Kathmandu: KOICA Nepal office and Construction company ‘Himalayan Builders &amp; Engineers’ signed a contract for construction of the Cyber Bureau building.



Himalayan Builders &amp; Engineers, selected through competitive open bidding process, will be responsible for construction works of the Cyber Bureau building in 24 months.



The cases of cyber-crimes have sharply increased in Nepal due to rising rate of internet users these few years.



In order to deal with this problem, KOICA will support capacity building of Nepal Office through Cyber Bureau building construction as well as human resource training.



KOICA Nepal Office expects that this project will contribute to strengthening the anti-cybercrime capabilities of Nepal Police.

Contractor company alloted to build cyber bureau building

Kathmandu: The government has started a free telemedicine service for migrant workers from today.



The Foreign Employment Board has started a free telemedicine service with the aim of solving the health problems of Nepali workers who are employed abroad.



According to the board, all those who are employed abroad will be able to take the service.



According to the board, through this, health advice, suggestions and counseling will be provided according to the needs of the workers.



According to the board , if the Nepali workers abroad need telemedicine services, they can contact the numbers 9851345701 and 9851345702 through Viber, WhatsApp or EMO.

Telemedicine service for migrant workers begin from today

kathmandu: Police have arrested 19 people including 9 Chinese nationals for being involved in online fraud.



The team of Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested them from different places and released them on Wednesday.



According to the police, they had been conversing with various people through WhatsApp and conducting fraud classes through a channel called Operation Teacher on Telegram.

19 people, including 9 Chinese, arrested for online fraud

Kathmandu: OpenAI has released GPT-4, the latest version of its hugely popular artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.



The new model can respond to images - providing recipe suggestions from photos of ingredients, for example, as well as writing captions and descriptions.



It can also process up to 25,000 words, about eight times as many as ChatGPT.



Millions of people have used ChatGPT since it launched in November 2022.



Popular requests for it include writing songs, poems, marketing copy, computer code, and helping with homework - although teachers say students shouldn't use it.



ChatGPT answers questions using natural human-like language, and it can also mimic other writing styles such as songwriters and authors, using the internet as it was in 2021 as its knowledge database.



There are concerns that it could one day take over many jobs currently done by humans.



OpenAI said it had spent six months on safety features for GPT-4, and had trained it on human feedback. However it warned that it may still be prone to sharing disinformation.



GPT-4 will initially be available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers, who pay $20 per month for premium access to the service.



It's already powering Microsoft's Bing search engine platform. The tech giant has invested $10b into OpenAI.



In a live demo it generated an answer to a complicated tax query - although there was no way to verify its answer.



GPT-4, like ChatGPT, is a type of generative artificial intelligence. Generative AI uses algorithms and predictive text to create new content based on prompts.



GPT-4 has "more advanced reasoning skills" than ChatGPT, OpenAI said. The model can, for example, find available meeting times for three schedules.



OpenAI also announced new partnerships with language learning app Duolingo and Be My Eyes, an application for the visually impaired, to create AI Chatbots which can assist their users using natural language.



However, like its predecessors, OpenAI has warned that GPT-4 is still not fully reliable and may "hallucinate" - a phenomenon where AI invents facts or makes reasoning errors.



(News Source: BBC)

OpenAI announces ChatGPT successor GPT-4

Kathmandu: On the occasion of International Women's Day 2023, Women in Information Technology (WIIT) is organizing a program to recognize one hundred and one (101) women in the field of communication and information technology.



The organization is also going to publish a book and honor them. Guna Keshari Pradhan, president of WIIT organization, informed about how technology can be used to bring about gender equality in the program to be held on 8th of March at Hotel Hyatt Place.



MP Sumana Shrestha is the keynote speaker at the conference. In the program, the former program coordinator of Asia Pacific Telecommunity, Elisa Raj Bhandari, will give a presentation on Global initiatives on promoting gender equality in ICT.



Similarly, Director of Wireless Services Directorate, Nepal Telecom, Minu Pradhan will present a paper on 5G technology and its potential impact on development of truly smart society such as smart cities, smart communities, smart households towards gender equality with 5G.

WIIT to honor 101 women of ICT sector

Kathmandu: The government has formed a high-level committee to make policy, legal, structural and procedural suggestions in the field of cyber security.



The Council of Ministers meeting decided to form a taskforce under the coordination of information technology expert Juddha Bahadur Gurung. Experts Baburam Dawadi, Saroj Lamichhane, Mona Nyachho, Prakash Rayamajhi and Vijay Gautam are members of the taskforce.



Nepal Police and Nepali Army experts will also be members of the taskforce, while the representative of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology will play the role of member secretary.

Govt forms a high-level taskforce to strengthen cyber security

Kathmandu: Now the websites of all the government bodies are visible in the same form.



The Department of Information Technology under the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has developed and put into operation an integrated website management system.



It was inaugurated by the Minister of Communication and Information Technology Rekha Sharma.



According to the Ministry, the new websites of Information and Broadcasting Department, Postal Service Department, Information Technology Department and Printing Department under the Ministry, which were developed using this system, have been put into operation.



Now, the ministry says that the annual expenses for website development, maintenance and support will be saved. Government agencies have been able to publish information and information related to their offices in a simple and easy way.



The new website will now be disabled friendly. The Ministry mentioned that this system was developed after extensive study and research of national and international websites.

One format for all govt websites come into operation from today

Kathmandu: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has prepared to install CCTV in main public places inside Kathmandu.



From the 13th executive meeting held on Thursday, the proposal to install CCTV in the main public places in the metropolis was passed unanimously.



In the current fiscal year 2079/80, out of 32 wards of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, 25 wards have already allocated 105.9 million rupees for the installation of 54 CCTVs, while the metropolis itself has allocated 60 million rupees for urban communication security.

KMC allocates 160 mn to install CCTV throughout Kathmandu

Kathmandu: 'Infodevelopers Can Infotech-2023' exhibition has started from today.



Communication and Information Technology Minister Rekha Sharma inaugurated the exhibition.



The exhibition organized with the aim of providing information about various products and services in the field of information and communication technology will continue till Sunday.



More than 200 stalls of companies including hardware, software, internet service providers, mobile and mobile accessories in the information and technology sector have been placed in the exhibition.



According to the organizer CAN Federation, ICT seminars will also be conducted every day. CAN Infotech includes programs such as branding of various technology goods and services, product launching, IT career counseling for students.



In this exhibition, priority has been given to Nepali innovation, talent and start-up and it is expected that about three and a half lakh people will visit the exhibition.

CAN-Infotech begins from today

Kathmandu: Nepal is all set to celebrate 'Safer Internet Day 2023' on February 7.



Safe Internet Day is being celebrated on Tuesday, around the globe with the theme ‘Want to talk about it?&nbsp;Making space for conversations about life online.’



Safer Internet Day is celebrated in February each year to promote the safer and positive use of digital&nbsp;technology for children and young people and to inspire a national conversation.



It calls upon young people, parents,&nbsp;carers, teachers, social workers, law enforcement, companies, and policymakers to join together in helping to create a better internet.



As the Safer Internet Day national secretariat, ChildSafeNet, a specialised organisation working to protect children and young people online, has been coordinating and promoting Safer Internet Day in Nepal.



"The day offers the opportunity to highlight positive uses of technology and explore the role we all play in helping to create a better and safer online environment for children and young people. Children and young people have the same right to be protected online as they have the right to be protected offline," says Anil Raghuvanshi, Founder/President of ChildSafeNet.



As children and young people are heavy users of technology,&nbsp;unsafe use of the internet exposes them to serious harm, such as online sexual abuse &amp; exploitation, cyberbullying, cyber grooming, phishing and sextortion.



Parental influence, guidance and education have the potential to empower children to use technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively.



Therefore, Raghuvanshi urged the parents, government, schools, private sector, media, NGOs and all duty-bearers to take timely and adequate actions to protect children online.



According to the US- based organisation, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, there were 63,266 CyberTipline reports (suspected reports of online child sexual exploitation imagery) from Nepal in 2019. In 2021, CyberTipline reports from Nepal increased to 263,130, which is a 415% increase.



Moreover, according to a ChildSafeNet and UNICEF study, one in two boys or young men and one in three girls or young women are exposed to sexual content online, despite the government-imposed ban on pornographic sites in Nepal.



ChildSafeNet and its partners will conduct online safety awareness sessions in different parts of the country. More than 35 organisations, including UN agencies, INGOs, NGOs, CBOS, the private sector and media houses, have expressed solidarity with the Safer Internet Day in Nepal. Furthermore, ChildSafeNet and its partner organisations, Child Development Society, World Vision International Nepal, Child Fund Japan, Digital Broadcast Initiative Equal Access, Veda Creation Society and Love Green Nepal, conduct online safety awareness activities, including online and offline events, radio and TV programmes, children and young people &amp; interactions, essay competitions, screening of videos and quiz contests.



Besides organisations working on children's issues, including CWIN Nepal, Umbrella Organisation, and Voice of Children, will be conducting online safety awareness programmes.

Nepal to mark 'Safer Internet Day 2023' on Feb 7

Kathmandu: National flag carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has started online ticketing for domestic flights.



According to the corporation, domestic flight tickets can now be purchased through e-service. With this, both the domestic and international air tickets of NAC now can be purchased via online.



The corporation had already started online ticketing for international flights. The corporation has said that it will start the provision that tickets can be purchased from other local wallets as well.



Currently, tickets can be purchased via NAC website.

NAC begins online ticketing for domestic flights

Kathmandu: Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23, marking a new era of Galaxy’s ultimate premium phone experience on 1 st Feb 2023.



The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy unleashes a future-ready mobile gaming experience and powerfully sustained game play, supported by exclusive chipset enhancements made possible by Samsung’s close collaboration with Qualcomm.



Galaxy S23 series’ new standard-setting innovations are housed within a striking design that advances Samsung’s sustainability commitment with the more recycled materials of any Galaxy smartphone.



With the global unveil, Samsung has announced Pre Order in Nepal as well.



Pranaya Ratna Sthapit, Director, Samsung said, “The new Galaxy S series will be the epitome of how Samsung defines the ultimate premium experience. Samsung is raising the bar and setting new standards for what`s epic with our new Galaxy S23 Series. Consumers who want to be the first to get their hands on the Galaxy&nbsp;S23&nbsp;can&nbsp;pre-order their device today and get to choose among some amazing pre order offers.”



One can pre-order the device registering in official pre order website. Preorder offers are valid till 22nd Feb or till the stock lasts.



S23 series is also available at 0% interest rate monthly EMI starting from NPR 6400.



Samsung is also providing 1-time breakage insurance for 1 year and there is also an exchange benefits of upto NPR 8000 who wants to upgrade their Samsung phones.

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