Have anyone read the EGNC staff complaining on Brudirect/HYS regarding their superior? Thats not good is it. If internal affair cant be sorted out, then, how are they going to invigilate the whole nation’s e-government system implementation?

EGNC is taking control over the hardwares and softwares that goes in into the government. Just few months ago, a company is having problem trying to get quotation for Microsoft Office Products to be supplied for one of the Government’s agencies. Weeks and weeks waited, no quotation were received from vendors. Why ? Because EGNC halted the process. Why? Because theyre not ready yet.

But this particular government department needed this softwares.

Yes I know, but EGNC isincharge now, and theyre telling all vendors to put their hands down.

Why?

I dont know.

So the question is, will EGNC make a difference in the e-government development?

EGNC Official Site

Do you know how far off are we in the e-government? Lets compare with UK. There were 2 phases. The first phase is To Computerize the Government System. They’ve done that already. The second phase is Connecting the Public to the e-Government.

Basically with this system, a British dude will have his personal section on the government system. There contains his personal information such as identity and address etc. On top of that, the system keep tracks of the bristish’s dude health (it’s connect to NHS) so if theres any doctor appointment, the system will notify the British dude. His doctor will also be able to keep in touch with him.

Think of it as, e-Gov 2.0.

Not only that, with this system as well, the British dude can buy his groceries via the system. Im not kidding you.

Now in Brunei, we’re still in the process to computerize the government. There are still departments that is using the paperbased solution. Seriously, Bruneians are way too confortable to be able to move on.

Oh yeah, another thing that ive learnt is that, the egovernment system in UK, is done by ONE COMPANY ONLY. AND ITS ONE HUGE COMPANY. Why is this a factor?

One company that connects all ministry together. All ministries will be running on the same platform. Same based. Easier to connect to one another. Easier to share information. Easier to maintan the system.

In Brunei, shit loads of companies. Different department in the govebrnment, is computerized by different vendors, using different systems and with different platform. For instance, MOE, using Apple Mac, while the rest of the ministries is using Windows platform.

There will always be compatibility issues.

This is just my thoughts. Who knows, maybe there are super geniuses working in EGNC right?

But really, how long have it been =) Want to make a difference? Dont make us wait.

Originally from Ranoadidas

Also discussed on BruneiStudent Forum.

These took place during His Royal Majesty’s Hari Bersama Rakyat.

*update* the video was removed by the poster.

*update* someone else uploaded the video on Youtube. should be able to view it now* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCw1dvHM3CM

Does it remind you of something else?

durang ani lagi berbaris…

can this be fix?

if I had those kind of money, I would do these

1. give charity to orphans of Brunei Darussalam
2. give charity to the poor of Brunei Darussalam
3. give charity to the old veterans of Brunei Darussalam
4. give charity to the disabled of Brunei Darussalams

But i guess, those people who make billboards dont think like me. I remembered last year, when night rain and wind blew that huge object in the center of Qlap roundabout to the ground. That was … something

Happy 62 Birthday Your Majesty. Long live His Highness.

warm warm chicken shit jua (angat angat taie ayam)

Theres no point putting a HUGE sign over every freaking petrol station that says Goverment Subsidy B$202 Million. They’re trying to convey a message to us Bruneians that we have to be more economical and efficient with the petrol.

But why ?

Maybe the Government want to make their citizen feel a bit guilty with the subsidy? heh. or maybe they think B$202 million is alot of money and that be wasted … er spend on something better.

One thing for sure though, with the price hike, BSP is making more and more money :p so I think they wont be complaining. And we’re seeing more and more 350Z on the road … and soon, the Hummer :p and these monsters eat petrol like theres no tomorrow.

The Government can, if they want, just terminate the subsidy. But they cant, because “they”, the Government, will suffer as well :p. Cause if subsidy is terminate, they have to spend more money on their own petrol, for higher government officials, their riding huge huge cars that consume huge huge gallons of petrols. and at the end of the month, it’ll be the guys on bicycle rocking the brunei road :p

Increase import tax on cars, increase car price.

why not ? stops people from buying cars un-neccessarily. :p traffic is so so terrible in Brunei. What usually takes 15 minutes, would take me 1 hour during rush hour. we need to get rid of the rush hour! did you know you’re wasting petrol as much as travelling when you’re idling on the road? you do~

on average, theres 10 cars for every Bruneian family … who needs that much car :p … okay fair enough, my family have about 10 cars as well, call me a hypocrite, but what can I say, car is cheap here in Brunei. and my dad is a car freak :p how can i stop him ?

it’s unneccessary really.
Terminate rice subsidy

Bruneians are FAT. we eat too much. but we dont do enough. Nuff said.

Other things to put into consideration

1. improve road system.
2. introduce isolated lane for buses.
3. introduce lane for bikers.

I hate it when that stupid purple bus stops on the road to pick/drop their passengers … seriously, it is dangerous and it is annoying. whenever these bus make their sudden stop, it causes traffic jam. it’s bad bad bad. and sometimes, when you’re tailing the bus at 80, all of the sudden, they hit their signal. you just dont expect that because you dont see on the side of the walk, someone is waving at the bus driver.

Bikers is going to be the next big thing. Cheaper price. Cheaper price consumtion. Better mobility and easy parking. but the problem lies on the road itself. bikers put their life at risks when they’re on the road. they are much smaller in size, hence harder to see on the rear mirror, and they are much faster, hence harder to predict where they are about to go. you may see a biker coming in fast from your rear view mirror. one second later, the dude dissapear! driving in a car, you have multiple blind spots. now is he at the back left side, or the back right side???

troubling isnt it ?

….. it’s worrying … cause my dad … is planning to get one for himself :p

Dear Brunei, how I love my country

Brunei is trying so hard to be on par with their neighbouring countries. lift the fuel subsidy. be equal with other nations. the WHOLE world is raising the price of FUEL. in BRUNEI, we raise the SUBSIDY ;p funny.

1. more money can be used in the country growth.
2. bruneians will learn to appreciate their fuel
3. no fuel theft :p

we should hire some financial expert from singapore. let him do the budgeting for Brunei Darussalam huh ? you cant argue there. look how successful singapore is to compare with Brunei.  too bad not alot of people is seeing that.

you know, in other countries, if you want more money, they work harder and and maybe get a second job. in brunei, we just request for extra allowance, or a pay raise … or, the much more preferred action …. take out loan heh heh.

economic diversification is suppose to help the country grow, economically. mainly focused with the SMEs …. but we’ll get there later. i wanna talk about the smoking ban.

im cool with the smoking ban … hehe cause i dont smoke. but i feel bad for those cafes and restaurants who feels the jab from this order.

last time, it was the closing hour. now it’s the smoking ban. i dont get it. what exactly is the government trying to do ? they really wanna put business … out of their business. what about the talk where government wants to help small companies grow. heh heh.

I love Brunei. country with drama :p

To netcom service centre dkiulap yg kurgajar 
banyak lah urg mengcomplain sal net com ni yg kurg layanan n kasar..p nda ku percya sal aku selalu mbli cmputer dsna sma mbli brg2 cmpter dsana..kli satu hari aku tu ksana ma kawan ku kn memformat laptop ku kn btnya berapa harga nya .ku tnya kn ah slh seorang dari pekrja sna ah service centre kli ia buat nda tau sja diam sja ,pas tu ia jln ngusai brg lain ,adakah patut ia melayan customer mcm atu..lambut2 dah ku bntya tu nda kasar..eh buat nda atau nganya ia..knpa kn ia bisu kah ia ?

lau tantu bisu brithu tulis ah bju nya ..mna bos kmu tu kn jgn catu eh mengambil pekrja bisu eh .jenis urg nya china tingi2 ia ada htam2 dkit bwah mata nya..jgn kmu bnyk g kadai cmputer dbrunei ani..lari krg costumer..ku brithu eh ah kwn2 ku bla kn mengusai computer kh apakah jgn dnetcom g.bah yg bna nya..mun yang kelurusan yg pemanas ada kmu..TO BOSS NETCOM TU BAIK TAH LIAT2 PEKERJA KMU TU JGN KURANG AJAR AH COSTUMER..krg perkara tidak dingini berlaku dsana ,tau lah costumer ni mcm2 ragam ,tani nda dapat paham sifat2 urg ani kan..

Please send your computers to CFKing Enterprize (also in Qiulap) theyre more reliable and more customer friendly

it only takes 10 years in the UK.

Brunei is the *only* country in the world that gives “stateless” status.

we are so unique.