Witnessing the ceremony was the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Dato Paduka Awg Hj Abd Rahman bin Hj Mohiddin who was also the chief guest.
The lecture held in tandem with the Prime Minister's Office was an informative course of dialogue regarding `Open Source Software' (OSS), in particular the expansion and OSS initiatives that have been implemented within the public sector in Malaysia.
He said the state government had set a target for all local authorities to provide their services online by the said period and the state ICT would conduct a study towards the objective this year.
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In support of the Brunei Government's plan to transform the delivery of public services to citizens, the Ministry of Communications (MinCom) has commissioned design and deployment of a central e-government platform that Brunei's government agencies can develop robust web services rapidly, efficiently and securely for use by the public.
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The deal will see the implementation of e-service infrastructure over a period of six months at the ministry and related departments.
The deal, which will ensure the public reach the ministry and its departments, will exactly cost $10,696,977.