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BUSINESS SECTORS
Information and
Telecommunications Technology
While the onset of the COVID-19
pandemic in early 2020 posed
unprecedented challenges globally, it
also accelerated ICT adoption creating
new opportunities. Like many other
countries, Brunei saw a favourable
growth rate and significant reforms in
terms of infrastructure especially in the
information and telecommunications
technology industry.
Notching a new milestone in August
2022, the Manpower Industry Steering
Committee Working Group for ICT
Sector (MISC-WG ICT) launched the
Brunei ICT Industry Competency
Framework (BIICF). The framework was
prepared by the BIICF working group,
together with the Competencies
Development
Technical
Group
of the MISC-WG ICT comprising
representatives from the government,
industry, institutes of higher learning
and training providers.
Developed to support Brunei Vision
2035 and Digital Economy Masterplan
2025, BIICF aims to ensure local ICT
professionals have the competencies
to perform their jobs, and to guide
them with skills aligned with the
industry’s needs.
The framework has identified 79
technical and soft skills competencies
for 20 job roles across six sub-