2010/TELMIN/016 ICT Adoption Towards Social Economic Growth in Malaysia

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1 2010/TELMIN/016 ICT Adoption Towards Social Economic Growth in Malaysia Submitted by: Malaysia 8 th Ministerial Meeting on Telecommunications and Information Industry Okinawa, Japan October 2010

2 ICT Adoption Towards Social Economic Growth in Malaysia APEC TELMIN 8 Okinawa, Japan 30 October 2010 Khalid Ramli Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission MALAYSIA IN BRIEF Total Area: 330,252 sq km Population: million Population Density: 86 persons per sq km Urban Population: 62% Households: million Economy Gross Domestic Product (GDP): USD160 billion GDP growth 2010: %* Quality of Life Per Capita Income: USD14,000 Literacy rate: 92% Unemployment rate : 3.3% MALAYSIA 1

3 PENETRATION RATES Broadband Plan launched in Sept 2008 National Broadband Initiative A public private partnership to launch High Speed Broadband Services National Broadband Initiative officially launched by PM in 24 March 2010 ICT one of the 12 National Key Economic Areas under the 10 th Malaysia Plan 2

4 ICT IN MALAYSIA AND THE GDP ICT Sector accounted for 9.8% pf GDP in 2009 Creative industries contribute 1.6% Target % 5 NATIONAL BROADBAND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY SUPPLY DEMAND Broadband for General Population (BBGP) Multiple Technologies - xdsl, 3G/HSDPA & WiMAX Services Universal Service Provision (USP) Speed up to 2 Mbps Broadband Awareness and Promotion Program Online content development for Government and private sector High Speed Broadband (HSBB) PPP Project with Telekom Malaysia (TM) Speed more than 10 Mbps Affordable broadband package by Government and Service Provider 3

5 More than 16 Million Internet Users are using Community Access Clinics & Hospitals (5,000) Libraries(900) Schools(10,000) WiFi Hot spots(2,008) Telecenter, Other agencies(2,000) CBC/CBL, MCMC(235) IHL(56) Government Offices (12,000) Enterprise Cybercafe (1,972) Actively looking at translating the community access users to household penetration. Basis of calculation 2.26 user per household BROADBAND FOR THE RURAL COMMUNITIES Community Broadband Library (CBL): ( ) To provide Internet facilities with speed of 1 Mbps and provide ICT training i at the rural librarie2s to support the National Broadband Implementation Plan and develop ICT skills Community Broadband Centre (CBC): ( ) To provide Internet facilities with speed of 2 Mbps and provide ICT training at selected premises to support the National Broadband Implementation Plan, to improve ICT skills and to increase the broadband subscription 8 4

6 Malaysian Suruhanjaya Communications Komunikasi and & Multimedia Commission Malaysia UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROJECTS OVERVIEW 1 Mini CBC 2 E-Kiosk 3 CBC to Home ( 1Broadband ) 121 Mini CBCs at Information e Kiosk at 1,105 mukim. Department offices nationwide. Placed at Penghulu s office, 5 computers for each centres. community centres and public Trainings given to the departments places. staffs. 400,000 to benefit. Expanding the 4 Cellular Coverage 873 new telecommunication towers to be erected. Direct line to the people in the vicinity from CBC. 246 CBC area across the country. 615,000 to benefit. 5 Netbooks Distribution 1 Million netbooks inclusive of subscription to internet. Targeted to needy students and low income group in rural and urban areas. 9 Key Success Factors Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 which paved the way for convergence in technology and services Exponential growth in Application Service Providers leading to robust competitive market and choice for consumers Consultative Relationship with Industry Transparent processes Close Regional and International collaboration 5

7 Thank you Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission OffJalan Persiaran Multimedia Cyberjaya Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia Tel: Fax: Website:

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