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Global reach for 3 startups via Brunei-Microsoft partnership
THREE ICT companies set up by local graduates of a Microsoft-certification programme will work with the Brunei Solutions Development Centre (BSDC) to reach the global ICT market. Titasys Technology, Ideas Technologies and Hasadecode were inaugurated yesterday as local...
Eight interns graduate from BSDC CAMP
EIGHT interns yesterday graduated from the Brunei Solutions Development Centre (BSDC) Capability and Mentoring Programme (CAMP), certifying them as Microsoft Certified Solutions Developers (MCSD), which is a highly prestigious and industry recognised certification....
Appointments, transfers of senior officers
BY COMMAND of His Majesty Sultan Hj Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the Prime Minister’s Office has announced that His Majesty has consented for the appointments and transfers of several senior officers. In...
Gov’t portal hits 48,000 users
MORE than 48,000 people have registered for an e-Darussalam account to access various government services since the portal was launched in July 2011. Head of E-Government Promotion Unit at the Prime Minister’s Office Iswandi Rajali said 176 people activated their...
MinComm kicks off TechXpo 2015
THE Ministry of Communications (MinComm) yesterday hosted the opening ceremony for the four-day TechXpo 2015, which features products from key local and foreign players in the electrical appliance and technology industries. Former minister of MinComm Yang Berhormat...
His Majesty announces Cabinet reshuffle
HIS Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam today announced the reshuffle and new appointments within the Council of Cabinet Ministers. His Majesty, in his Titah broadcasted live on Radio...
Darussalam 123 gets around 21,000 calls a month
From March 2014 until July 2015, the Talian Darussalam 123 (TD123) hotline call centre managed 352,974 calls, with an average of 21,000 calls per month. Of these calls, 36% involved complaints. In a statement emailed to The Brunei Times, the E-Government National...
Certificates presented to 150 ICT YDP participants
A TOTAL of 150 youth aged 18 to 25 years yesterday completed the ICT Youth Development Programme (ICT YDP) making them more marketable for employment. Their graduation certificates were presented by Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Awang Haji...
EGNC to further aid youth find jobs
APPROXIMATELY 40 per cent of the 153 participants in the second intake of the E-Government National Centre’s (EGNC) ICT Youth Development Programme (ICT YDP) have found employment at various companies, the EGNC’s director said yesterday. Muhammad Norshafiee Dato...
Public Service Commission revamps recruitment portal
The Public Service Commission (PSC) Recruitment Portal which caters to jobseekers who wish to apply for government vacancies has been upgraded. Applicants must check and update their account with complete details while applying for job vacancies, Mohammad Rouhan bin...
