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New technologies are coming before final voting in November 201,6 frequently consumed our time.
and being replaced by better ones. showed only 44 percent believed Although using complimentary
For first day of January 2O!7 soft accessing Facebook for authentic Audio Notice Board technology
launch of 4G was made available news. Similarly, 10 percent believed and regularly updating it with right
for post paid mobiles in Kathmandu in accessing Youtube.com, only 4 information in right time earliest the
and Pokhara. 4G has been availed percent believed in Twitter and other better by public or private organization
at prices of 3G. Fiber to the home social media were believed by 1, can notify people in 3157 villages and
(FTTH) is made available in main cities percent or less. Although there seem 217 towns of all 75 districts of Nepal,
and towns of Nepal. Government around 30 to 40 social media sites very few CEO (chief executive officers)
of Nepal has plan to lay fiber optic competing worldwide. , executives , stakeholders are aware
to various places in steps. These Hence, we need to think and of it. Most colleges delivering 10+2
technologies avail broadband access rethink about promoting use of education are using it just to notify
in Nepal. While people are impatient social media. Proper use is of course closure of their institution in case of
with service delivery, we need to welcome and Mark Zuckerberg political 'bandha' , strikes etc. Why
adopt intermediate technologies of Facebook also responded that not use it and timely update it inform
which are feasible and which can be Facebook is working to develop people helping implementation of
implemented as earliest as possible. mechanism to discourage fake news RTI ( right to information) and regular
People need information earliest, and prevent their propagation. proactive disclosure for the benefits
fastest and as accurate as possible. Thirdly, ADHD (attention deficit of people in villages and all over.
lnternet and social media have hyperactivity disorder) syndrome An example of Radio Nepal Audio
been engaging growing number is found to be growing among Notice Board 1G18070700000 has
of students, people across Nepal youngsters as communication gap been giving authentic news in Nepali
and world. However; broadband between generation to generation which helps to queer rumors at times.
technology will be limited to urban or widens. We need to ask Radio Nepalto update
sub urban areas only. Secondly, social All most all ministries, departments it regularly and more frequently as
media have been found to be used and of Government of Nepal, NGOs have required.
misused widely. Leading social media launched web-site. However, how Similarly, if news is available
like Facebook have been accused for many of them are updated in time is in Audio Notice Board for widely
diffusing and propagating fake news questionable. Ministers of present spoken languages as English, Chinese,
in campaigns of recent election of government have been involved in Japanese, Korean, it will facilitate
president of United states of America announcing launch of Apps for few visiting tourists and students.
in 2OLG more than ever before. ministries, departments, Audio Notice Board can suffice as
During the campaign a yet has the delivery audio web -site partly when there is
reliable survey just of services been no access to broadband etc.
efficient? Tribhuvan university (TU) is Nepal's
Long queues first and largest university Gavin 42
to pay bills, get faculties. Yet students and parents
licenses, passport, find difficult to know list of courses,
fuels have schedule of admissions, examination,

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