Technophile

 Historical background: The history of use of cement in Nepal started in 1950 AD by importing it from neighbouring country, India. Later on, after the establishment of the first cement factory in 1975, the development phase kicked off.  Another milestone for industrial development was the establishment of Ministry of Industry in 1981 and promulgation of the Industrial Enterprises Act, 1992 which promoted and coped with the industrial activity. In 2008 Nepal became republic after a long political exercise and following this there has been industrial development change through industrial policies reforms and increased in capital investment and development of industries which is evident from the figure 1: growth of cement production as well. The growing pace of infrastructure development and urbanization led to the evolution of the cement industry and is now one of the major manufacturing industries in Nepal.  Products: The main products of cement manufacturing industries ar...

Many people have asked me why you went to Japan for further study. What is the system of education in Japan? What's your view about the universities?   Japan is a beautiful, peaceful, and developed country with a wonderful education system. Let me share my experience during my stay in Japan for two years.  College Life and the Practical Education System: Well, talking about the teaching-learning system in Japan, professors in Japan focus more on learning and sharing their experience than memorizing the substance of books. Universities gave more priority to research articles. They helped us explore the research articles related to course content and emerging topics. We used to have practical sessions involving laboratory work and field visits to renowned companies. They centered their learning practice on both individual as well as group work through different presentation styles like public speaking, slide shows, poster presentations, and documenting in the form of assignments...

Learning Materials:  System Analysis and Design E-governance Microprocessor Computer Network Discrete Structure Data Structures and Algorithms

Nepal is abundant in natural resources and multidimensional cultural heritages. Despite these enticing features, Nepal has not been able to tap into its potential growth due to prolonged political uncertainty, trade disruptions, and natural disasters. Nepal made substantial progress with the adoption of a new Constitution in 2015, with the election of a stable government. The new government’s priorities are centered on the development and targeted initiatives to attain developing nation status and middle-income country status by 2022 and 2030, respectively. Although ITU ranked Nepal 140 th  out of 176 countries in its ICT Development Index (IDI) for 2017, Nepal has enjoyed incredible success in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) comparable to its neighbors. To succeed in the vision of “Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali,” ICT will harness its growth potential by leveraging disruptive technologies and driving socioeconomic growth. A brief overview of ICT: ICT is the heart of...

नेपालको इतिहासमा विगतलाई हेर्दा सूचना तथा सञ्चार प्रविधिको विकास, आर्थिक अनुशासन तथा सार्वजनिक सेवाप्रवाहमा स्रोतको कुशल व्यवस्थापन जस्ता सुशासनका आधारभूत मान्याताहरूलाई आत्मासाथ गरी सर्वसाधारणलाई छिटो र छरितो तथा कम खर्चिलो ढंगबाट सूचना तथा सेवाप्रवाह गर्ने उद्देश्यका साथ विकास भएको छ । हाल विश्व भरी नै नोवेल कोरोना भाइरस (कोविड-१९) ले उत्पन्न गरेको विषम् परिस्थितिमा सूचना तथा सञ्चार प्रविधिको विकास र यसको आवश्यकतालाई अर्को एक महत्त्व भूमिकाको रूपमा हेर्नु पर्ने देखिन्छ; त्यो हो प्रकोप र महामारीको युद्धमा यसको प्रयोग र प्रकोपबाट उत्पन्न आर्थिक संकटबाट देशलाई नयाँ दिशामा लैजान यसको उच्चतम् विकास र सदुपयोगको खाँचो। पहिले सूचना तथा सञ्चार प्रविधिको प्रयोग र सञ्चालन, विकास र यसको भूमिकाका बारेमा बुझ्नु अघि अहिलेको कोरोना भाइरसले विकसित गरेको केही अवस्थाको अध्ययन, अनुसन्धान तथा विश्लेष्ण गरौँ। हाल यस कोरोना भाइरसले विश्वलाई नै तरङ्गित गरेको अवस्थामा नेपालमा समेत यसले प्रभाव परिरहेको छ । नेपालको आर्थिक, सामाजिक तथा राजनीतिक क्षेत्रमा खाडल नै ल्याएको छ । पर्यटन, वैदेशिक रोजगार, उद्योग, विकास...

Introduction: First, let's understand what is OTT? OTT refers to Over the Top service. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) defines OTT as any service delivered over the internet. Traditional services like TV is now integrated into internet-based services and OTT player became a key player in the market. OTT Service providers are growing offerings, disrupting different traditional industry verticals in the process. The voice over internet protocol: Skype, Viber, etc., short message service: WhatsApp, etc., Apps: search portals, news portals, banking, weather, shopping, etc., Cloud Services: Dropbox, Google Drive, Apple icloud, etc., Internet Television (Video streaming): Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon Instant Video, etc. comes under the OTT. Regulation of Nepal regarding OTT: Nepal Telecom Authority regulates the internet services provider in Nepal. Department of Information and Broadcasting regulates the Television Service provider and Department of Information Techn...