This observation was made by Awg Abdul Mutalib bin POKSSDP Haji Mohd Yusof, the Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Communications, during a contract signing ceremony for the "Supply, Delivery, Installation, Development, Testing & Commissioning Of The EGBS Inter-Connectivity For All Ministries And Their Departments Under Brunei Darussalam's E-Government Initiatives".
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Yang Berhormat Dato Paduka Haji Idris queried as to how many projects from last year's budget for ICT have been carried out. According to Yang Berhormat, it was understood that the implementation of ICT projects were somehow slow.
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The project will be implemented by a local IT system integrator, Ishajaya Technology, who signed the agreement with the E-Government National Centre (EGNC) yesterday as part of the government's plan to establish and improve the government agencies' method of working together to produce cohesive government e-Survices.
The project also serves to encourage the development of ICT capabilities in line with the e-Government Strategic Plan 2009 to 2014 and the government e-mail usage policy.
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This observation was made by Legislative Council member, Yang Berhormat (YB) Dato Paduka Awang Haji Idris bin Haji Abas, during the 7th Legislative Council session yesterday.
Reiterating the importance of embracing Information Communications Technology (ICT), he noted that the IT industry could be classified as one of the industries that contribute towards the Sultanate's economic development.
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However, the use of ICT must be in harmony with our core traditional values i.e. they must first be integrated into the values of our MIB (Malay Islamic Monarchy) philosophy.
This observation was made by the Minister of Education, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong, during the official launching of the "e-Hijrah Strategy and Blueprint for ICT in Education for National Development" at the Empire Hotel & Country Club yesterday.
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