Brunei Keen On E-Government Says Senior Official

Awang Haji Matassan Bin Haji Mohamad Daud

Bandar Seri Begawan – His Majesty's government is active in implementing e-Government project at ministries and departments.

Some of the management between the public and government agencies can only be implemented electronically by using info-communication technology so that it can be done with more cost effective, easy and efficient.

Awang Haji Matassan Bin Haji Mohamad Daud the Permanent Secretary for Administration and Finance Ministry of Development said this at the World Standards Day celebration and the launch of Safety Month yesterday.

He said the management would certainly involve the delivering of data by way of digital process whether in the form of texts or in the form of image such as drawing, pictures or maps.

He said in making a structure for e-government project, we would need to give attention to suitable standards and combination data in accessing the information so it can be used wisely and the operation could be interconnected.

Talking about Safety Month, he said that safety at work is a factor in upgrading the work productivity especially in industry such as the construction industry where workers are exposed to several dangerous situations and work environment, which can cause risks.

This year's celebration carries a theme 'Global standards for global information society'.

The theme stressed on how important the world standards in digital information era is being used in operating the Info-Communication Technology management.

Subsequently, a talk on occupational safety and health in construction by an invited speaker from Australia, followed.

He said 1.1 million workers die every year as a result of work and 25 per cent are killed as a result of exposure to hazardous substances.

Approximately 250 million accidents and 160 million occupational diseases occur to workers each year.

He added 68,500 accidents occur per day that is one accident every eight second.

600,000 lives would be saved every year if available safety practices and appropriate information were used.

World Standards Day is celebrated every year to take a glimpse on the standard development, which has been achieved as well as to focus attention towards the next planning. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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