New information technologies such as distributed computing systems and the National Information Infrastructure have brought the integration for global enterprises closer to being a reality. These technologies and standards alone, however, are not sufficient to effect scalability, adaptability, and usability of integrated enterprise information systems, without which the integration can collapse...

Information system development is often in connection to functional requirements and business processes in organization. The development and relevance of the basic information technology infrastructure (IT infrastructure) is therefore easily forgotten. However, a reliable infrastructure is the key to successful operations. Furthermore, as business needs change information system flexibility and...

This paper examines technical and financial matters concerning the methods and technologies to be used for the implementation of cadastral and spatial data infrastructure. The cost and time involved in introducing computerized nation-wide land administration systems is considerably large and full implementation may take many years; data collection alone can be relatively expensive. This paper s...

Information technology (IT) is increasingly becoming important not only for businesses but also for countries to remain competitive in the global economy. In Singapore, the first national IT plan was formulated in 1986 and the IT2000 vision was launched in 1992. Since then, many IT projects have been initiated to bring Singapore closer to achieving its vision of becoming an ‘intelligent island’...