an ICT Centre project to be constructed in Amman, Jordan, reports Albawaba.

Under development in partnership with Accelerator Technology Holdings (ATH), the ICT Centre will serve as a regional outsourcing destination for contact centres, business process outsourcing and disaster recovery.

Fawaz Zu'bi, CEO of ATH, says: "The ICT Centre project will enhance the development of world-class ICT services in the Arab world through an investment that improves regional interconnectivity and facilitates access to enabling information technologies for business and government clients."

The Lagos State Revenue Network and E-Pay, which includes tele-education, tele-medicine, videoconferencing, surveillance cameras and electronic payment system (E-Pay) are the latest ICT facilities released by the Lagos State Government, says Your Communication News.

The Lagos State ICT project is the first of such technological deployment to be made by any state or local government, or indeed the Federal Government in Nigeria.

Private ICT firm ICSL has been commissioned to set up the infrastructure.

Philippines education secretary Jesli Lapus has unveiled a five-year ICT for Education (ICT4E) strategic plan that will also involve spending P2 billion in 2009, says Inquirer.net.

Speaking during the third National ICTs Basic Education Congress, Lapus says the education department's vision seeks to have an ICT-enabled education system that will transform students into dynamic learners and responsible citizens.

The education department plans to intensify the use of ICT to revitalise schools, link students to global resources and enable them to critically seek and analyse information.