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The $2 million contract was signed with two private companies to upgrade its network system in supporting the implementation of e-services as well as renovation of its IT Service Centre.

System Analyst Jamhali Yahya at the ministry told The Brunei Times that the project involves connecting the whole ministry comprising 10 departments with the infrastructure of a local area network.

The Bulletin recently obtained first-hand information regarding the initiative from e-Government representatives at the e-Government National Centre (EGNC), Prime Minister’s Office.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs yesterday signed three more e-Government projects with three private contractors at a signing ceremony held at the Dewan Teratai, MRA.

The guest of honour at the ceremony was the Acting Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Awang Hj Abdullah bin Hj Metassim.

According to the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, Dato Paduka Hj Mohd Hamid bin Hj Mohd Jaafar, the eFisheries project is part of the ministry's initiative to heed the titah of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, in which the public services were told to mark 2007 as the year to improve the quality of public service delivery in order to fulfil their role as facilitators of national development.

This was said by Chief Executive of the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry (ALTO Pg Hj Mohd Zain Pg Hj Abd Razak in his presentation titled "Mobile Connectivity - the appropriate pathway for e-Service delivery" during the Annual Asia-Pacific e-Government Conference at the Empire Hotel and Country Club yesterday.

DST Group chief executive officer Idris Taher Vasi who spoke to The Brunei Times during the launch of the 2010 TechXpo on Thursday said the Mobile Health Solution was one of the products demonstrated to His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office.

"We showed him the Mobile Health Solution (through which) a doctor can remotely monitor your health," Idris said, noting vitals that can monitored remotely include blood pressure, blood sugar levels, and increase and decrease in medication.

Present as the guest of honour was Dyg Hjh Norjum bte Hj Yusop, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Corporate Services) at the Ministry of Education.

The survey will be launched on December 4. Participants will be able to fill-in online surveys at www.egovcitizensurvey2009.gov.bn or at Brunei-Muara services counter of the government, namely: Labour Department, Immigration and National Registration, Mail Processing Centre and the Land Transport Department.

Pehin Dato Seri Pahlawan Hj Mohammad Hj Daud highlighted this at the Golden Jubilee celebration of the Pakatan Sang Jati Dusun and Adau Gayoh (PSJD), which he officiated yesterday at the ICC.

Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia Hj Abu Bakar Hj Apong said that the ESLF will be tasked to prepare an action plan that will lead towards the development of a "sophisticated society".

"ESLF will also identify a benchmark partner for e-Society initiatives so that we are able to see and address our shortcomings while making the most of our strengths," he said during a ceremony to mark World Telecommunication and information Society Day.

Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kenn Dato Seri Setia Awg (Dr) Hj Abu Bakar bin Hj Apong said this at the launching of the SPD yesterday.

The event, held at the Rizqun International Hotel in Gadong, also saw the attendance of senior officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Fire and Rescue Services Department, ITPSS and Alif Technologies.

According to Mr. Richard Kerby, METER is an online interactive tool to assist governments and decision makers in developing, monitoring, refining and improving the context within which information and communication technologies, I-C-T. It is also used to transform the government by creating the context for e-Government.

Launching the Career Carnival 2009 at the International Convention Centre in Berakas yesterday, Minister of Home Affairs Pehin Dato Hj Adanan Pehin Dato Hj Md Yusof said that the Electronic Labour Exchange or ELX will be established by the Employment Centre at the Labour Department as one of the projects planned under the e-government.

He said this during the signing of the E-Training System Package project between the government and Data-Click Solutions Sdn Bhd at the institute's headquarters yesterday, adding that the online learning package will be timely and cost-effective for the benefit of the civil servants.

During the "Interactive Workshop on Optimizing ICT: Brunei-India Cooperation" at the Haiti building in Angered Desha on Thursday, e-Government National Centre (EGNC) Director Hi Zahra Hz Abroad said that optimizing the use of ICT covered a wide spectrum, ranging from use of technology to daily communications and day-to-day information.

Hjh Mariah Hj Mohd Taha, who is also a Senior Special Duties Officer at the Prime Minister's Office, shared with The Brunei Times that the feedback of more than 400 respondents has been collected during the survey's roadshow, which has already reached the Brunei-Muara, Tutong and Temburong Districts and will see Belait District's participation on Sunday.