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.
Awang Hj Rudy Hj Harun, senior system analyst who is also head of operations in the E-Government National Centre (EGNC) explained in his speech that there are eight separate e-mail systems hosted across the government namely EGNC, Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Religious Affairs.
However, during the EGLF meeting in August 2010, it was raised that there is an urgent need to have a centrally managed and consolidated government system.
"Therefore the intention of this project is that six months from now, we would consolidate and only have one main government e-mail system, hosted by EGNC with the exception of Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade."
The scope of the project, he said, will include the upgrade of our current system to the new Microsoft Exchange 2010, with updated features including the new live communication system.
The project will also extend to implement a consolidated active directory for the government More importantly, the main objective of this project is to equip all government employees, approximately 50,000 users, with a convenient and fully featured email and collaborative e-Office system that they or other e-Government systems can utilise.
With the signing, Ishajaya Technology has reached another milestone in the company's aim to help provide better IT support for the nation.
The signing of the agreement with the E-Government National Centre is for the services and maintenance of consolidated emails, directory services and live online communications system for the Government of Brunei Darussalam.
On behalf of Ishajaya Technology, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Elvin Hii inked on the dotted line while Adi Shamsul bin Hj Sahli, the Director of E-Government National Centre (EGNC) signed the agreement.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by Awang Hj Rudy Hj Harun and also Mr Tong, Chief Technical Officer of Ishajaya Technology Mr Elvin Hii said, "We are very proud to provide the Brunei Government with this technology and we will continue to strive to provide the best services that are needed.
We also believe that our experience in the field will enable us to provide the government with an easy to use consolidated system which can be used easily by the public sector."
After the completion of the project, an estimated 50,000 users in the government will be utilising the system.
Mr Hii said, "Training will be provided in parallel to the completion of the project and once the system has been integrated, users will have taken larger steps to ensure better communication and integration within government agencies."
In realising the e-Government's vision of an "e-smart government" in the 21st century, the availability of a robust and secured infrastructure to facilitate information and services delivery electronically must be established.
The scope of the project will include supply, delivery, installation, configuration, testing, commissioning and maintenance of a consolidated government email, active directory and live communication system for E-Government National Centre (EGNC) and is estimated to be completed within six months of the signing.
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