Myanmar has started to introduce a computer-based e(electronic)-government system in the new administrative capital of Nay Pyi Taw to replace paper filing government work system, local Voice journal reported in this week's issue.

Quoting the Myanmar Info-Tech, a technical supplier of the system, the report said the e-government system, which cost 12 million US dollars, includes Electronic Document Management System and Government Personal Management System, and is being implemented by the state-run Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications.

The system not only inter-links government departments but also connects the Data Center established at the end of last year, the report added.

So far, Myanmar has launched some e-government systems including e-visa, e-passport, e-procurement and e-D (departure) form for effective management of government bodies.

To help build the entire e-government system for the country over the next few years, a South Korean consortium comprising two business companies reached a contract with the Myanmar communications authorities in June last year.

According to the contract, the consortium, made up of Daewoo International Corporation and KCOMS, is to provide information and communication technology infrastructure for the Myanmar government to link its 38 ministries to a high-speed internet network and computerize its personnel management system.

Myanmar's e-government project is implemented under the e-ASEAN Framework Agreement signed at a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Singapore in 2000 with the aim of narrowing the IT gap among the 10 regional members.

Meanwhile, the authorities have projected to introduce 400 public internet service centers in 324 townships in the country within three years to facilitate communication links.

According to the authorities, the number of internet users in Myanmar has reached nearly 300,000.

Source: Xinhua