Last updated on : February 28, 2005
Contract for the Implementation of the Government Network of Maldives was awarded to CET Technologies Pte Ltd (CET), of Singapore, on 28th February 2005. The Contract was signed by Mr. Faaig Umar, Director of National Centre for Information Technology on behalf of the Government of Maldives and by Mr. Seah Moon Ming, Chairman of CET Technologies Pte Ltd.
The Maldives Government Network will enable government agencies, health and education facilities, courts of justice, police and security services and parastatal organizations to share their information electronically. The network will also provide remote access to common applications and services, as well as allow the public to access government information and services through the Internet. Organizations linked by the network across the 23 islands will include schools, hospitals, courts of justice, police and coast guards headquarters and government offices.
This initiative is in line with the Government's pursuit of making the government agencies more efficient and transparent, while delivering public services to its people using state-of-the-art information and communication technologies.
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