State Public Sector IT Master Plan
Volume 2: Technical Report
Tables and Figures
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
Terms of Reference
Currently Identified Electronic Government
Applications for Sabah.net
Application Technology Matrix
CHAPTER 2. EVOLUTION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
I.T. Infrastructure Advances
Adopted Sabah ITMP Technology Model
Expected Cultural Change
Challenge Moving Forward
CHAPTER 3. SABAH ITMP MODELS
Current Environment
Sabah.net Infrastructure Model
Sample Technologies as Application Infrastructure
Proposed Sabah.net User to Service Model
The Sabah I.T. Architecture Model
CHAPTER 4. INFRASTRUCTURAL SERVICES
Local Area Network Services
Primary Deployment of High-Speed Technologies
Cabling
Metropolitan Area Network Services
WAN Services
Virtual Private Dial-Up Network (VPDN)
Internet Connectivity
Modem Technology
Network Management
Facsimile Services
Satellite Services
Wireless Services
Mobile Communication
CHAPTER 5. COMPUTING AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES
Computing Services
Operating Systems
Computing Platforms
Multiprocessing and Multithreading
Java Technology
Database Services
Support for Any Data
Internet/Intranet Technology
CHAPTER 6. SERVICE ACCESS
Internet Technology
Sabah.net — The Networked State
Managing Sabah.net
CHAPTER 7. SECURITY
Categories of Security Concerns
Security Breach Possibilities
Security Policy
Internet Firewalls
Main Mechanisms to Meet Sabah.net Security Policy
Summary
CHAPTER 8. Proposed systems AND applications
Rationale
Supporting Database and Development Platform
CHAPTER 9. FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Advanced Facsimile Technology
Cable Modem Services
SMDS
ATM
ADSL Services
Support for Heterogeneous Environments
Object Relational Database
Objects
Object Request Broker
CHAPTER 10. I.T. MANAGEMENT
Overall Organisation of I.T. Services to State Government
A Management Architecture for the I.T. Function in The Public Sector
CHAPTER 11. Performance Measurement
Using Balanced Scorecard Approach in the I.T. Arena
Proposed Performance Measures
CHAPTER 12. Technology Acquisition
Linking Technology Acquisitions to State Goals and Objectives
Establishing the Internal Rules for Technology Acquisition
Standardising Interactions with Technology Vendors
I.T. Costs and Outsourcing