Minister launches BICTA 2006 Expo
By: Yusrin Juniadi & Kartika Rahman
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Source: Borneo Bulletin

"The Brunei IT Council has agreed to an e-Government Programme Review to be implemented with consultation services from Brunei Shell Petroleum for an e-Government that is efficient, organised, more cohesive and cost effective," said Pehin Dato Awang Hj Abu Bakar bin Hj Apong, Minister of Communications, yesterday

"We must change the consumer paradigm to make way for a creative, innovative society that has the capacity to market its creations. We must also give encouragement, support and guidance so creations become intellectual properties that can be commercialised," said the minister during the launch of the Brunei ICT Awards (BICTA) Expo 2006 yesterday morning.

Welcoming remarks were delivered by Awang Hj Ibrahim bin Hj Mohd Ali, Acting Permanent Secretary, Minister of Communications cum Chairman of Steering Committee, BICTA 2006 Expo.

The BICTA Expo is open daily to the public until Friday September 15, at the Mall Gadong, from 9am to 9pm. It aims to promote the development of ICT in Brunei Darussalam, and showcases BICTA 2006 projects, e-government projects and products and services from telecommunication providers and ICT companies.

BICTA's theme is "Strengthening ICT Industry through Local Development and Innovation".

Participants are government agencies, BICTA 2006 nominees, telecommunication providers, and local and regional ICT companies.

GTE Directories (B) Sdn Bhd officially launched the GTE Directories Yellow Pages web directory at www.yp.com.bn.

The winners of this year's Brunei ICT Awards will be announced during the BICTA Gala Night, on Tuesday, Sept 19.

BICTA 2006 is organised by the Ministry of Communications with the support of the Authority for Info-Communication Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AiTi), Brunei Darussalam Information Technology Council (BIT) Secretariat and Brunei Darussalam Computer Society.

For more information, contact BICTA Secretariat at 2383838 ext 1101, email to info@bicta.gov.bn or go to BICTA's official website, www.bicta.gov.bn.