Bhutan e-Government Master Plan
d)
Treat development of security applications such as those in the area
of
national
security,
government
communications
e.g.
government
email encryption separately to enable higher level of security.
Enforce the use of government email for official government electronic
communications.
Provide
e-Services
that are accessible
from
anywhere
and
anytime
and leverage the mobile platform where feasible.
9)
Establish a single source of truth through the development of common
data hubs.
iv)
Deployment
a)
Aggregate
ICT
demand
of Government
agencies
and
DHI
portfolio
companies
to negotiate for bulk supply of ICT products and services
e.g. computer desktops and notebooks, software licenses, application
development and maintenance services.
b)
Strict
vigilance
over
the
testing
and
acceptance
of
products
and
services supplied to avoid procurement of products and services that
do not meet requirements.
Enforce the use of authorized
software to combat
virus/security and
address legal/moral issues.
d)
Consider open
source software over proprietary software to address
current
like system
issues
incompatibility,
low cost
of maintenance
and ease of procurement (e-GIF will address this issue).
DITT/MoIC
will be the lead
the e-Government
agency
in developing
and
implementing
Policy in close coordination with the line agencies.
Given the importance and urgency of the policy to be put in place, the
policy is proposed to be formulated in the first year of the 11F YP.
The e-Government
pace of change
and
Policy shall be flexible and adaptive to reflect the
ensure that the best outcomes
are delivered to
the Bhutanese society at any point in time. The policy shall be a living
document,
maximum
and
will be
reviewed
and
currency and effectiveness.
revised
regularly to ensure
its