online jobs in Nepal

Online jobs are the job opportunities through electronic or web media. In this kind of jobs the employees are are to do certain specific task over a certain period, which may be fixed or on hourly basis and are paid accordingly. Usually it is such a task where the people from around the globe can have access to work and earn money by completing the task. The kinds of jobs offered usually are data entry, content writing, marketing, form filling, email handling, surveys, etc. The money paid varies according to job type.

Online jobs are not new to the western world. But in south Asian region like Nepal it is quite a new. Really there are whole lot of people who might not even have heard of this. The recent development in communication has made possible for percent to actually get involved. But it is not quite the ratio of what should be.

Our neighbouring countries like India and China have gone quite a far for it. Example is an Indian outsourcing giant Infosys, which gives jobs to thousands of individual and it is listed in 'NewYork Stock Exchange'. India and China together have exploited the this sector of job opportunity more than any.

The first remarkable leap towards this sector in Nepal came last year when world's largest outsourcing giant 'Cloud Factory' issused 5000 online data entry jobs in Nepal. There are also few individual companies which are providing this oppertunities namely eCommerce and so on.

With a very low in per capita income and high unemployment online jobs can do very good at individual level. But because of huge private unconsciousness and lack remarkable communication development this is still at lag.

Child labor

Child labor may not be a topic to included under this blog as its solely on the electronic or e-Sector of Nepal, but if we analyse it quite deeply its of greatest concern for this sector. 'Child is the future of the present' and none will debate on to this .And in an electronic sector if we don't give a damn about the children, then we are losing the war even if we are wining the battle.

The incidence of Child labor in Nepal is relatively high compared with other countries in South Asia. According to data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and other national surveys, Nepal has 34% of its children between the age of 5 and 14 who are involved in child labour, compared with 12% in the South Asia region as a whole.

There are more female than male child labourers, and the situation is worse in rural than urban areas. In 2010, 44% of children age 5 to 14 were involved in child labour activities in the mid- and far-western regions of Nepal. According to the Nepal Labour Force Survey (NLFS) in 2008, 86.2% of children who were working were also studying and 13.8% of the children work only.Most children (60.5%) work up to 19 hours in 2008, while 32.2% worked 20 to 40 hours a week and 7.3% worked for more than 40 hours in a week. This trend is consistent in both rural and urban areas.

 In the 2003/2004 Nepal Living Standards Survey Statistical Report Volume II, it was found that children from the poorest consumption quintile has the highest percentage (18.7%) of children who worked for more than 40 hours a week as compared with the rest of the consumption quintile.

Thus in order to protect of future we must protect the children. And protection doesn't necessarily means not getting themselves killed but also to give them good education, food ,clothing and standard of living as a whole. And in order to do this we all must contribute from all our levels.

Telecommunication in Nepal

Telecommunication is communication at a distance by technological means, particularly through electrical signals or electromagnetic waves.Early telecommunication technologies included visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and opticalheliographs. Other examples of pre-modern telecommunications include audio messages such as coded drumbeats, lung-blown horns, and loud whistles. Electrical and electromagnetic telecommunication technologies include telegraph, telephone, and teleprinter, networks, radio, microwave transmission, fiber optics, communications satellites and the Internet.
At today's world it is impossible for any sector to grow without good telecommunication. So, the need of effective telecommunication is ever increasing.

In Nepal, operating any form of telecommunication service dates back to 94 years in B.S. 1970. But formally telecom service was provided mainly after the establishment of MOHAN AKASHWANI in B.S. 2005.Later as per the plan formulated in First National Five year plan (2012-2017); Telecommunication Department was established in B.S.2016. To modernize the telecommunications services and to expand the services, during third five-year plan (2023-2028), Telecommunication Department was converted into Telecommunications Development Board in B.S.2026. After the enactment of Communications Corporation Act 2028, it was formally established as fully owned Government Corporation called Nepal Telecommunications Corporation in B.S. 2032 for the purpose of providing telecommunications services to Nepalese People. After serving the nation for 29 years with great pride and a sense of accomplishment, Nepal Telecommunication Corporation was transformed into Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited from Baisakh 1, 2061. Nepal Doorsanchar company Limited is a company registered under the companies Act 2053.

In Nepal there are notably two telecommunication providers:

Nepal Telecome Limited( NTC):
Nepal Doorsanchar Company Ltd. (Nepali: नेपाल दूरसञ्चार कम्पनी लिमिटेड), popularly known as Nepal Telecom (Nepali: नेपाल टेलिकम) is the largest telecommunication service provider in Nepal. The company was a monopoly until 2003, when the first private sector operator UTL started providing basic telephony services. The central office of Nepal Telecom is located at Bhadrakali Plaza, Kathmandu. It has branches, exchanges and other offices in 184 locations within the country.

It is the sole provider of fixed line, ISDN and leased-line services in Nepal. Following the entry of Ncell into Nepal's telecommunications industry in 2005, it is no longer the only provider of GSM mobile service. With around 7,000 employees, it is one of the largest corporations of Nepal. It has a total of 262 telephone exchanges in various part of the country serving 603,291 PSTN lines, more than 5 million GSM cellular phones and more than a million CDMA phone line as of July 2011. According to recent data, there are about 7 million users of Nepal Telecom including all those of fixed landline, GSM mobile, CDMA and internet service.

NCell:

Ncell Private Ltd. stands as a privately owned GSM mobile operator in Nepal. It is the first private company to operate GSM services intelecommunications sector of Nepal with the brand name “MERO MOBILE,” which was re-branded as Ncell in 12 March 2010.[1] It broke the monopolyheld by the then state-owned, now public telecommunication company, Nepal Telecom by building a new arena in cellular telephony services. The company is now owned in 80% by Swedish/Finnish TeliaSonera Holdings.[2] Ncell is the largest ISP in Nepal with a subscriber base of more than 1.9 million users.They had seven million mobile subscribers in early 2012.

Mobile banking

Mobile banking is a system that allows customers of a financial institution to conduct a number of financial transactions through a mobile device such as a mobile phone or personal digital assistant. Mobile banking differs from mobile payments, which involve the use of a mobile device to pay for goods or services either at the point of sale or remotely, analogously to the use of a debit or credit card to effect an EFTPOS payment.

The earliest mobile banking services were offered over SMS, a service known as SMS banking. With the introduction of smart phones with WAPsupport enabling the use of the mobile web in 1999, the first European banks started to offer mobile banking on this platform to their customers.A specific sequence of SMS messages will enable the system to verify if the client has sufficient funds in his or her wallet and authorize a deposit or withdrawal transaction at the agent. When depositing money, the merchant receives cash and the system credits the client's bank account or mobile wallet. In the same way the client can also withdraw money at the merchant: through exchanging sms to provide authorization, the merchant hands the client cash and debits the merchant's account.

Mobile banking has until recently (2010) most often been performed via SMS or the mobile web. Apple's initial success with iPhone and the rapid growth of phones based on Google's Android (operating system) have led to increasing use of special client programs, called apps, downloaded to the mobile device. With that said, advancements in web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript have seen more banks launching mobile web based services to complement native applications. A recent study (May 2012) by Mapa Research suggests that over a third of banks have mobile device detection upon visiting the banks' main website. A number of things can happen on mobile detection such as redirecting to an app store, redirection to a mobile banking specific website or providing a menu of mobile banking options for the user to choose from.

In May 2012, Laxmi Bank Limited launched the very first mobile banking in Nepal with its product Mobile Khata. Mobile Khata ran on a third-party platform called Hello Paisa that was interoperable with all the telecoms in Nepal viz. Nepal Telecom, NCell, Smart Tel and UTL, and was also interoperable with various banks in the country. The initial joining members to the platform after Laxmi Bank Limited were Siddartha Bank, Bank of Kathmandu, Commerz and Trust Bank Nepal and International Leasing and Finance Company. Such a platform that is interoperable between multiple banks and multiple telecoms is the first of its kind in the world of Mobile Banking so far.

Banking in Nepal

The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), established in 1956, is the central bank of Nepal. It has seven offices, located at Biratnagar, Janakpur, Birgunj, Pokhara, Siddharthanagar, Nepalgunj, andDhangadhi.It supervises the banks and financial institutions (licensed by the Bank) in Nepal and guides monetary policy.Nepal Rastra Bank also oversees foreign exchange rates and the country'sforeign exchange reserves and regulates the foreign exchange policy. The bank is one of the principal owners of the Nepal Stock Exchange.It is a member of the Asian Clearing Union. The Bank is engaged in the promotion of financial inclusion and is also a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.Nepal Rastra Bank, the Central Bank of Nepal, was established in 1956 under the Nepal Rastra Bank Act, 1955, to discharge the central banking responsibilities including guiding the development of the embryonic domestic financial sector. Since inception, there has been a significant growth in both the number and the activities of the domestic financial institutions.

The A level bank of Nepal are as followa:
National Bank of Nepal
Laxmi Bank Limited
Himalayan Bank Limited
Nabil Bank
Nepal Bank Limited
Nepal Industrial and Commercial Bank
Nepal Investment Bank Limited
Nepal Rastra Bank
Rastriya Banijya Bank
Kumari Bank Limited
Global Bank Limited
Bank of Kathmandu Limited
Nepal SBI Bank Limited
DCBL Bank Limited
Citizens Bank International Limited
Prime Commercial Bank Limited
KIST Bank Limited
Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited
Tourism Development Bank
Machhapuchre Bank Limited
Sanima Bank Limited
Janta Bank Limited

Tourism in Nepal

Nepal is the country where Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak in the world, is located. Mountaineering and other types ofadventure tourism and ecotourism are important attractions for visitors. The world heritage Lumbini, birthplace of Gautam Buddha, is located in southern Nepal, and there are other important religious pilgrimage sites throughout the country.The government of Nepal declared 2011 to be Nepal Tourism Year, and hoped to attract one million foreign tourists to the country during that year.The tourist industry is seen as a way to alleviate poverty and achieve greater social equity in the country. The government of Nepal has also declared Lumbini Tourism Year 2012 to promote Lumbini - the birthplace of Lord Buddha.

In 2007, the number of international tourists visiting Nepal was 526,705, which was an increase of 37.2% compared to the previous year. In 2008, the number of tourists decreased by 5% to 500,277.

In 2008, 55.9% of the foreign visitors came from Asia (18.2% from India), while Western Europeans accounted for 27.5%, 7.6% were from North America, 3.2% from Australia and the Pacific Region, 2.6% from Eastern Europe, 1.5% from Central and South America, 0.3% from Africa and 1.4% from other countries.

Foreign tourists visiting Nepal in 2008 stayed in the country for an average of 11.78 days. As of 2010, 602,855 tourists visited Nepal.According to Nepal's Ministry of Tourism, major tourist activities include wilderness and adventure activities such as Mountain biking, Bungy Jumping, rock climbing and mountain climbing,trekking, bird watching, flights, paragliding and hot air ballooning over the mountains of Himalaya, exploring the waterways by raft, kayak or canoe and jungle safaris especially in the Terai region.

The major religion in Nepal is Hinduism, and the Pashupatinath Temple, the world's largest temple of Shiva which is located in Kathmandu, attracts many pilgrims and tourists. Other Hindu pilgrimage site include the temple complex in Swargadwari located in the Pyuthan district, lake Gosainkunda near Dhunche, the temples at Devghat, Manakamana temple in the Gorkha District, and Pathibhara near Phungling.Buddhism is the largest minority religion. The World Heritage site Lumbini, which is traditionally considered to be the birthplace of Gautama Buddha, is an important pilgrimage site. Another prominent Buddhist site is Swayambhunath, the Monkey Temple, in Kathmandu.Muktinath is a sacred place for Hindus as well as Buddhists. The site is located in Muktinath Valley, Mustang district.

eCommerce

Electronic Commerce, commoly known as eCommerce, is a type of industry where transactions are conducted over electronic system such as internet. One of its notable feature is that it uses 'World Wide Web' at some point of transactions even though it can be conducted over mobile devices, social media, telephone as well.

Electronic Commerce (eCommerce) is generally considered as the sales aspect of business. But it is also equally important in marketing aspect as well. It has given the chance to use the global market for the Enterprise and individuals. Example, an individual living in Nepal could actually trade Forex market at U.S stock exchange. And this is only possible through eCommerce.

It has also created a economic impact all around the globe. Today's customer can actually study and compare the product from different vendors and choose the best quality at best price. Research by University of Chicago has found that the growth of online shopping has affected in two areas that have significant growth in eCommerce, bookshops and travel agencies. It has made the larger firm to carry out their expenses at the range of small firms. Thus, fostering their further growth. In 2012, eCommerce sales topped to $1 trillion and is expected to double this year.

Electronic Commerce has in fact brought the global competition all around in almost every areas. Thus, there is also a significant risk for the collapse of small and local firms. And also the reduction of high paid jobs. Since it is carried over electronic media, there is always a risk involved.

In summary eCommerce is an effective platform to expand any business and services without limitation to market size. In its increasing trend if adopted can boost up any business and if not may be the zombie for some.