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Mosque Goes High-Tech In Cyberspace Courtesy of BruDirect 27 May
2002
The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of
Communications, Dato Awang
Haji Abdullah talked about the Information
Technology Revolution (ITR). He said that the world faced a revolution known
as the Information Technology Revolution, which has changed the way of life.
He also observed the changes in communication and that ITR acts as the
economic development's base. He supported this by noting the ways big industry
have utilised Information Technology to achieve
optimum advantage. He added that Information Technology was a
necessity for financial institutions, the sectors of health, education,
entertainment, transportation and trade to increase competitiveness. Dato Haji Abdullah also said that Brunei Information
Technology (BIT) Council was set up two and a half years ago to handle the
knowledge based economy issues focusing on the aspects of e-government,
e-commerce and e-society. The Mohamed Bolkiah
Mosque website displays information on the mosque committee's organisations, structure details and activities
throughout the year. The website can be viewed at www.mmbs-brunei.com. |