About Us
The Brunei Darussalam National IT Council (BIT Council) was formed with the consent of His Majesty Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan and Yang DiPertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam. The formation was officially announced by the Honorable Minister of Communications during 'ICT Development - A Way Forward' Seminar organized by the Ministry Of Communication.
The formation of BIT COUNCIL is of paramount strategic important in order to establish and provide the ICT leadership and direction at the national level. BIT Council as the lead entity will require transparent organization structure to enable the country to implement core and specific strategies and action plans.
The role of BIT Council will also be critical in providing the linkages and interactions of ICT development in the public and private sectors thereby creating synergy to move the country to the forefront of ICT development. In this respect, the immediate tasks of BIT Council would be to integrate the various major ICT initiatives, programs and projects currently carried out by various government agencies and access that required participation of the private sectors.
The function of BIT Council is to assist His Majesty's Government to focus on wider usage of IT as a tool to move Brunei's development in the 21st Century.
The Council is comprised of Permanent Secretaries, Senior Officers, High Level representatives from the private sector, the academia and representatives of technology sector.
The Brunei Darussalam National IT Council was formed with the consent of His Majesty during the Legislative Council Meeting in 2000.
The formation was officially announced by the Honorable Minister of Communications during the ‘ICT Development – A Way Forward’ Seminar organized by the Ministry of Communications.
The BIT Council had its inaugural meeting held on 8th January 2001 at Al-Mahabbah chaired by the Minister of Communications, Chairman of the BIT Council.
Members
Chairman:
The Honorable Minister of Communications,
Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong.
Deputy Co-Chairman I:
Dato Seri Paduka Hj Awang Eusoff Agaki bin Hj Ismail,
Deputy Minister, Prime Minister's Office.
Other Members:
Permanent Secretaries from various government ministries, and
Representatives from the technology sector, high level representatives from the private sector, academia and experts.
Function
To provide the ICT leadership and direction at the national level.
Critical in providing the linkages and interactions of ICT development in the public and private sectors thereby creating synergy to move to the forefront of ICT development.
To achieve the goals of National IT Strategic Plan.
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