His Royal Highness Prince
(Dr) Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior
Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, yesterday
launched Royal Brunei Technical Services' new website,
www.rbts.com.bn,
during the 20th Convocation Festival of University
Brunei Darussalam (UBD).
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The new
corporate website will provide insights
into RBTS and its capabilities. RBTS is
also the official organizer for the 2009
Brunei International Defence Exhibition
(BRIDEX), which is scheduled to be held
at a new purpose-built exhibition centre
in Jerudong from August 11 to August 14,
2009.
This would be the second
time such an exhibition will be held in
Brunei. The first one was held in 2007.
BRIDEX, which
aims to be the region's premier defense and
security event, will showcase the latest,
innovative and value-enhancing technology
solutions to address security
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challenges.
The exhibition
will focus exclusively on the most senior
government and defense policymakers, and is
expected to attract the world's leading
manufacturers and suppliers of defense and
security systems.
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During the event, critical issues facing defense
forces and security agencies in Asia and around the
world will also be addressed. These include "C4ISTAR
(Command, Control, Communications, Computers,
Intelligence & Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and
Reconnaissance)", "Homeland security", "Supporting
deployed forces on peacekeeping/support and humanitarian
operations", as well as "Border surveillance and
protection".
BRIDEX 2009 will also provide opportunities for Small
and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), as RBTS is looking for
service providers to support the huge event.
Two briefings outlining the range of business
opportunities available for BRIDEX 2009 will be held for
local SMEs in Room 4, Lower Ground Floor, UBD Chancellor
Hall, at 9am and 3pm today (October 17). RBTS also has a
booth at the UBD Convocation Festival 2008, where
members of the public can learn more about BRIDEX 2009.
Earlier, RBTS and
QinetiQ signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for
the transfer of technology, skills and knowledge from
QinetiQ to RBTS and the provision of training local
staff.
According to the CEO of
RBTS, Lt Col (Rtd) Amir Hamzah Hanafi, the MoU is
related to a collaboration work between RBTS and QinetiQ
towards establishing a centre for experimentation, as
well as modeling and simulation.
"It is about cost effective decision making,
especially for the top decision makers, so that they
know what risks they are going to face when making such
big decisions," he said.
Source: Borneo Bulletin
