e-MIPR consists of four separate projects between the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources and three local IT companies. The projects involve the establishment of LAN infrastructure connecting the department's headquarters and its site offices in a secured virtual private network (VPN). To date five e-MIPR projects, namely network - infrastructures for Agriculture department, Forestry, Department, Fisheries Department, Brunei Industrial Development Authority (BINA) and the Ministry's IT Centre, have been approved by the State Tender Board. Overseeing the implementation of the projects is the MIPR's e-Government Implementation Committee.
A contract signing ceremony was overseen by senior officials from MIPR and the participating IT companies. The guest of honour was Haji Mohd Hamid bin Haji Mohd Jaafar, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources.
Quelle: Public Sector Technology & Management, 08.09.2005
