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| During the short period of its commencement, IT Professional Forum has able to contribute substantial support to the Government, Corporations, Constitutional Bodies, Private Entrepreneurs, ICT Industry, IT Professionals, Academicians, Society so on and so forth.
Some of the remarkable deliverables of IT Professional Forum are: |
| Talk Program on VRML, and demonstration of Virtual Reality Sites |
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A talk program on virtual reality was organized. Forty participants from information communication industry participated. The Program was conducted by Paniaras T. Yannis from the US and Cybermatha provided required equipment and infrastructure. |
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Y2K Compliance test for Lumbini Bank |
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As Lumbini Bank wanted to move to new millennium safely, on-site compliance test for year 2000 was conducted and certificate of compliance was delivered to the Bank. |
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Training on Object Oriented System Design and Development |
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In association with Nepal AOTS Alumni Association and partially funded by CICC, Japan, a training program was conducted and 20 enthusiastic programmers participated from organizations like NTC, PCS, Computer Advance, CORE, InfoCom, etc. |
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Curriculum Development |
The BE in Computer Engineering Course was reviewed and suitable Curriculum was developed for the Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University.
The Computer Training course was developed for CTEVT (Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training). |
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Research and Study on IT database |
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ITPF advocated and submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Science and Technology, His majesty's Government for conducting research and analysis of building national IT database for Nepal and developing a suitable work plan for its growth. |
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Consultation, Documentation and Advocacy regarding Draft IT Bill |
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ITPF conducted a Study and Analysis of "Electronic Transaction and Digital Signature Act (Draft) and related Acts and Regulation" to identify the weaknesses or/and strength of acts relating to eCommerce, Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP). ITPF published the report and continuously advocating with Government and stockholders for the early enactment of the act. The project was successfully completed with the cooperation of The Asia Foundation, Nepal. |
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Nepal Information and Communication Technology 2003 |
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A study and research of Nepal's capabilities in the field of Information and Communication Technology was completed and the findings are compiled in a CD-ROM as well as in book form. With the cooperation of Computer Association of Nepal, the CD-ROM was distributed to all international participants of Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO) officers Meeting and with the Cooperation of Federation of Nepal Chamber of Commerce, the book was distributed to all the participants of Non Resident Nepalese conference in Kathmandu. The Asia Foundation supported for this publication. |
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e-Procurement in His Majesty's Government of Nepal |
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In order to bring awareness of electronic procurement in Nepal and its implementation in His Majesty's Government's in all public purchases, a research and study was conducted. The study shows a very positive response from civil servants, private entrepreneurs and stakeholders for implementing e-Procurement in the country. The report has come up with a viable project proposal for execution of e-Procurement as pilot project in the government. The project was completed with the financial assistance of The Asia Foundation, Nepal. |