The Treasury Accounting and Financial Information Systems (TAFIS) project is one of the initiatives of His Majesty’s Government to implement the e-Government strategy in our administration, which is in line with His Majesty’s directive to move the country towards an information technology-based nation.

 

In His Majesty’s Titah on 15th July 2001, His Majesty had consented to the formation of a joint-venture company to undertake the implementation of the TAFIS project. BAG Networks Sendirian Berhad (BAG) was formed on 18th July 2001 resulting from a joint-venture enterprise between Khazanah Satu Sdn Bhd and Accenture.

 

 

TAFIS Project Objectives

 

In response to His Majesty’s challenge, the Treasury Accounting and Financial Information Systems (TAFIS) project is being implemented to achieve the following:

 

v       Improve efficiency of government financial transaction processes

v       Improve tracking and management of government funds and thereby optimize utilisation

v       Transfer of technology-based knowledge, skills and abilities

v       Move towards a “paperless” government

v       Set up TAFIS information technology networking centre

 

 

 

What is TAFIS?

 

The TAFIS Project is about redesigning the end to end financial business processes and practices within the Government of Brunei Darussalam and its Departments. The TAFIS Application not only covers but seeks to integrate information from both the Financial Accounting and Financial Services areas. Thus, seeking to make financial processing more efficient, streamlined and customer focused.

 

Integrated Financial Capabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Benefits of TAFIS Achieved To Date

 

The implementation of TAFIS comes with several key benefits and improvements to the Government’s financial processes. These improvements help expedite the operational processes through the reduction of repetitive administrative and manual tasks, thus enhancing the process efficiency.

 

These benefits are enjoyed across various parties:

 

 

Tafis User

 

*        Computer Literacy

 

o         198 government users equipped with Basic PC Skills (include users from Baseline (March 2002), Milestone 2 (March 2003) and Milestone 3 & 4 (March 2004)

 

 

Ministries and Department

 

*        Reduced Transaction Cycle Time

 

o         Payment Vouchers are processed faster (invoice received to approval), from 37 calendar days to 10 calendar days (during TAFIS implementation)

 

Employee   

*        Faster Allowance Payments

 

o         Leave allowance  applications are processed faster, from 37 calendar days to 13 calendar days (during TAFIS implementation)

 

*        Convenience of EFT Payments

 

o         65% of payments to employees have been via EFT Payment Method since 1st Nov 2003

 

 

Treasury, Ministry of Finance

 

*        Reduced Transaction Cycle Time

 

o         Payment Vouchers are processed faster (approval to payment), from 6 calendar days to 2 calendar days (during TAFIS implementation)

 

*        Reduced Transaction Effort (Eliminating paper, data entry, duplicate approval and etc)

 

o         Average of 4717 paper payment vouchers (33%) automated per month (since March 2004)

 

Government

 

*        Improved IT Infrastructure

 

 

PC

Printer

•   Baseline and Milestone 2 Departments

 

906

327

•   Milestone 3 & 4 Departments

 

655

393

•   Training Support

 

70

2

 

1631

722

 

Vendor

 

*        Improved Speed of Payment

 

o     Invoices are processed faster (invoice date to payment), from 55 calendar days to 27 calendar days (during TAFIS implementation)

 

*        Convenience of EFT Payments

 

o     67% of payments to Suppliers have been via EFT Payment Method since 1st Nov 2003

 

Community

*        Investment in Economy and Knowledge Transfer

 

o         34 new K-economy jobs created at BAG Networks

o         20 Sub-Treasury Officers hired by Treasury to date

 

 

 

 

Milestone 3 & 4 Go Live Status

 

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

30th October, 2004

P        Live

MFA

P        MFA HQ

P        Research

MOE

P        Permanent Secretary Office

P        Administration & Services

P        Planning, Dev & Research

P        Examinations

P        Planning & Estate Mgmt

P        Info & Communication Tech

P        Dept of Tech Education

P        Co-Curriculum Education

P        Special Education Unit

27th November, 2004

P        Live

MOE

P        Curriculum Development

P        UBD

P        ITB

P        SEAMEO VOCTECH

MCYS

P        MCYS HQ

P        Youth & Sports

P        Community Development

P        Museums

P        History Centre

MOD

P        Housing Development

P        Land

P        Survey

P        Town & Country Planning

P        Electrical HQ

24th January 2005

P        Live

MOD

P        MOD HQ

ü        PWD

P        Env, Parks & Recreation

P        Electrical Stores

MCYS

P        Language & Literature

MIPR

P        MIPR HQ

P        Agriculture

P        Fisheries

P        Forestry

P        BINA

MRA

P        MRA HQ

P        Islamic Dakwah Centre

P        Syariah Affairs

P        Mosque Affairs

6th April 2005

P        Live

MOE

§          Department of Schools

ü        Schools Inspectorate

ü        Islamic Studies

MIPR

ü        Resource & Std Centre

MRA

ü        Haj Affairs

MINDEF

ü        Finance & Procurement

ü        Personnel & Admin

ü        Admin & Manpower

ü        Royal Brunei Air Force

ü        Royal Brunei Land Force

ü        Royal Brunei Navy

§          Strategic Planning

ü        Gurkha Reserve Unit

ü        Training Centre

ü        Tech Equipment Maintenance

ü        Dev & Work Services

 

All 12 Ministries and their departments are now live on TAFIS except for MOE Department of Schools and MINDEF Strategic Planning due to the delayed completion of connectivity.

 

 

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