In the spirit of the holy month of Ramadhan, and to mark World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD), the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) organised a Doa Kesyukuran ceremony on 11 Ramadhan 1440H/ 17 May 2019M at the Perpindahan Lambak Kanan Mosque.
Present at the event was Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suhaimi bin Haji Gafar, Minister of Development and Acting Minister of Transport and Infocommunications. Also present was Yang Mulia Dato Paduka Haji Matsatejo bin Sokiaw, Deputy Minister of Energy, Manpower and Industry in his capacity as Chairman of AITI; Yang Mulia Awang Haji Muhammad Nazri bin Haji Muhammad Yusof, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications; Yang Mulia Pengiran Haji Mohd Zain bin Pengiran Haji Abdul Razak, Chief Executive of AITI; and Members of the Authority. Other invited guests included senior officers from the Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications and representatives from telecoms service providers, InfoCom Federation Brunei (IFB) and ICT industry players.
The ceremony began with mass Sunat Hajat prayers led by Yang Mulia Imam Haji Abdul Malik bin Haji Jumat, followed by the recital of Surah Yaasin, Tahlil and Doa Kesyukuran.
Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suhaimi bin Haji Gafar, Minister of Development and Acting Minister of Transport and Infocommunications then proceeded to hand over donations to 25 invited orphans. The donations were contributed by AITI's Members of Authority and staff. Yang Mulia Radin Sufri bin Radin Basiuni, Acting CEO of DST and Yang Mulia Hajah Normah binti Ahmad, Government Relations Manager of PCSB also joined in the handing over of donations.
The event continued with the presentation of wakaf items to the Perpindahan Lambak Kanan Mosque. Yang Berhormat Minister of Development and Acting Minister of Transport and Infocommunications handed over the wakaf item to Yang Mulia Haji Abdul Malik bin Haji Jumat, the Imam of the Perpindahan Lambak Kanan Mosque. Yang Mulia Sheikh Hj Abas bin Sheikh Mohammad, President of InfoCom Federation Brunei (IFB); and Yang Mulia Hajah Normah binti Ahmad, Government Relations Manager of PCSB also handed over their wakaf items to the Imam.
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is celebrated annually on May 17, to mark the founding of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in 1865 when the first International Telegraph Convention was signed in Paris. The purpose of WTISD is to raise awareness on the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other ICTs can bring to societies and economies, as well as ways to bridge the digital divide.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the WTISD since its first celebration in 1969. The theme for this year is "Bridging the Standardization Gap", which has been chosen to highlight the gap in ICT standards between the developing and developed countries.
The Guest of Honour presented donations to the orphans
Presentation of wakaf item from PCSB reprensentatives
