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Bandar Seri
Begawan – Brunei is among the top countries in
southern and eastern Asian region in terms of e-government readiness, based
on the United Nations' Global e-Government Readiness Report in 2005.
Due to
improved government presence on the Internet and a pool of English speaking
human capital, the country was ranked eighth in the region, after South
Korea, Singapore, Japan, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and China, stated
the report.
Industry
observers said the results of the UN study "is really favourable to the Sultanate, as we have gained stature
in terms of providing government content online".
They
also said the study took notice of the Brunei government
portal, which was cited to be a good practice for a developing country.
"This
means that our government portal is an excellent example for developing
countries," they said.
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