Singapore's ambitious I.T. masterplan
Singapore Government unveiled its multi-billion dollar IT masterplan and offering a free broadband internet connection.
According to the report, people will enjoy free high-speed internet connection in certain public places such as Orchard Road in December of this year and will be extended islandwide by September 2007. The free connection will last for a year, after that, users have to pay certain fees that are not yet specified.
With its I.T. masterplan, the government targets more infocomm companies to be established, help poor home users to go online and at the same time to boost tourism in the country.
This move also helps Singapore to catch up with rival countries such as Korea, China and India. One of contributor from Singapore Science Center wants the cost of broadband connection to be the lowest in the world to encourage more people to go online. Users will enjoy high internet bandwidth of over 1Gbps, which is 30 times much faster than the current rate right now.
The masterplan expects to create 80,000 new jobs and raise infocomm export revenue to S$60 billion by 2015.
When will Philippines follow the path?
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According to the report, people will enjoy free high-speed internet connection in certain public places such as Orchard Road in December of this year and will be extended islandwide by September 2007. The free connection will last for a year, after that, users have to pay certain fees that are not yet specified.
With its I.T. masterplan, the government targets more infocomm companies to be established, help poor home users to go online and at the same time to boost tourism in the country.
This move also helps Singapore to catch up with rival countries such as Korea, China and India. One of contributor from Singapore Science Center wants the cost of broadband connection to be the lowest in the world to encourage more people to go online. Users will enjoy high internet bandwidth of over 1Gbps, which is 30 times much faster than the current rate right now.
The masterplan expects to create 80,000 new jobs and raise infocomm export revenue to S$60 billion by 2015.
When will Philippines follow the path?
Reference: Click here
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