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Codetel in the countryside

admin — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:55:30 +0000

The Dominican Telephone Company (CODETEL) has expanded its “Rural Broadband Connections” program by linking three more communities to the Internet. The program is designed to bring the Internet to the country’s remotest communities and serve a million and a half people who do not have access to this type of communication. A total of 20 communities have been connected so far, and the goal is to reach a total of 503 communities. The three latest communities were Las Matas de Santa Cruz in Montecristi province, San Victor in Espaillat province and Monte Plata, the capital of the province with the same name.

Dominican Competitiveness Council touts hi-tech businesses

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:34:04 +0000

Santo Domingo.- The National Competitiveness Council (CNC) requested the implementation of business network incubators in the country, aimed at creating highly-competitive companies, based on the availability of intellectual capital and continuous innovation.

CNC director Andres Van Der Horst proposed the initiative together with the organization Jaycees 72, coordinated by the Industrial Property Office, and the Business Competitiveness, Innovation and Development Center.

He said concerted action is required of the country’s incubators, to integrate strategic sectors to the added-value chain and make them efficient mechanisms to create jobs.

Van Der Horst said PROINDUSTRIA provides people interested in starting their own business with technical assistance and consultations to ensure their success, as part of an effort to promotes Dominican Republic’s industrial development

He noted mentioned the entity EMPRENDE, located in Santo Domingo’s Cyber Park, as the first incubator of technology-based businesses, which supports entrepreneurs by promoting their growth and consolidation.

Source: DominicanToday.com

Isolated Dominican island’s students get the Web at last

admin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:40:42 +0000

La Romana.- A girl’s eyes light up with astonishment, incredulity and innocence when she “clicked” a computer menu in front of her to access the Earth Sciences chapter provided by the Encyclopedia Encarta.

The students of the Adamanay grade school on Saona Island will now have access to Internet, as part of the communication network to help with their education.

Dominican Telecommunications Institute president (Indotel) Jose Rafael Vargas yesterday headed the inaugural of the Communications and Computer center, which ends the island’s historical isolation from the world

Government officials, media executives and lawmakers attended the ceremony.

Source: DominicanToday.com Picture: Listin.com.do

The downside of technology

admin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:20:35 +0000

While helping create a more connected world through advances in radio, television and internet technology, Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL) president Jose Rafael Vargas believes that these developments have also led to the promotion of sex, violence, prostitution, and domestic violence and abuse. During a conference on the theme of “New Technologies:

Opportunities and Risks in the Family” Vargas called on families to remain alert and supervise the content that children are exposed to. He said that these new technologies aren’t meant to replace the values that a child should receive at home. During his speech, Vargas quoted the startling statistics that 11 is the average age for a child to come into contact with pornography for the first time, and that one in seven children get online invitations to join a sex club.

Source: Dr1.com