Remote sensing and geographical information center to be established [Archives:2005/854/Business & Economy]
Mahyoub Al-Kamaly
The Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology is planning to establish a center for remote sensing and geographical information system.
The project aims to provide different government parties with thorough data and help them in implementing joint projects, in addition to the implementation of a number of joint regional and international projects in the field of wealth development, natural sources, urban planning, agriculture and environment.
Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology Eng. Abdulmalik al-Mu'alimi clarified that the center is to work through the satellite data, which is considered as one of the important resources of information about geology that may help in avoiding the repetition of project implementations and improving coordination between the concern sides.
Such rapid development comes in the shadow of new directives starting by intensifying the government efforts to improve telecommunication services and multi-party investment environments.
The Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology is currently implementing several projects, most important of which is the 500 thousand-line project with the aim to expand the telecommunication services all over Yemen at a total cost of $31,03 million, and another project with an overall capacity of 115 thousand lines to cover most of the rural areas.
The Technology City functions as a central point between the telecommunication projects and the information technology in the country. The total cost of the project in its first step is estimated at YR 2,2 billion and it is aimed at establishing a complete technical complex, attracting the specialized and creative cadres who already possess the ability to convert their thoughts into economic products.
The Technology City includes a number of centers and specialized companies operating in the field of information technology and telecommunication.
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