MIPR Launches eFisheries Project
BERAKAS, 18 June 2007,
Monday - To increase efficiency and reduce paper work, the Ministry of
Industry and Primary Resources yesterday morning launched its eFisheries
online service, which is part of the eMIPR initiative under Brunei
Darussalam's e-Government project.
According to the Permanent
Secretary at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, Dato Paduka
Hj Mohd Hamid bin Hj Mohd Jaafar, the eFisheries project is part of the
ministry's initiative to heed the titah of His Majesty the Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, in which the public services were
told to mark 2007 as the year to improve the quality of public service
delivery in order to fulfill their role as facilitators of national
development.
The permanent secretary,
who was speaking during the launching ceremony at the Dewan Setia
Pahlawan of the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, said that
the ministry hopes that the eMIPR Business Facilitation Services will
become a "single window" for all integrated services required by
entrepreneurs and investors.
To assist entrepreneurs, an
eMIPR Help Centre has been set up in the Industry and Trade Information
Centre at the MIPR Building, he said, adding that branches of the
Business Help Centre will also be set up in all departments under the
ministry.
It is hoped that the
eFisheries initiative would facilitate the realisation of the Fisheries
Department's vision, which is "Sustainable and Competitive Fisheries
Contributing Towards A Diversified Economy", said the guest of honour.
The move towards an
effective, reliable, and business friendly eFisheries will enable both
foreign investors and local entrepreneurs to establish ventures within
the countries to get the necessary licences and services from the
Fisheries Department.
The guest of honour urged
entrepreneurs and investors to make full use of the services under the
eFisheries as a way of getting a competitive edge in business.
The eFisheries project of
the department of Fisheries started with the development and
implementation of the $248,000 Network Infrastructure project, which
started in the beginning of 2005 and completed in 2006.
With the implementation of
the project, it has enabled interconnectivity between the department's
headquarters and its field stations and branches throughout the country.
Following the first phase,
the Department of Fisheries proceeded with the implementation of the
second phase with the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources.
The second phase of the
eFisheries project consists of two components namely "Release 1a"
(Business Facilitation Services) and "Release 1b" (Management
Information System). The project was completed in April 2007.
Through the eFisheries,
entrepreneurs, investors and the public can avail to the several
services provided by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Industry
and Primary Resources and other government agencies such as the
application and renewal of fisheries licences, import and export permits
anytime. The public can log on to www.bruneimipr.gov.bn.
Director of
Fisheries Dayang Hjh Hasnah Ibrahim and officials of various departments
were among those who attended yesterday's launching ceremony.
- Courtesy of
Borneo Bulletin -
