Govt agencies banned from developing software without due research
Photo by Kevin Ku on Unsplash Kathmandu, August 29 The government has banned unnecessary development of software in government agencies. The meeting of the secretaries held on August 29 has decided not to allow the software to be developed randomly, concluding that unnecessary expenses are being incurred while developing the software under various pretexts. The secretary meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Baikunth Aryal has also decided to remove unused software. Likewise, the meeting also decided to conduct a security audit of the software being used in government offices. For this, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and the Electronic Governance Commission have decided to provide necessary technical support and facilitation, according to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers . This comes after the National Payment Gateway system, acquired by the government without proper preparation or discussion, is currently inactive despite its co...