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Presentation on Electronic Tendering System by
Computer and Technologies International Ltd.
Government Supplies Department, HK SAR (Systems
User)
Computer and Technologies International
Ltd. (Service Provider)
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Agenda

• Highlights of ETS Service
• A business perspective
• Technology overview
• How ETS works
• Having ETS to work for you

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Highlights
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Electronic Commerce is promising to be an
integral part of our business economy today and
in the near future. Those prepared will take the
most advantages over the others.
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Electronic Tendering System - Highlights

• An initiative of GSD to facilitate suppliers in
  tendering process through secured electronic
  commerce
• Contract awarded to Computer and Technologies
  International in March 1999 to build and operate
  the system
• Services scheduled to be available in early 2000

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A Business Perspective
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ETS is one of the worlds first government
electronic tendering systems supporting highly
sensitive document exchanges (including tender
proposal submission) over a secured E-Business
platform.
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Through Internet, exchanges of business document
are much more faster and cheaper
Sending Post of a 42-page document from Ottawa to
HK
Courier 3 days HK39.00 Fax 31
minutes HK24.49 Internet 2 minutes HK0.11
2160 times faster Over 350 times cheaper
Source Industry Canada Compilations
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ETS is designed to facilitate suppliers to
participate in the tendering process with GSD

• A repository to download the latest tendering
  information from GSD (invitation, tender
  document, amendment, notification etc.)
• An electronic tender box to receive proposal
  submission from suppliers with strong security
  measures

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ETS is designed to facilitate suppliers to
participate in the tendering process with GSD
(Cont.)

• A service available to suppliers over the
  Internet at all time
• An open platform accessible from Internet without
  pre-installed hardware and software
• On-line help and hot-line support

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Suppliers are primary users for ETS. It offers
competitive advantages to suppliers in terms of
time, cost and quality

• Round-the-clock downloading of invitation /
  tender document and submission of proposals
• Shorter time for receiving invitation and
  submitting bids
• more time to prepare comprehensive and
  competitive bids
• Less paper work for suppliers
• Reduced postage, transportation, packaging and
  labour costs.

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Technology Overview
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Technology Highlights

• Open Platforms
• Internet-based operations, no pre-installed
  hardware and software required
• Universal support to everyone
• Security-by-design
• Proactive preventive security measures
• Operations control and audit

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ETS will leverage the Certification Authority of
Hongkong Post and its related Public Key
Infrastructure to ensure secured electronic
commerce.
E-Security Essentials
Privacy - that information can be kept private
Integrity - that information can not be
manipulated
Authentication - in the identity of individual
or entity
Non-repudiation - that information can not be
disowned
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How ETS works
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ETS is an alternative channel for tendering with
GSD, supporting all the traditional tendering
processes in a more cost-effective manner -
Tender Documents
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ETS is an alternative channel for tendering with
GSD, supporting all the traditional tendering
processes in a more cost-effective manner -
Submission
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Having ETS to work for you
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Having ETS to work for you

• What do I need as a pre-requisite?
• ETS is designed to reduce barriers for usage. You
  only need an access to Internet to use ETS.
• How much does it cost me to use ETS?
• ETS will be charged competitively when compared
  with other means of transmission such as taxi and
  courier.
• Supplier can choose to be charged on a
  per-usage-basis or an annual membership fee
  basis.
• When is ETS service going to be available to the
  public?
• Early 2000.

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Having ETS to work for you (Cont.)

• How can I get further information or apply for
  ETS service?
• ETS Subscription and Technical Issues (Computer
  and Technologies International Limited)
• Contact Mr. Steve Yeung / David Ho
• Tel [phone]
• Email ets_at_ctil.com
• Web http//www.ctil.com/ets
• Tendering Service (Government Supplies
  Department)
• Contact Miss Angela Lam
• Tel [phone]
• Email sosr_at_gsd.gcn.gov.hk
• Web http//www.info.gov.hk/gsd