Newsgroups: bit.listserv.seasia-l
Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 13:14:09 EST
From:         mulliner@OUVAXA.UCLS.OHIOU.EDU
Subject:      SG: New National Computer Board Gopher

                   Ohio University Electronic Communication


   Date:  23-Dec-1992 01:13pm EST

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   From:  Kent Mulliner                              Dept:  Library
          MULLINER                                 Tel No:  614-593-2707

Subject:  SG: New National Computer Board Gopher


        The following is from an experimental gopher that has
been posted at TECHNET in Singapore.  It is largely
 self-explanatory.  There are a number of entries on the
NCB gopher, but among the most interestesting are the
IT-2000 Vision statement and the listing of those responsible
for making it a reality.  This outlines the goal for
Singapore's information future.  Other entries include
Veronica (a gopher searching tool) and a strange list
of libraries.  For those of you who are given to or
tempted by gopher-ing, this is worth a look.
        K. Mulliner, Ohio University Libraries

Subject: >>>>> About NCB & This Directory <<<<<

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Greetings
---------
Hi!


About This Gopher Site
----------------------
You have reached the gopher site maintained by the National Computer
Board of Singapore.  Having only set up this gopher site since early
Dec 1992, we are obviously very young and are still working hard to put
in more volumes of information for public access.  At the moment of this
writing, this site is still "unpublished" in the sense that it is not
being made known to Internet users and is not registered with the mother
gopher at U of Minnesota.  By late March 1993, I expect the information
on this site to be sufficiently good for public visits, and will then
register it with Internet users through registration and announcements.


Briefly, What Is National Computer Board (NCB)?
-----------------------------------------------
The National Computer Board of Singapore was set up in 1981 to promote
use of computers in government sectors.  After 10 years of focused work,
the NCB has successfully pushed the use of Information Technology (IT)
into most government ministries and offices.  There are also joint
efforts
with external organisations, such as AT&T, to promote the upgrading of
IT knowledge in the local environment.

While this effort will be relentlessly continued, NCB has initiated a
new direction for its next decade ahead.  This initiative is being
entitled the "IT2000 Masterplan".  The study of the plan was extensively
carried out, and prompted attention on many aspects of its design and
implementation.  Being a nation-wide plan that seeks to bring IT to the
public, the project has been endorsed by our Prime Minister for full
implementation.  We are certainly excited about the entire plan, and
look forward to a borderless collaboration with all interested parties
to make this a success.  More details on this plan may be found in the
directory under "Singapore's IT2000 Nation-wide Plan".


Can I Say Something About You?
------------------------------
Sure!  You are most invited to send your comments, feedbacks,
suggestions, or questions to us.  You can send these to
                          cheekai@ncb.gov.sg
and I'll reply as soon as possible.  I am currently managing this gopher
site.  So, your comments (and others) on this site can be sent to me.
For comments (and others) on IT2000, you can get a list of who's-who
 under the "Singapore's IT2000 Nation-wide Plan" directory.  For
 miscellaneous comments (and others), just drop me a note.


A Final Word
------------
There will be more items pertaining to the NCB Corporate, as well as to
 the IT2000 plan, being stuffed into the directories soon (say, by March
1993).
I'm also open to putting other "fun" things, like the "Humor and Jokes"
directory.  Like most gopher sites, I'm making it an evolving archive
that is being kept as up-to-minute as possible (since this is exactly
why electronic communication is so attractive).  Do visit us time and
again, as we'll be pleased to offer more.  Finally, hope you find your
 stay here an enjoyable one!

Chin Chee-Kai
cheekai@ncb.gov.sg
NCB-PID
Dec 23, 1992




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