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To advise and facilitate bureaux/departments on information technology (IT) strategy during business planning to incorporate the best use and practices of IT;
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To participate in the formulation and management of Government information security policies and incident response mechanisms;
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To promote awareness on information security, advise on security threat alerts and risks mitigation, promulgate the electronic authentication framework and assure information security requirement compliance;
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To formulate, develop, promulgate and advise on Government network and electronic communications strategies, strategic IT infrastructure, technology developments and adoption of next generation network services and new technologies;
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To update the Interoperability Framework, advise on the adoption of data exchange standards and tools in major e-government programmes, and promote interoperability across the Government and assure compliance; and
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To develop insight on strategic technologies including public key infrastructure and digital certificates for secure electronic communication, and facilitate the incubation of new ideas that have potential for adoption within the Government.
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