IfG.CC - The Potsdam eGovernment Competence Center

Brunei Darussalam's bid to improve its government agencies' capabilities and to ensure effective public service delivery has moved into high gear with the opening of its e-government national centre. Starting its operation yesterday, the centre' will provide services in the aspects of operations, acquisition and human resource development in the field of in formation and Communication Technology (ICT), which are related to e-government initiatives especially in the civil service, according to a statement by the Prime Minister's Office.

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Over 300 participants attended a five-day seminar to utilise reference materials from online databases, as part of the Ministry of Education's e-government drive to promote electronic resources in local academic institutions.

It is hoped that the use of electronic resources would better help teachers and students to access credible information from peer-reviewed journal articles.

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A new government department called e-Government National Centre has been formed, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement yesterday.

By command of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the Prime Minister's Office stated that His Majesty has consented to the formation of the new department - "E-Government National Centre".

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The slow pace of the implementation of the $1 billion e-government projects led to the review, re-engineering and crucial policy decisions being made and referred back, the Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office revealed yesterday.

Pg Dato Paduka Hj Ismail said this at the inaugural get-together of ICT industry between the Prime Minister's Office and the local industry companies at the Civil Service Institute in Rimba, Gadong.

Read more: Brunei: Permanent Secretary Briefs On E-Government Projects