NIIT Technologies has penned a contract with Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), to cement the partnership between the two organisations. This move is expected to support eGovernance initiatives.

As part of the contract, DSTA will be outsourcing the development and maintenance support of their Government Electronic Business portal (GeBIZ) to NIIT Technologies.

The company will also productise the application and market the solution to other Governments in South Asia, Middle East and Central Europe.

“The marketing tie-up with DSTA marks a new phase in NIIT Technologies’ decade old presence in Singapore. This tie-up will help us address the fast-growing eGovernance market in India and other countries as well,” stated Mr. Arvind Thakur, Chief Executive Officer, NIIT Technologies.

GeBIZ, developed by DSTA, was successfully implemented for Singapore’s government agencies in 2000. The GeBIZ portal (www.gebiz.gov.sg), is a one-stop eBusiness site which facilitates trading between government organisations and its local and overseas suppliers, on an “anytime,anywhere” basis.

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