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enquiry service centres, sports centres, job centres, community halls, parks, cooked food centres, museums and some tourist spots. To address continuing public demand for GovWiFi service, the Government will implement an enhanced 'Next Generation GovWiFi Programme' in late 2012.

(e) Electronic Information Management

The Government developed an overall programme for service-wide implementation of electronic information management (EIM) and promulgated the EIM strategy in May 2011. Government bureaux and departments (B/Ds) are required to develop their organisational EIM strategies before the programme's implementation. A number of B/Ds plan to have their EIM strategy in place in 2012 while B/Ds which have already formulated their EIM strategies will start implementing them according to their respective schedules.

(f) E-procurement

The Government has implemented an e-procurement system to facilitate the suppliers in Government procurements, and to automate and integrate procurement processes to enhance efficiency. Under a pilot programme that covers low-value purchases, a Procurement Portal was launched in 2008 to provide one-stop access to procurement information. E-services were also fully rolled out to the suppliers' community in 2010. Subject to a review of the pilot programme being positive, the Government will formulate a strategy for wider implementation of the e-procurement system in the Government.

(g) Multiple Applications on the Smart Identity Card

In 2003, the Government introduced the Smart Identity Card which can support multiple applications. Apart from immigration use, the Smart ID card holder may use it to store an e-certificate and perform library card functions. Since 2008, it has been possible to use the Smart ID card to make bookings for sports facilities and leisure activities at Leisure Link Self- Service Kiosks. In 2010, the use of the Smart ID card was extended to a number of electronic health initiatives including Public Private Interface Electronic Patient Record Sharing Pilot Project and the Electronic Health Care Voucher System.

Digital Inclusion

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To build an inclusive, knowledge-based society, the Government has initiated targeted digital inclusion programmes to promote adoption of ICT among various needy groups including students from low-income families, persons with disabilities. and the elderly.

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