Brunei
Darussalam
National
Broadband
Policy
In
addition
to
greater
broadband
access
at
home,
the
Government
is
also
keen
to
encourage
use
of
the
Internet
and
digital
information
more
generally,
at
work,
in
school,
and
in
public
places.
This
will
require
greater
emphasis
on
the
development
of
digital
literacy
skills.
The
Ministry
of
Education
has
already
identified
and
documented
the
key
competencies
that
are
required
in
the
digital
era.
Through
its
e-‐Hijrah
initiative,
the
Ministry
of
Education
is
ensuring
that
sufficient
space
is
provided
in
the
national
education
curricula
for
integrating
those
competencies
into
learning
and
teaching
practices.
This
is
consistent
with
the
strategic
thrust
of
ASEAN
ICT
Masterplan
to
develop
a
skilful
ICT
workforce
to
support
the
growth
of
the
ICT
sector
and
the
transformation
of
other
sectors
in
the
national
and
regional
economies.
To
encourage
a
more
widespread
usage
of
broadband,
the
Ministry
of
Communications,
through
AITI
and
in
cooperation
with
the
relevant
stakeholders,
has
embarked
on
the
ICT
Rural
Outreach
Program
(iROP)
to
expand
access
to
ICTs
and
training
opportunities
into
rural
areas.
In
addition,
further
initiatives
will
be
implemented
to
ensure
that
people
with
special
needs
are
able
to
participate
fully
in
the
digital
economy.
The
creation
of
digital
content
and
the
digitalization
of
existing
information
are
key
to
making
broadband
access
useful
and
compelling.
The
Government
is
actively
digitalising
various
government
services
and
information,
which
is
helping
people
to
become
familiar
with
and
eventually
encouraging
them
to
use
ICT.
Closely
related
to
the
issue
of
usage
is
content.
In
this
regard,
the
Ministry
of
Communications
is
collaborating
with
other
relevant
stakeholders
in
promoting
cybersecurity
and
effective
use
of
social
media.
A
Content
Advisory
Council
(CAC)
comprising
of
various
relevant
stakeholders,
has
been
formed
to
oversee
regulatory,
enforcement
and
content
management
issues
in
Brunei
Darussalam.
In
addition,
a
Child
Online
Protection
(COP)
Framework
for
Brunei
Darussalam
was
also
developed
by
more
than
ten
stakeholders
to
address
the
importance
of
safeguarding
online
experience
and
activities
of
the
young
users.
The
COP
Framework,
which
is
now
under
the
purview
of
the
Ministry
of
Culture,
Youth
and
Sports
entails
the
collaboration
of
various
stakeholders
such
as
the
Ministry
of
Communications,
Ministry
of
Health,
Ministry
of
Education,
the
Royal
Brunei
Police
Force
and
the
private
sector.
In
further
promoting
local
content
development,
AITI
is
also
collaborating
with
other
relevant
agencies
in
implementing
various
initiatives
to
encourage
creativity
and
innovation
among
the
local
talents.
This
includes
the
ANIMASI-‐iMMerse
3D
Animation
Challenge
and
the
Brunei
ICT
Awards
which
have
received
positive
responses
and
participation
from
the
public.
As
poor
quality
of
service
can
discourage
widespread
adoption
and
use
of
broadband,
AITI
will
monitor
and
report
publicly
on
broadband
quality
of
service
issues
and
also
introduce
regulations
that
ensure
consumers
are
supplied
with
the
broadband
speeds
that
they
are
promised
by
service
providers.
e-‐Arkib
of
Brunei
Darussalam’s
history
The
creation
of
digital
content
and
the
digitisation
of
existing
information
are
key
to
encouraging
greater
participation
in
the
digital
economy.
The
National
Archives
of
Brunei
Darussalam
has
digitalised
its
collection
of
government
files,
images,
maps,
building
plans,
audio-‐visual
recordings
and
others
historic
records
and
created
the
e-‐Arkib,
available
to
the
public
at:
www.arkibrunei.gov.bn
Brunei
“one
stop
shop”
for
eServices
Making
locally
relevant
and
useful
content
and
services
accessible
online
is
crucial
to
encourage
the
adoption
and
use
of
broadband
services.
Many
of
the
services
provided
by
the
Government
are
already
provided
as
eServices
via
the
e-‐darussalam
portal
at
www.gov.bn,
those
relating
to
customs,
employment,
family
and
social
services,
health,
housing
and
utilities,
immigration,
licences
and
permits.
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