| Sierra Leone launches web portal to issue e-passes for essential movements during lockdown - 26/04/2020 |
| Government |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Sierra Leone |
| In a bid to improve on the efficiency and transparency in the management of passes for movement of persons and vehicles during periods of lockdowns or restrictions, the National Emergency Operations Centre is implementing an Electronic Pass Management System (e-Pass). This Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) portal should be used by the general public, government, and non-governmental organizations (...) |
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| TOSIKA FAMENO via PAOSITRA MONEY - 25/04/2020 |
| ARTEC |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Madagascar |
| Utilisation du Paositra money pour distribuer les aides financières appelées « Tosika fameno » pour les nécessiteux durant la période de crise COVID-19. |
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| Zain supports fight against COVID-19 - 25/04/2020 |
| Zain |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | Arab States | Sudan |
| With the advent of COVID-19, Zain is constantly addressing the significant growth in broadband traffic. Since March 2020, Zain has witnessed a 20 – 50% increase in high-speed broadband data traffic across various markets. National regulatory authorities have granted additional radio frequency spectrum free-of-charge to Zain on a temporary basis, to expand radio network capacity. In other markets, (...) |
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| Official launch of “PR @ TIC”, the MENFP digital platform for educational and learning resources - 24/04/2020 |
| Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | Haiti |
| The digital platform designed by MENFP, should allow the pursuit of learning activities, in outside of classrooms. From preschool to professional through basic and secondary, PRATIC intends to support students to avoid any break in learning.Not all children have access to the Internet and the appropriate IT tools. Thus, in addition to the learning content available on the platform, it is planned t (...) |
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| Telenor activities in Myanmar - 24/04/2020 |
| Telenor |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | Asia & Pacific | Myanmar |
| In a cash-based economy like Myanmar where a large majority of the population use prepaid plans for their mobile phone, being able to reload credits by purchasing a physical top-up card is the only way they can stay connected. With many parts of the country closing down, this becomes an even more challenging endeavour. To ensure that daily recharge can be done, thousands of retail shops and distr (...) |
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| Scaremongering, teleshopping programmes abusing the pandemic situation and radio interferences – the NMHH receives an increasing number of reports - 24/04/2020 |
| National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Europe | Hungary |
| The number of complaints submitted to the programme surveillance service has increased by nearly three-quarters in the past month, but the number of reports on radio frequency interferences and those received by the Hungarian Regulatory Authority’s Internet Hotline has also increased 1.5 times over the same period of last year. A new element in these submissions is that more and more fake news and (...) |
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