Kurapak Teknologi

Harnessing tech to address a nation's challenges

by Muhammad Reeda, Brunei Darussalam

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Brunei ICT Career Day

May 6, 2008 10:09

The first Brunei ICT Career Day (BICT) organized by InfoCom Federation Brunei (IFB) took place over last weekend. The event was aimed at generating more local certified ICT professionals. The response was overwhelming with over 1,000 visitors and a total of 685 registered users who intended on becoming certified ICT professionals over the two-day exposition. Among the major companies taking part in the expo were TelBru, Brunei Shell Petroleum, IBM, Oracle, Royal Brunei Airlines, as well as some of the local banks.
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What? No Internet?

Apr 30, 2008 20:36

A couple of weeks ago, the main broadband service provider experienced a major meltdown which affected Internet access to nearly all subscribers. What everyone assumed to be a temporary outage became FOUR loooong days sans broadband connection!
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Innovation center officially opens

Apr 15, 2008 06:03

His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has officially launched Brunei's first Info-Communications incubator, iCentre, at Anggerek Desa, at the end of March. According to HRH, the BEDB iCentre is a very special project and it's for a very special group of people--our own men and women with great ideas and lots of courage who want to prove themselves in the business world.
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ICT Career Day? In Brunei? Really??

Mar 14, 2008 21:42

Yes, really. The severe shortage of ICT workers, particularly those who are certified professionals, in our country has prompted the Infocom Federation of Brunei to organize the first ICT Career Day in Brunei.
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Bruneiandroid Codefest concludes

Mar 3, 2008 17:40

The Bruneiandroid Codefest workshop, initiated by the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) and supported by the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), concluded last Friday.

The workshop witnessed the results of Brunei's pioneer Android developers. The attendees included a mixed group of young and old, students and professionals, private-sector and public-sector participants. This was the first time AITI had championed such an activity.
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About Muhammad Reeda

Muhammad Reeda is a Bruneian who goes by the moniker "AnakBrunei", which means son of Brunei. This family man is an ex-diplomat, IT industry player, and an avid watcher of ICT-related socio-political developments. His personal blog, anakbrunei.org (a photojournal and social commentary site for the new Bruneian) has a regular readership which comprises Bruneians and Brunei watchers from all over the world. So far, he has not been able to claim readership from Mars... YET.