Obama includes broadband, smart grid in stimulus package
President-elect Barack Obama laid out his plan for a huge economic stimulus package, with broadband rollout, an Internet-based smart energy grid and computers for schools as part of the plan.
Vietnam pushes open-source software for government use
Vietnam's government will mandate use of several open-source applications by the end of next year as the country tries to reduce the use of pirated software.
US investment in IT would create jobs, group says
A $30 billion investment by the U.S. government in broadband, health IT and smart energy grids would create or retain nearly a million jobs, according to a new report from a Washington, D.C., think tank.
US in danger of losing green-tech competition, experts say
The next industrial revolution will not be in IT, but in ET -- energy technology -- and the U.S. is in danger of missing the boat, two green tech experts said Wednesday.
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