Bhutan e-Government Master Plan 3.4.1 Networked Government It is important to network Dzongkhags within governance. This communication agencies. the all fold will government of e-Government address platform agencies the need programme for allowing for improved including a safe, Gewogs and achieve reliable and data sharing among and good secure government This network will also ensure availability of higher bandwidth capable of delivering the performance required by applications & real-time services, voice or video, in an efficient manner security team information will be security. required between agencies. to ensure Following are ICT some Simultaneously, infrastructure of the key a dedicated security initiatives as well as that will be implemented during the 11 FYP. National RGoB Plan Broadband Network has embarked on implementing project to harness secure, sustainable, network connecting Gewogs. The the the backbone National Broadband benefit of ICT with the objective affordable all the ongoing and appropriate Dzongkhags infrastructure ICT and access will be capable Master of establishing backbone network fiber optics connecting of delivering a all e-services efficiently and seamlessly to all sections of Bhutanese society. The fiber optics network consisting of Optical Ground electric Self Supporting Power Corporation BPC’s (BPC) transmission almost every (ADSS) and infrastructure would result in established leveraging the Bhutan anddistribution network. As distribution been deployed could be prudent being and All Di- high voltage transmission part of the country, BPC’s is Wire (OPGW) network had it was considered used to string utilization of the already in the national OPGW and infrastructure in interest that ADSS cables, for facilitating which fiber connectivity across the country. In addition to this, there is also huge cost savings for the Government and it poses minimal impact to the natural environment. Currently, all connected, progress. network while The connected the Dzongkhags the works four remote and 138 Gewogs to lay fiber to the Gewogs of Soe, have remaining Naro, the 70 Lunana physical Gewogs and fibers is under Lingshi will be by radio technology as these Gewogs doesn’t have power distribution to carry infrastructure the fiber. connecting While the OPGW cables all district administrative form centres, the core backbone the ADSS fiber are being extended from this core network andterminated in a strategic location in the Gewogs, from where Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will serve homes and