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Located at the Knowledge Hub in
Kampong Anggerek Desa, the lab is
a joint collaboration between Brunei
Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd
(BSP), Shell LiveWIRE Brunei, DST and
Darussalam Enterprise (DARe). It is an
avenue for participants to conduct
technopreneur programmes, training,
pitching sessions and as a technology
showcase gallery area for the public
to learn the conceptual mechanisms
and practical applications of new
technologies.
Digital Payment
Roadmap
As part of its strategic initiatives to drive
digital transformation in the country’s
payments industry, Brunei Darussalam
Central Bank (BDCB) has developed
the ‘Digital Payment Roadmap for
Brunei Darussalam 2019-2025’.
The roadmap sets out key strategies
towards a Digital Payment Nation, in
line with the strategies presented in the
Financial Sector Blueprint 2016-2025
and Brunei Vision 2035’s aspiration.
The digital transformation strategies
contained in the roadmap focus on
three key strategic areas, namely
balancing regulation and innovation;
adoption of open digital payment; and
public awareness and education.
BDCB expects a paradigm shift
where there will be more integrated
collaboration between BDCB and
relevant stakeholders in developing
platforms for digital payments that
are safe, efficient and resilient. The
roadmap will guide all relevant
stakeholders in the payment industry
to rise to the challenge of becoming
a digital economy and cater to the
needs of the next generation.
Safe, secure cyberspace
a top priority
The
establishment
of
Cyber
Security Brunei (CSB) as the national
cybersecurity agency for Brunei is
hoped to spur interest in careers
as
cybersecurity
experts
and
professionals among local youth.
Headed by an interim Commissioner,
the CSB started operations on August
1, 2020 and serves as the agency that
monitors and coordinates national
efforts in addressing cybersecurity
threats as well as cybercrimes.
It is through CSB that strategies,
policies and framework governing
cybersecurity are formulated and
implemented with the relevant critical
information infrastructures (CIIs) as
the main constituents.
The formation of CSB has been
described as timely, as one of the
key strategic enablers in the digital
transformation
journey
towards
making Brunei a Smart Nation.
With its vision of ensuring a secure
and resilient cyberspace for the
nation, the CSB is now carrying out
three main services, namely Brunei
Computer Emergency Response
Team (BruCERT), National Digital
Forensic Laboratory and Cyber
Watch Centre (CWC). With CSB as
the country’s forefront agency for
a safer and secure cyberspace, it is
hoped that it will encourage more
agencies, organisations and users
alike to come up with more innovation
and participate in digital economy
initiatives with more confidence.