Mr Tammur said Telikom, under the new arrangement, would be transformed in preparation for open competition to commence under phase two of the national policy.
“The Government had allowed network-based competition in mobile telephone service utilising a single international gateway to be operated by Telikom in phase one,” he said.
He said the Government aimed to fully utilise the ICT policy to benefit the entire public sector.
He said this includes the building of an IT super highway that will link all Government departments.
“We cannot continue to exist as an island of information without linkages to each other?” he said.
“What happens on one side must be known to the rest,” he said.
“I see that the primary requirement for us to effectively utilise and realise the benefits of ICT is for the entire public sector to become integrated through ICT, where information can be shared on real time for us to make instant and accurate decisions for PNG,” Mr Tammur said.
He added that he was aware that some departments had their own IT operating network system but said the IT super highway was necessary.
“What we want to achieve here is to build an IT super highway where all our systems link for example, the Department of National Planning can travel through this highway to destinations like say National Statistical Office and others to obtain information,” he said.
Mr Tammur said his Ministry had embarked on the integrated Government information system (IGIS) project, which was envisaged by Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare in 2005.
“The IGIS is a key government project and I am continuing this effort. It is actually what we call e-government where all departments and Government entities will be integrated into a single operating system and information can be shared across Government agencies in real time,” Mr Tammur said.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Harlyne Joku
Quelle/Source: The Nation, 17.03.2008
