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ITSD assures strengthened co-operation with IT industry
28 - 09 - 2001
The Information Technology Services Department (ITSD) will continue
to strengthen its co-operation with the information technology
(IT) industry in the implementation of various IT initiatives
of the Government.
The Director of Information Technology Services, Mr Alan Wong
Chi-kong, said this to the participants of the ITSD Networking
Hour who were representatives from the IT industry, professional
bodies, academia and other government bureaux and departments
today (September 28).
The ITSD Networking Hour, a regular event of the department,
provides an opportunity for the exchange of ideas between the
IT industry players and the ITSD so that needs and concerns
of the industry could be better addressed.
Sharing with the participants the latest development of some
major government IT initiatives, Mr Wong said, "With the increasing
momentum of the Government's IT outsourcing strategy, we are
now inviting tenderers for assignment-based IT services."
"Under a new arrangement, the Information Technology Professional
Services Arrangement (ITPSA), we aim to engage as many as 26
contractors."
"Our objectives are to increase participation in government
IT projects by the industry, to enhance our capability for IT
services delivery and to accelerate the delivery of IT solutions."
"We believe that the ITPSA will not only provide wider choices
to user departments and widen the business opportunities for
the IT industry, but also enhance service quality of IT projects
and lower their costs through healthy competition," he said.
Mr Wong noted that another major government IT tender which
was being processed was the Smart Identity (ID) Card System
for the Immigration Department.
He said, "We need the smart card solution with multi-application
capacity to support both Immigration Department's own business
activities and other non-ID applications."
In pursuance of the e-government strategy, Mr Wong pointed out
that the Government was developing an Interoperability Framework
in the Government Systems Architecture to support future e-government
applications.
This Framework is essential to maintaining interoperability
while allowing end-users the freedom to choose from different
architecture, hardware and system software. It also facilitates
integration of applications to provide client-centric services.
The Government plans to implement this Framework by mid-2002.
It is believed that the Framework will help the industry assess
the government market and tailor their products and services
to suit the Government's needs.
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