Kathmandu: Computer Association Nepal Federation is going to conduct the 28th edition of CAN-Infotech from February 6.



The Federation held a press conference in Kathmandu on Thursday and informed about the event.



According to the federation, CAN Infotech-2023 will be conducted from February 6 to 12 at the exhibition hall of Bhrikutimandap.



The Federation has informed that preparations for CAN Infotech 2023, the country's largest information technology exhibition organized by CAN Federation, have reached the final stage.



Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Computer Association Nepal Federation, Chiranjeevi Adhikari, said that this time tickets for Infotech can be purchased through Can Infotech's ticketing partner, Pay Well.



He also said that the fee for tickets has been set at Rs 100 for general public and Rs 50 for students.



He said that the member organizations of CAN Federation as well as various national and international companies related to information and communication technology will participate in the exhibition.



The federation has so far booked 90 percent of the stalls for Infotech and is expecting about 3.5 lakh people to visit this edition of the Infotech fair.

28th CAN-Infotech all set to begin from Feb 6

Kathmandu: Embassy of India, Kathmandu organized Nepal-India Startup Connect, an event to bring together the start up ecosystems of the two countries in association with the Confederation of Nepalese Industries. The event focused on fostering a connect between Indian and Nepali startup ecosystems. The  event celebrated 75 years of India-Nepal diplomatic relations as well as 75 years of India’s independence. Addressing the inaugural session, Shri Naveen Srivastava, Ambassador of India to Nepal, highlighted India’s G20 Presidency and Nepal’s participation in the Finance Track of the G20 during India’s presidency. He also mentioned the importance of digital public goods like JAM trinity (Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar and Mobile Number) in enabling financial inclusion and startups. 



Maha Prasad Adhikari, Honourable Governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank, elaborated on the theme of Digital Nepal and spoke about year 2023 being Nepal’s Digital Payment Promotion Year. He called for greater collaboration on fintech between India and Nepal, identifying cross border payments and QR payments as possible areas of cooperation. Babu Ram Gautam, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies of Nepal delivered a presentation on “Startup Opportunities in Nepal”. Anubhav Kumar Das from Startup India made a presentation on the Startup India Scheme. The Startup India scheme was launched on 16 January 2016 and has supported more than 4200 startups in India through its Fund of Funds and Seed Fund. Anand Bajaj, CEO, Paynearby, gave an overview of how the fintech sector in India has evolved with support from the government, regulators and industry. The first panel discussion focused on the opportunities in India-Nepal in the e-commerce and fintech sectors. Amun Thapa, CEO, Sastodeal spoke about their collaboration with Flipkart. Mr. Biswas Dhakal, President, F1 Soft, talked about FonePay and eSewa payments services. Sixit Bhatta, CEO, Tootle, demontstrated how e-commerce, logistics and digital payments work together. Mr Akshay Chaturvedi from LeverageEdu, an Indian fintech company, explained about their expansion to the Nepali market. The second panel discussion focused on funding opportunities for Nepali startups, in which Tenzin Gonsar, CEO Team Ventures gave an overview of the Nepali funding ecosystem. Sandeep Jhingran, Head, Projects &amp; Startups, Internet and Mobile Association of India, elaborated on their incubation programme Mobile 10X. Rathnakar Samavedam, CEO of Hyderabad Angels, who joined the session virtually, shared the unique PPP model of THub. He identified similarities between Telangana and Nepal’s startup ecosystems. Learnings from the Startup India scheme including Seed Fund model for incubators were also shared.

'Nepal-India Startup Connect' to bring together start-up ecosystems of two countries

Kathmandu: The European Union wants to bolster its capacity to launch small satellites into space with a new launchpad in Arctic Sweden.



European officials and Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf inaugurated the EU’s first mainland orbital launch complex on Friday during a visit to Sweden by members of the European Commission, which is the 27-nation bloc’s executive arm.



The new facility at Esrange Space Center near the city of Kiruna should complement the EU’s current launching capabilities in French Guiana.



European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said to AP that small satellites are crucial to tracking natural disasters in real time and, in the light of Russia’s war in Ukraine, to help guarantee global security.



The first satellite launch is expected next year.



The total number of satellites could reach 100,000 by 2040, compared with the current 5,000 operational satellites.



(News Source: AP)

EU inaugurates first mainland satellite launch port

Kathmandu: Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) has directed to 'block' websites, apps and online networks linked to illegal activities and financial crimes including cryptocurrency, bitcoin, hyper networking, online gambling.



On Monday, issuing an instruction to internet service providers, the authority said that transactions using digital technology, including virtual currency and network marketing, which are not legally recognized as monetary instruments in Nepal, are increasing in recent days.



The Nepal Telecommunication Authority has issued instructions to all internet (including e-mail) service providers to ensure that websites, apps and online networks related to illegal activities and economic crimes cannot be accessed from Nepal to use, operate and manage virtual media within Nepal.

NTA directs to block cryptocurrency and network marketing sites

Kathmandu: Internet Service Providers' Association of Nepal (ISPAN) has said that the internet service in Pokhara has been interuppted as Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) cut off the electricity at the main 'operation center' of internet service providers.



ISPAN alleges that the Electricity Authority has violated essential services laws and human rights.



ISPAN claims that even though the authority tried to provide service through alternative means after disconnecting the electricity, it was not possible.



NEA has cutoff internet service provider's electricity citing they have failed to pay their electricity bill.

Internet service interrupt in Pokhara

Kathmandu: The Supreme Court has ordered not to resell SIM cards to other that was already issued on one person.



Currently, the telecommunications companis are reselling the sim cards to other person if the sim card holders kept it unused for more than six months.



The Supreme Court has issued an interim order not to implement the direction given by the Nepal Telecommunication Authority to remove the SIM card that has not been used for 6 consecutive months after the sale and distribution and issue it in the name of another person.



While hearing the petition filed by Sapna Bhandari, with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology as an opponent, the Supreme Court gave an interim order to prohibit the implementation of the provision of monitoring until the final decision is made.

Supreme Court prohibits selling inactive sim-cards to other users

Kathmandu: Former Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN (UML) KP Sharma Oli has made his private number available to the general public.



While speaking at an event held in the Kathmandu, Oli provided a mobile number for his critics.



"Criticize me if you have anything to say about me and my work," Oli said, focusing on the participants of the interactive program, "If you don't do it now, you can go home and send criticism to my email address kpsharmaoli@gmail.com" He has also provided his number: 9851131522/9851131523 and ask the critics to criticize him strictly.

KP Oli provided his personal mobile number for critics

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has directed not to immediately implement the restrictions on bringing mobile phones from abroad.



Prime Minister has instructed not to tighten the new provisions and to continue with the old process.



Nepalis who are employed abroad are protesting that the government is going to charge up to 18 percent tax on bringing a mobile phone from abroad.



The Nepal Telecommunication Authority had set a deadline for implementing the Mobile Device Management System (MDMS) from today to control customs evasion mobile phones.



After the implementation of that system, if more than one mobile phone is brought as a gift while returning from abroad, customs duty will be charged up to 18 percent and if the third mobile phone is brought, it will be confiscated by the customs department.



The Prime Minister has expressed his concern after the opposition started to discourage the illegal import, sale, distribution and use of mobile sets.

PM Prachanda directs to halt decision of not letting migrant workers to bring mobile phones from abroad

Kathmandu: The newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has promised to remove the long queues while mentioning that common people have suffered while getting passports and licences.



Speaking briefly to the media after the first meeting of the cabinet, Prime Minister Prachanda promised to solve the problems of the service users.



As the passport issue is not resolved, the service users have suffered a lot. The customer complains that there are many problems in taking biometric data especially online.



Even though the government has introduced an online system to facilitate the service, on the contrary, the service users are suffering, whose files have been picked up by middlemen.

PM Prachanda announces to remove manual works in driving license and passport department

Kathmandu: Mobile manufacturing company Realme has appointed Niti Shah as its brand ambassador in Nepal. Shah will endorse Realme, Narzo, and all their ecosystem products including AIoT and wearables. She is the title holder of Miss International Nepal 2017. She represented Nepal at Miss International in 2017 which was held in Japan. Munish Giri, Country Head of relame Nepal, said, “We are happy to welcome and on-board Niti Shah to this exciting experience. Her ability to connect with people and influence the mass will solidify realme’s tech trendsetter positioning within the target audience. Our association with Niti Shah as a brand ambassador will definitely help us reach out to more customers.”

Realme appoints Niti Shah as Realme Brand Ambassador

Kathmandu: Samsung has inaugurated its global CSR program Samsung Innovation Campus at the Pulchowk Campus of Tribhuvan University Institute of Engineering.



Under the program, Samsung will train youth in Nepal on future tech skills such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Big Data and Coding &amp; Programming, contributing to the development of a strong technology and innovation ecosystem in Nepal.



As part of the program, youth will be provided real job skills and in-demand tech skills that will improve their digital literacy, learning abilities, creativity and employability.



The courses that are part of Samsung Innovation Campus – Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Coding &amp; Programming and Internet of Things – will be taught at the Pulchowk Campus of Tribhuvan University Institute of Engineering.



The prerequisites to be selected for the courses include knowledge of algorithms, data structures and programming.

Samsung Inaugurates its Global CSR Program Samsung Innovation Campus at Tribhuvan University Institute of Engineering

Kathmandu - A person who attempted fraud by creating a fake Facebook page of Nepal Police's Cyber ​​Bureau has been arrested.



Police arrested Karan Mahato from Chitwan who created and operated a fake Facebook page called Cyber ​​Bureau Nepal with the intention of citizens.  According to the police, further investigation is being conducted with the permission of the Kathmandu District Court for a five-day extension.

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