Malaysia, an upper-middle economic state in south East Asia, found its connectivity with the world with the installation of the first telephone line in 1874. The country developed its first computer system in 1966 and since then several initiatives to facilitate the integration of ICT in different areas have been introduced. The privatization of the telecom sector in 1987, and the formulation of the NTP (National Telecom Policy) in 1944, led to the full liberalisation of the market. The enactment of the Communications and Multimedia Act in 1998 establish the Malaysia Communication and Multimedia Commission (regulator) in support of national policy objective. The regulator provides for economic, technical, consumer and social regulation ensuring competitiveness, licensing, frequency allocation, affordability and availability if ICT technologies and services. Framework for development (fid) is a five year rolling plan for ICT development. The country now faces the dilemma of ensuring global competitiveness as well as access to all.
E-Readiness of Malaysia
The economy of the country has been robust even in the wake of the economic setbacks in the South East Asian economies in 2000 and a SARS outbreak in 2003. The GDP of the country was reported as RM394 billion (2003) (RM3.8 = US $1), with a growth of 5.2% over 2002. ICT has grown substantially in Malaysia contributing a (gross) revenue of RM19 billion to the economy. The total telephone penetration rates have reached a combined telephone penetration of 61.99 telephones per 100 people (2003). The tele-density (fixed) has climbed to 20, with the mobile phone connections overtaking fixed lines. Deployments for 3G and edge mobile networks have also been good. The country’s Internet development started in 1998 and by the end of 2003 the total dial-up penetration rate was 11.4%. Broadband Internet services started in 2001 and are still in their infancy. The absence of regulatory mechanisms allowing for local loop unbundling, the slow paces of the incumbent, and issues with last-mile connectivity have resulted in wireless broadband being preferred by operators. The mobile segments though have been deployed around cities and urban areas. Malaysia has embarked upon various measures to ensure the ICT’s play an important role in the society. For ICT development the MSC – Multimedia Super Corridor (for global competitiveness) has been developed. The government has invested highly in its infrastructure. The MSC contains a high speed 10GB/s network connecting MSC to Japan, ASEAN, EU and US. It supports public administration, education and business applications. Malaysia was ranked 26th in the world for E-Readiness. The telephone penetration rates rose by 7% while for the rural sector there was a rise of 6% (2000).
Sources: http://issuu.com/i4d_magazine/docs/i4d_january_2007_issue Editor by, Ravi Gupta
National ICT Conference 2009
This conference aims at providing a platform for the public and private sectors solutions and strategies in formulating a Connected Government. It is thus hoped that the services delivery systems are strengthened through services that transcends boundaries, ubiquitous, reliable, trusted, consistent and hassle free. This conference will gather Chief Executive Officers (CEO's), Chief Information Officers (CIO's) and IT Managers from the public and private sectors. The theme of the conference is “Connected Government for 1 Malaysia”. The theme is chosen in line government continuous efforts to enhance the effectiveness of the service delivery systems across all agencies. The event is jointly organised by National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) with the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) and in collaboration with the Malaysia Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU).
Sources: http://www.mscmalaysia.my/article/NICT/NICT+2009 Editor by, MSC Malaysia.
Using ICT to complete in the global economy

Sources: http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.aspsec=business&file=/2011/7/8/business/9058913
New Group Promises Better ICT Customer Support
The newly formed Penang Information Communication Technology Association (PICTA) plans to overcome Penangites’ negative perception that no proper after sales services were offered at ICT fairs. PICTA president, Irene Saw said that over the years, many exhibitors at ICT fairs had failed to provide after- sales services and this had generated unhappiness among many consumers. To overcome the problem, Saw said the association would now ensure that the most items purchased at ICT fairs in Penang would be original makes and that after sales services would now be provided for the various products on sale. Apart from that, the association would also look after the interest of its members such as retailers, wholesalers, technopreneurs, computer system designers and software experts.

Important sector: Customers making enquiries at the booth during the IT fair at D’Piazza Mall, Penang.
PICTA was registered on April 13rd and it was launched by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s political secretary Ng Wei Aik on Friday in conjunction with an ICT fair at D’Piazza Mall in Bayan Baru. In his speech, Ng said ICT was an important industry now was as it helped create job opportunities for the young. “Nowadays, it is easy to start up an (ICT) enterprise because one does not need a shop to operate, one can actually start an office from the comforts of one’s home,” Ng said.
Sources: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/7/4/north/9016334&sec=north
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