About Us

About us

Vision:
A technologically advanced nation, with empowered citizens, and a thriving digital economy

Mission:

  • Establish a technologically effective & efficient government
  • Transform public services keeping citizens at the core
  • Create a safe & thriving digital economy

Mandates of the Division

WoG Systems and Support API Development DB Optimization (NSS)
  1. WoG platform and tools
  2. Centralised procurement of end devices
  1. Development of new APIs
  2. Modification of existing APIs
  3. Operate and manage National Data Exchange Platform
  1. Optimized databases

Mandates of the Division

Cybersecurity Policies and Planning Cybersecurity Incident Response: BtCIRT Monitor National Cyber space: SOC (NSS)
  1. Cybersecurity Strategy, Policies and legal framework and governance, DR
  2. Standards and guidelines
  3. Capacity and awareness
  4. Cooperation (National & International)
  1. Incident Handling and Management
  2. Vulnerability Assessments and Security Testing
  3. System Hardening and benchmarking along with System administration
  4. Liaise with FIRST and APCERT
  1. Threat Monitoring for GDC and National Cyberspace
  2. Protection of CIIs
  3. Risk assessment and risk management
  4. Threat Intelligence

Mandates of the Division

IT Industry Growth IT Ecosystem Development Digital Skilling
  1. Strategic planning
  2. Leverage new technologies
  3. Build highly skilled talent pool
  4. Modernizing traditional industry
  1. Partnership with national and global stakeholders
  2. Value propositioning Bhutan as an investment hub for IT
  3. Development of Science, Technology and Innovation Park, Tech hubs, R&D and tech community
  1. Lead Digiskiling approach through profiling tech products/services
  2. Awareness of government developed services
  3. Create a digitally literate society where tech adoption and usage is seamless

Mandates of the Division

Data Warehouse and Engineering Section Data Transformation and Integration Section ML and AI Section Data Analytics and BI Section
  1. Build robust and scalable data architect solutions for big data and spatial data
  2. Transform data into useful entity which could add value and veracity to data
  3. Build analytical and predictive models through machine learning and AI algorithms
  4. Develop intelligent systems and applications using ML and AI models in the fields of NLP, Computer vision and other related domains.
  5. Enhance data driven decision making with insights and inferences generated through business intelligence dashboards
  6. Enhance data archival, data sharing and dissemination mechanism
  7. Enhance data privacy guidelines and ensure seamless exchange and use of data across stakeholders with control processes
  8. Facilitate and support other Data Science activities implemented by stakeholders and academic institutions

Mandates of the Division

  1. Carryout all space, satellite and telecommunication development activities.
  2. Oversee the legal framework requirements for the space and telecommunication sector, liaise with international, regional and national organizations.
  3. Implement space applications in collaboration with RGoB agencies.
  4. Carry out research and recommend on emerging technologies such as space and telecom related applications.
  5. Carry out Radiofrequency Spectrum plan, management & coordination (GSM, 2G, 3G, 4G, WiFi, WiMax, Satellite, Microwave).

Mandates of the Division

Cloud Services & Systems Cloud Security and Network Management Disaster Recovery, Backup & full time Monitoring
  1. Provide reliable and high performance cloud services
  2. Improve reliability of Whole-of-Government Systems.
  1. Secure Cloud services and Infrastructure.
  1. Establish Cloud based disaster recovery and failover.
  2. Establish backup services.

Mandates of the Division

Planning & Management Core & Access Network Management Network Support Services (NSS)
  1. Overall plan, coordinate, and management of Government Networks.
  2. Architect the ICT Infrastructure and deploy ICT related activities on the Government Network.
  3. Designing and implementing the network topology for the government agencies and institutions networks.
  4. Provide technical guidance to core, access and support services staffs during troubleshooting.
  1. Operate and manage core government networks.
  2. Protect the systems and networks from Cyber threats.
  3. Testing and configuration of hardware and software system
  4. Configure Backbone Network, configure new changes in Design, Implement and O&M of Layer 3 & Layer 2
  5. Configure, Implement and O&M of Layer 3, Layer 2 & Layer 1
  6. Designing and O&M of LAN/ WAN
  1. Provide ICT support services to agencies.
  2. Establish, manage and maintain last mile fibre/connectivity.

Mandates of the Division

Robotic Drone & UAV IoT Frontier Tech
  1. Responsible for fostering and promoting the utilization of cutting-edge technologies in the country.
  2. Enable more active participation in global forums in the area of technology governance and promote our national interests in that context.
  3. Develop legal framework (policy, strategy and plans etc.) in the emerging areas like AI, AR/VR, IOT, Blockchain, Robotics, Computer Vision, Drones, etc.. in collaboration with the stakeholders
  4. Forecast and advise on the life span(obsoleteness) of current technologies in place.
  5. Conduct R&D to determine appropriate technologies and systems suitable to unique Bhutanese conditions.
  6. Provide an advisory role to the government for right investment in the domain areas.
  7. Liaise with other international and national stakeholders (dhi, educational institutions, multinational companies etc… ) area of R&D.

Mandates of the Division

Business Analysis Change Management Project Management
  1. Business process re-engineering
  2. Business Requirements Analysis
  3. Quality Assurance
  1. Change Management of all the system changes that are requested
  1. Managing all new IT Project

Mandates of the Division

Software Development Application Maintenance -45 Software Development Management
  1. In-House Software Development
  1. Software Change Management
  2. Software Maintenance and Bug Fixing
  1. Management of outsourced software development

Mandates of the Division

Business Analysis Change Management Project Management
  1. Business process re-engineering
  2. Business Requirements Analysis
  3. Quality Assurance
  1. Change Management of all the system changes that are requested
  1. Managing all new IT Project

Effective and Efficient provision of operational and directional services