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)

ICT for development: It deserves top priority, by Keshav Raj Gyawali (ht 23/12/2014)

Local goes global: Nepali app gets shortlisted for Google’s app challenge, by Stéphane Huët (nt 05/12/2014)

Govt planning to bring down monthly internet cost to Rs 208 from Rs 1,010, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht 11/11/2014)

Work on optical fibre extension to start within this fiscal (ht 10/11/2014)

House committee seeks clarity on IT development (ht 10/11/2014)

Experts suggest better branding of Nepali apps (kp 05/11/2014)

What a mess! The websites of government bodies are amateurish in organization and distasteful in design, by Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 04/11/2014)

NT to reduce internet tariff by 20 pc (rep 01/11/2014)

Govt to fix minimum broadband speed at 512 kbps: Internet service providers at liberty of providing service by fixing speed on their own at present (ht 30/10/2014)

FCGO to roll out new public accounting software by next fiscal (ht 30/10/2014)

KMC to concentrate on e-governance (kp 29/10/2014)

Role of IT in overall development stressed (ht 14/09/2014)

IT Park to come into operation this fiscal year (ht 12/09/2014)

NT launches FTTH internet service (ht 06/09/2014)

FIU installs anti-money laundering software, finally (kp 01/09/2014)

Internet bandwidth cost down, consumption up: Fall in price around the world contributed to decline in fees for local service providers (ht 27/08/2014)

Into the digital divide: Nepal’s IT roadmap must be realistic and aligned with the country’s wherewithal (kp 22/08/2014)

Myagdi to have free wi-fi, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 21/08/2014)

IT experts pile pressure for registration of ‘CAN Federation’ (ht 21/08/2014)

Data service subscribers surge: Records show 8.68m Nepalis had internet access as of mid-June (ht 13/08/2014)

Work on SASEC Information Highway finally begins (ht 07/08/2014)

Govt mulls district optical fibre project: Plans to make broadband internet accessible in rural parts of country, expand services (ht 03/08/2014)

Broadband Policy coming within 45 days, by Kriti Bhuju (rep 29/07/2014)

Digital democracy on demand: More informed public debates on the necessity and feasibility of digital technologies are necessary, by Yogesh Raj and Santa Bahadur Basnet (kp 16/07/2014)

Connecting the dots: Internet will open new communication channels that can bring new knowledge and information resources to rural communities, by Suman Khakurel (rep 06/07/2014)

Roadmap to nowhere: Architects of Nepal’s IT Roadmap have relied on suspect data and failed to consider structural issues, by Yogesh Raj (kp 25/06/2014), The game changers: Surely there are Nepali versions of Steve Jobs waiting to be spotted out there, by Suman Joshi (kp 26/06/2014)

Banking on IT: Inefficient policy formulation and lack of vision have led to stagnation in IT development, by Suman Khakurel (rep 22/06/2014)

Govt in talks with ADB to launch VoBS (ht 30/05/2014), Govt plans to unveil Broadband Policy within this fiscal: Ministry of Information and Communications asks Nepal Telecommunications Authority to submit the draft (ht 30/05/2014)

Experts urge govt to focus on broadband service (ht 18/05/2014)

Bringing it home: One can only imagine the impact it will have on Nepali economy and job market if a small fraction of IT projects were to be oursourced to Nepal, by Suman Khakurel (rep 28/04/2014)

Nepalis may get to enjoy 4G service this year, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht 26/04/2014)

70pc govt services to go online: All its e-services to be integrated to national portal by 2018, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht 24/04/2014)

Nearly 30 per cent Nepalis have internet access (ht 28/03/2014)

Free Wi-Fi for tourists at Hanumandhoka, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 06/03/2014)

NT offers free Wi-Fi for a month, by Kriti Bhuju (rep 09/02/2014)

Him Prasad develops new software for visually impaired (ht 27/01/2014)

IT roadmap on anvil (kp 26/01/2014)

Govt plans to implement signatures digital (kp 25/01/2014)

IT project progress reviewed (ht 23/01/2014)

Four new ISPs join internet services fray (kp 16/01/2014)

Technological teaching: Use of information communication technology in teaching is vital to preparing children for the digital age, by Shesha Kanta Pangeni (kp 09/01/2014)

Time for e-volution: E-governance will enable government staff to increase productivity and maintain transparency, by Prabin Paudel (rep 08/01/2014)

Govt preparing plans to put IT sector in high gear (kp 06/01/2014), Facing the frontier: A National Information Technology
roadmap is long overdue (kp 07/01/2014)

Call to develop mobile application as per local needs (rep 06/01/2014)

CAN Info-Tech 2014 kicks off (nn 02/01/2014), Info-Tech resounds with calls to throw open IT Park (kp 03/01/2014), From home-grown tablet to IPTV, it has ‘em all (kp 03/01/2014), Info-Tech pulls in 200K visitors in three days (kp 05/01/2014), Discount offers galore at CAN Info-Tech (kp 06/01/2014), CAN Info-Tech ends on a high note (kp 08/01/2014)

Future’s bright, but challenges abound, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 02/01/2014)

Taskforce formed to study feasibility of making Nepal a 'Free WiFi Zone' (nn 01/01/2014)

The quality bottleneck. Martin Chutari, Research Brief No. 19, March 2017