Tag: Government
Tanzania is stepping up its policing of social media and with it fears of government abuse
Access to digital information and communications technologies has increased dramatically over the past decade across Africa. In Tanzania, 87% of urban residents report using a mobile phone every day. In […]
Government scraps Education for All Bill
Bill contained plans to force schools to become academies in ‘underperforming local authorities’ Ministers have scrapped legislation that would have forced all schools in a local authority to convert to […]
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park plans are taking shape nicely – but will the government ever approve them?
It can be difficult to get an audience with the Hong Kong government’s sporting powerbrokers. The only time I’ve met Yeung Tak-keung, our first commissioner for sports who was appointed […]
Xiaomi Says It Doesn’t Need Government Exemption for Opening Retail Stores in India
Highlights Xiaomi had applied to open its single retail stores in India in April It later withdrew its request of exemption from local sourcing norms DIPP had also sought more […]