(The Star; December 24th, 2003)

KUCHING: The Sarawak civil service has been given until 2008 to achieve full electronic-government (EG) status.

State Secretary Datuk Amar Abdul Aziz Husain said a full EG status would be indicated by the availability of all government services through virtual means.

"In my mind, full EG status is when the public can receive the full range of government services virtually, anytime and anywhere, and at affordable costs," he said in a keynote address at the E-Government Initiatives Conference here on Monday.

Towards this end, he said the state would develop more ICT systems to deliver services to the public.