ICT
From The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2016
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The government of Brunei Darussalam has taken the initiative with regards to fostering a strong ICT sector in the Sultanate. The government is mindful of technology’s potential to create value for the country’s economy and to ensure social development for its citizens. To date, government officials, in concert with the private sector, have initiated various strategic ICT infrastructure projects and pursued the development of a comprehensive e-government system.These undertakings are fully aligned with the goals set out in the country’s long-term strategic vision, Wawasan Brunei 2035, which charts a course toward a “smart society” composed of an educated, highly skilled work force, with its people enjoying a high quality of life in a country where there is dynamic and sustainable economic growth. This chapter contains an interview with Pengriran Zain, Chief Executive, and Authority for the Info-communications Technology Industry (AITI).

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Overview

Charting a new course: The government has established ambitious goals to help private firms build their businesses on the back of new infrastructure
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The government of Brunei Darussalam has taken the initiative with regards to fostering a strong technology sector in the Sultanate. The government is mindful of technology’s potential to create value for the country’s economy and to ensure social development for its citizens. To date, government officials, in concert with the private sector, have initiated various strategic ICT infrastructure projects, reviews of governance with technology as a solution and ICT consolidation for the efficient…

Analysis

It starts at home: Building a local ICT workforce is a critical step in developing the sector’s long-term prospects
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Despite a well-funded education system and a number of ICT skills development programmes, Brunei Darussalam’s ICT-sector workforce could benefit from better alignment with industry requirements. In addition, adding a focus on up-skilling and expanding the competencies of current ICT specialists would help to grow it into a sector that is able to create and maintain employment opportunities for Bruneians. Personnel Required The Sultanate’s ICT labour force comprised an estimated 4200 workers…

Interview

A thirst for data: OBG talks to Pengiran Zain, Chief Executive, Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry (AITI)
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Interview:Pengiran Zain How would you compare the maturity of the 4G LTE network with that of 3G technology? PENGIRANZAIN: The telecommunications market is currently experiencing an exponential increase in the demand for faster mobile data connection speeds, driven by bandwidth-hungry video and mobile app content and made possible by the increasingly affordable 3G and 4G smartphones. The GSM Association reported that in 2014, mobile data traffic alone was nearly 30 times that of the…