Effective 23.2.1998

• vision, mission, objectives, and functions
• definitions
• role and responsibilities

• operational framework
• network connection
• security
• IP addressing
• domain naming
• services access
• technology standards

• data standard
• electronic government domain
• information update
• e-mail
• firewall
• state IT resource security
• use of approved software
• acceptable use
• anti-virus

1. Vision

The vision of Sabah.Net is to be the key medium that connects the government, the businesses, the people, the community and the world together in an effort to create an information-rich society and knowledge-driven economy.

2. Mission

The mission of Sabah.Net, then, is to ensure accessibility from anywhere, by anyhow and at anytime by the government, the businesses, the people and the community in Sabah.

3. Objectives

In order to fulfil the mission and realise the stated vision, the objectives of Sabah.Net are:

1. to create a State-wide communication network

2. to provide data communication services

3. to facilitate the implementation of the Electronic Government Systems

4. to provide an avenue for the creation of electronic communities

5. to  facilitate the creation of electronic commerce

4. Functions

In essence, Sabah.Net functions as:

1. the backbone infrastructure for the State Electronic Government Systems

2. the gateway to access State Government services electronically

3. the backbone infrastructure for other systems including electronic commerce, education, community and any other similar systems

4. the backbone infrastructure for communication

5. the gateway to the Internet

6. the gateway to the Multimedia Super Corridor