The first stage in the plan for the new portal calls for “no private partner involvement,” Ng said. “The proposed new strategy sends a very confusing signal to the commercial sector that the government is not clear about its position towards private sector participation in the delivery of e-government services.” The government risks “being a competing alternative to its [private- sector] partners. We are concerned that the new strategy will hinder the interest of the private sector to invest in e-government services.”
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