In one of the sessions held during the International Conference on e-Government and Administrative Simplification organised by the PMO and OECD/Korea Policy Centre, Hj Mohidin Hj Mus with Dr Hazri Hj Kifle from University Brunei Darussalam (UBD) and Hjh Mariah Hj Taha from Brunei’s E-Government National Centre (EGNC) discuss the current and future situation of e-government in the Sultanate.
Representing the PMO, Hj Mohidin added that the government has put in place plans to meet public service delivery expectations in managing the challenging demands of a dynamic environment to increase usage of ICT.
In his speech “Rationalising the Brunei e-Government Strategic Framework 2009-2014″, Dr Hazri who is the deputy director of UBD’s International and Public Relations Office said, “E-government goes beyond Information Technology (IT). (It’s) more about the government, not about the ‘e’ (part).”
The area of e-business though not directly related to e-Government, he added, was complementary. “The government needs to regulate the legal framework in terms of transactions such as security of information and so on,” he said.
When asked if these e-government initiatives would change the way local Bruneians do business, Dr Hazri said, “It’s very exciting, the kind of business you can undertake. People can sell through Facebook or blogs. You don’t need big capital, all you need is the iInternet, and you can do (it).”
He also concurred with a comment made by speaker Rose O’Neill, a member of the State Service Commission of New Zealand, who asked if there was support from top management in implementing these e-government initiatives.
We do, he said, adding that “if you look at the EGLF forum (E-Government Leadership Forum), the head of EGLF is the deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Office so this is the policy level of the government … (it) is where you can see the support, the ideas, the brainstorm(ing) and policy directions are being given”.
Dr Hazri said there is a need to transform the public sector “in terms of change in mindset and culture and streamlining of traditional process (as well as) business process re-engineering”.
ICT, he said, is not an end in itself but a start.
Hj Mohidin also outlined five strategies for achieving this aim: developing capabilities and capacity, enhancing governance, strengthening security and trust, integrating goverment departments and ministries and to deliver integrated and accesible convenient e-services.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Ying Chia
Quelle/Source: Brunei fm, 13.05.2010
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