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MITTS LTD ANNUAL REPORT 2000
CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT As the global impact of the information age gathers momentum, MITTS Ltd is engaged in an ongoing process of upgrading and change to embrace the new and exciting challenges that emerge. I am pleased to record that MITTS Ltd 's performance in the past year has been outstanding. Our staff have proved their ability to be flexible and creative. They have responded in positive and innovative ways to the tasks put before them. MITTS Ltd has delivered better results more consistently. The results reflect the work and dedication of all who make up MITTS Ltd to-day. The skills and commitment of staff members continue to be vital ingredients in the success of our Company. The dawn of the new millennium saw the consolidation of our organisational framework. Initiated during 1999, a successful Corporate restructuring has enabled MITTS Ltd to respond faster to the requirements of our customers in an ever changing scenario. Restructuring has been followed up by a very substantial investment in human resources and the technology infrastructure - an investment deemed necessary for MITTS Ltd to continue to consolidate its position as a leading edge service provider.
The Government’s current thrust towards the attainment of e-Government has opened new avenues of opportunity for our Company which secure our future. Yet we have to continue to be innovative, flexible and smart. e-Government is all about putting the citizen at the heart of the Information Society. It is about providing the individual with the keys to his or her own personal information. It is about improving the cost effectiveness of doing quality business with Government electronically. It is about empowerment - and it is a revolution. MITTS Ltd has already established itself on various working groups as a key player in assisting the Central Information Management Unit at the Office of the Prime Minister in pushing forward this ambitious project of e-Government. MITTS Ltd has been involved in the technical preparation of the legal framework which shall serve to regulate business, protect personal information and provide redress in an electronic marketplace. MITTS Ltd has been participating in initiatives to see a more IT literate society on one side, and a more IT literate Public Service on the other. The Government’s European Union accession programme shall also inevitably continue to require much work to be
