24 (2.3) The assessment of current e-Government applications in Myanmar (65) In the assessment of current status of e-Government applications and integration/ communication processes among different ministries, the followings are discovered. (a) The use of various forms of outdated technologies are found in the implementation of e-Government. (b)Most ICT applications in use at government ministries lacked integration for interconnection between each other. (c) Limited awareness to assess if ICT application in use can support departmental functions. (d)ICT applications used in departments were not implemented through systematic design development. (e) Lack of specific policies and guidelines generated by technicians and of steering committee with empowerment. (f) Government’s departments are found reluctant to use ICT and to change their functions. They preferred conventional procedures. (g)Limited activities were found in government procedures to use common application technology platforms.