Cabinet decision : New 100,000 secure emails & cooperative platform user accounts

March 29, 2022 at 4:06 PM

The proposal to implement a more comprehensive centralized control email and a collaboration platform, especially for government use has received a Cabinet nod.

Under this programme, steps are to be taken to open 100,000 Email and Cooperative platforms User Accounts for Government Institutions and to expedite the opening of 30,000 User Accounts in the first phase. 

The Government said one of the main objectives of the Government’s National Policy Framework is to create a Smart Nation. 

Under this, the establishment of a citizen-centric digital government and the establishment of a digitally empowered economy have been identified as strategies to achieve the government’s vision. 

Accordingly, the need has been identified to create a secure communication platform that can increase or decrease capacity to meet current needs for use in government offices. 

Thereby, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Technology to implement a more comprehensive centralized control email and a collaboration platform, especially for government use. (NewsWire)