The EGNC invited the public in December 2010, to help them name their new portal through a contest on the phenomenally popular social medium - Facebook. With half of Brunei's population connected to Facebook, EGNC hopes to engage the public to enter the contest via their fanpage on the social site.
Weiterlesen: Chance To 'Like' Winning Name For Brunei's E-Govt Portal
"Since we are in this era where Information Technology (IT) is almost a must, we will spread Jawi education with the help of e-Government," the bureau acting director, Hjh Aminah Hj Momin told The Brunei Times.
"The use of the technology is an advantage for the next generation to learn about Jawi, one of Brunei's vital heritage," she said.
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The planned "UBD-Kaist E-Government Innovation Centre" is expected to be established soon in UBD and will provide objective views and capacity-building programmes to push Brunei's e-government agenda, said Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology's (Kaist) Director of eGovernment and Green IT Research Centre (KeGRC).
Brunei's civil service will be the first to undergo such training programmes on e-government to be provided by the new centre.
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With half of Brunei's population connected to Facebook, the centre hoped to engage the public to enter the contest through their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/egnc.gov.bn.
"Participants should consider the functions of the portal and the purpose of the portal to create a single word name that can be used for the portal. The portal will host all e-government services such as bill payments, applications and renewal of licences," according to the centre's Facebook page.
The contract was signed yesterday between HDD and Perniagaan Dinamik Giat to update the department's network infrastructure, a project which will link HDD headquarters with its respective branches via broadband.
The project will also improve existing network infrastructure such as email and the Government Employee Management System, while streamlining others like e-Sikap.
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