18 August 2010 - Speedier purchases under new arrangement

Government ministries and departments can now bypass the old process of issuing quotations and tenders for purchasing selected information technology (IT) equipment following the appointment of five local IT companies to supply the equipment.

The IT equipment used by government agencies will be standardised under the two-year contract for outright purchases and three-year contract for leasing, signed between the E-Government National Centre (EGNC) and the IT companies.

Among the selected IT equipment included in the central procurement arrangement are PCs, tablet PCs, notebooks, printers and scanners.

Director of EGNC Hj Azhar Hj Ahmad said that the centre had learned about the difficulties faced by several government departments when acquiring items and equipment in the past.

He said that the centre had always wanted to integrate all the government ministries and agencies to use standard IT equipment.

The director signed the contract on behalf of EGNC, while the appointed companies are Unitek Co, ZNet Technologies, Ishajaya Technology Sdn Bhd, ELITE Computer Systems Sdn Bhd and BS Syscom (B) Sdn Bhd.

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