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Situated in Malaysia, the MSC Malaysia or formerly known as Multimedia Super Corridor is a Government initiative, designed to leapfrog Malaysia into the information and knowledge age. It originally included an area of approximately 15x50 km² which stretched from the Petronas Twin Towers to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and also included the towns of Putrajaya and Cyberjaya. It has was expanded to include the entire Klang Valley on 7 December 2006.
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[edit] Purpose and Functions
MSC Malaysia (formerly known as the Multimedia Super Corridor) is Malaysia's most exciting initiative for the global information and communication technology (ICT) industry.
Conceptualized in 1996, MSC Malaysia has since grown into a thriving dynamic ICT hub, hosting more than 900 multinationals, foreign-owned and home-grown Malaysian companies focused on multimedia and communications products, solutions, services and; research and development.
With this unique corridor, Malaysia continues to attract leading ICT companies of the world to locate their industries in MSC Malaysia and undertake research, develop new products and technologies and export from this base. MSC Malaysia is also an ideal growth environment for Malaysian ICT SMEs to transform themselves into world-class companies. Furthermore, MSC Malaysia welcomes countries to use its highly advanced infrastructural facilities as a global testbed for ICT applications and a hub for their regional operations in Asia.
[edit] Why MSC Malaysia?
MSC Malaysia (formerly the Multimedia Super Corridor) - a growth area specifically to unlock multimedia's full potential by integrating innovative cyberlaws and outstanding infrastructure in an attractive and eco-friendly environment. MSC Malaysia aims to revolutionise how Malaysians and others in the region conduct commerce in the digital age.
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[edit] MSC Malaysia Status
What is MSC Malaysia Status?
MSC Malaysia status is the recognition by the Malaysian Government through MDeC for companies that participate and undertake its ICT activities in MSC Malaysia. MSC Malaysia-status companies enjoy a set of incentives and benefits from the Malaysian Government backed by the ten Bill of Guarantees. Who Should Be in MSC Malaysia?
MSC Malaysia status is awarded to both local and foreign companies that develop or use multimedia technologies to produce or enhance their products and services and for process development. Applicant companies must meet the qualifying criteria and successful companies must observe the conditions attached to MSC Malaysia status recognition. MSC Malaysia Status Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for MSC Malaysia status, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be a provider or heavy user of multimedia products and services.
- Employ a substantial number of knowledge workers.
- Provide technology transfer and/or contribute towards the development of MSC Malaysia or support Malaysia's k-economy initiatives.
- Establish a separate legal entity for MSC Malaysia qualifying multimedia business and activities.
- Locate in a MSC Malaysia designated cybercities.
- Comply with environmental guidelines.
Activities Not Eligible for MSC Malaysia Status
Non-qualifying activities refer to activities that involve:
- Manufacturing - Activity referring to the production of goods in large quantities, usually undertaken in a factory environment.
- Trading - Activity of buying and selling especially off-the-shelf hardware and software.
- Consultancy - Activity that is primarily providing professional advice and not tied to any new multimedia application developed in-house by the applicant.
MSC Malaysia Status Conditions
Having qualified for MSC Malaysia status, companies are expected to operate according to the following conditions to maintain this preferential status:
- From date of approval, any unincorporated MSC Malaysia-Status company must complete business registration of the proposed company within one month; commence operations within six months. Any changes to the approved MSC Malaysia-qualifying activities must receive prior approval from MDeC.
- Locate MSC Malaysia-status company's headquarters and/or principal work activities of the MSC Malaysia-qualifying activities, in a MSC Malaysia designated cybercity within six months from the date of approval. Some of the notable cybercity includes Cyberjaya and quite recently the Penang cybercity. The building that companies choose locate should be located in these cybercities. An example of an MSC Status building in Penang is the Suntech @ Penang Cybercity (http://www.msc-status.com)
- Ensure that at all times at least 15% of the total number of employees (excluding support staff) ofMSC Malaysia-status company are knowledge workers.Continuously comply with MSC Malaysia's environmental guidelines as stipulated in: a) Environmental Guidelines for MSC Malaysia Investor's Guide, b)Physical Planning Guidelines for MSC Malaysia September 2000, c)Urban Design Guidelines for Cyberjaya, September 2000 (for companies locating in Cyberjaya)
- Comply with all such statutory, regulatory and/or licensing requirements as may be applicable.
[edit] The MSC Malaysia Flagship Applications
The MSC Malaysia Flagship Applications consists five type of applications:
[edit] Electronic Government
The Electronic Government initiative was launched to lead the country into the Information Age. It will improve both how the government operates internally as well as how it delivers services to the people of Malaysia. It seeks to improve the convenience, accessibility and quality of interactions with citizens and businesses; simultaneously, it will improve information flows and processes within government to improve the speed and quality of policy development, coordination and enforcement.
The vision of Electronic Government is a vision for government, businesses and citizenry working together for the benefit of Malaysia and all of its citizens. The vision focuses on effectively and efficiently delivering services from the government to the people of Malaysia, enabling the government to become more responsive to the needs of its citizens.
The seven pilot projects of the Electronic Government Flagship Application are as follows;
- Project Monitoring System (SPP II)
- Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS)
- Generic Office Environment (GOE)
- Electronic Procurement (EP)
- Electronic Services (E-Services)
- Electronic Labour Exchange (ELX)
- E-Syariah
The myGovernment Portal acts as the one-stop source of Malaysian government information and services for the citizens. Visit www.gov.my
[edit] Multipurpose Card
The National Multipurpose Card seeks to develop a single and common platform for a Multipurpose Card (MPC) that will enable the government and private application providers to implement smart card solutions without duplications of effort and investment. Initially, the MPC is implemented through the GMPC and PMPC projects. As a result, MyKad and Bankcard are the products developed for the GMPC and PMPC initiatives.
The objectives of the MPC Flagship Application are:
- To provide the government and payment application, and other future applications on a single MPC platform;
- To provide enhanced services to customers; and
- To enhance security and convenience of existing and new applications delivered on the MPC platform.
MyKad is developed by the National Registration Department (JPN) and private ICT developers that create a common platform for smart card solutions. The card is embedded with a security enhanced 64K microprocessor chip that is multifunctional across varying systems. MyKad applications are:
- National ID.
- Driving License.
- Passport Information.
- Health Information.
- Touch 'n Go.
- MEPS Cash.
- ATM.
- Public Key Infrastructure.
The GMPC project is developed in two phases – the initial pilot roll-out for an estimated population of 2 millions in the Kuala Lumpur, Klang valley and MSC Malaysia area followed by a national roll-out. The project was successfully implemented with the issuance of 2.59 million people in the Klang Valley as of October 2002. As for the national roll-out (NRO), the project will be extended nationwide, targeted for 2005.
As one of the Multimedia Super Corridor Flagship Applications, the development and implementation of the chip based Bankcard began in 2000 with the Malaysian Electronic Payment System (1997) Sdn. Bhd. (MEPS) at the helm working together with domestic banking institutions. Bank Negara Malaysia served as the lead agency whose primary function is to facilitate the implementation. The Bankcard will spur the vision of promoting electronic payment in the country. Initially the Bankcard will contain three payment applications namely:
- ATM.
- e-Debit.
- MEPS Cash.
The use of Bankcard encourages cashless payment transaction for various sectors e.g. retail, vending machines, car parks and transport and closed community to leverage on Bankcard to use MEPS Cash as the mode of payment. It also encourages participation of business venture in undertaking merchant acquiring business.
Under this initiative of implementing multiple payment applications onto a single smart card, the domestic banking institutions pioneered the chip based electronic purse during the Commonwealth Games (SUKOM) in September 1998. The full implementation of the PMPC project (ATM, e-Debit and MEPS Cash) commenced in early 2001. In August 2002, several domestic banking institutions began their pilot rollout by issuing the Bankcard to their staff and the public. On 28 February 2003, the Bankcard was officially launched.
[edit] Smart School
The Malaysian Smart School Flagship was premised on the strong belief that information and communication technology is a key enabler to imparting the learning desire to all. It was implemented on a Pilot basis between 1999 and 2002.
Deemed one of the most forward-looking ICT-mediated learning initiatives in the world, the Smart School Flagship attempts to reinvent the teaching-learning processes.
Since the early 1970s, the Malaysian Government introduced various initiatives to facilitate a wider adoption of ICT to boost capabilities in every field including education. The history of the Smart School Project is rooted in the two-pronged objectives of the flagship, which are:
- To jumpstart the MSC Malaysia towards:
- Building a knowledge-based economy.
- Contributing to the growth of the ICT industry.
- Creating a pool of talent resulting in high-value job creation.
- To prepare the citizens for the information age through an innovative education delivery process.
The Concept Requests for Proposals (CRFP) process was used for the first time ever in the country to establish partnerships between the government of Malaysia and the private sector to help conceptualise plan and implement the Flagship Applications of the Multimedia Super Corridor. In July 1997, the Prime Minister launched the Smart School Flagship Application documents to invite proposals for solutions from the private sector within and outside the country.
[edit] Telehealth
The Telehealth initiative aims to keep people in the ‘wellness’ paradigm, through the seamless availability of health information and virtual health services thus transforming the way healthcare services are delivered and accessed. Definition of Telehealth is a multimedia network linking all players to provide products and services in health care.
The four Telehealth Flagship Application pilot projects are:
- Teleconsultation (TC).
- Mass Customised / Personalised Health Information and Education (MCPHIE).
- Lifetime Health Plan (LHP).
- Continuing Medical Education (CME).
[edit] Partner with MSC Malaysia
The Asian Region is an epitome of how knowledge has been spread through IT. Integrated changes in governance and policies, revolutions of economies, paradigm shifts in education - all there have driven new Asian players into prominence in the global information market.
Malaysia's pro-business government has made IT its social and economic enabler, with MSC Malaysia as its main vehicle. By accelerating access to IT and fostering a culture of lifelong learning and innovation, it exemplifies that the information age is the infinite prism that reflects opportunities of many kinds.
MSC Malaysia is not new to the world. But what the world has not realised is that MSC Malaysia is well-positioned to become one of the region's key IT and multimedia hubs.
When MSC Malaysia was launched in 1996, there were only 94 companies. Eleven years on, there is now 136 companies listed on the MESDAQ of which nearly 40 per cent of them are MSC Malaysia Status Companies. A decade since it's inception, MSC Malaysia has initiated changes in the nation's social, economic and political systems. A convergent, integrated Malaysia is moulded out of a fountain of knowledge and knowledge applications. Out of these, the knowledge economy or k-economy is cultivated
MSC Malaysia's increasingly positive grasp on the world's IT and multimedia markets not only benefits international businesses and their leaders, but also local entrepreneurs and their enterprises. The promotion and projection of MSC Malaysia Status Companies into the Global front has been relentless.
This has resulted in golden opportunities to present home-grown technologies, products and services to regional and global markets. These companies have also been privy to exchanges of a more global scale - through MSC Malaysia they can now venture into the international arena where revolutionary ideas and innovations are constantly introduced.
As Malaysia sits within the new world of developing nations and economic powerhouses, MSC Malaysia instantly provides local and foreign-based investors with ready market access and penetration. In short, MSC Malaysia has the answer to both sides of the business world. To foreign businesses and investors, MSC Malaysia is their optimum IT and multimedia hub of the East, with geographical advantages, supporting policies, comprehensive infrastructure, and others. To Malaysian-based and MSC Malaysia Status Companies, MSC Malaysia is their ticket to the world, taking their IT and multimedia businesses higher, and turning them into a global player.
MSC Malaysia is ever ready to partner you in the new world.
[edit] Best of All Worlds
With a robust ICT industry and one of the world's top ranked Shared Services Outsourcing (SS0) location, it can be easily seen why Malaysia is of the best locations in the world to invest in especially in the ICT industry.
Top international companies including ACS, BMW, DHL, HSBC, IBM, Intel, Motorola, Nokia, Shell, Unisys and many others that have set up their base of regional and global operations here. Malaysia offers high quality cosmopolitan living at affordable cost. Kuala Lumpur, also generally referred to as KL, is a modern, bustling, cosmopolitan capital city. Major business buildings and business centres can be found in KL city as well as other satellite cities.
Lowest wage inflation, highest staff retention rates, a well-educated and multilingual workforce, world-class infrastructures, conducive business environments. It certainly easy to see why Malaysia becomes more and more appealing to invest in. Malaysia is one of the most cost-effective and easiest places to do business. The cost for high-value work activities in the country has always been known as the most competitive in the world.
These are the primary factors which has made Malaysia one of the best places for investment.
[edit] Empowering businesses with world-class solutions
MSC Malaysia is all about adding values to your business. We help spur growth through innovation and creativity. ICT-enabled by design and benchmarking world-class standards, MSC Malaysia solutions can help you focus and specialise on your core competencies and hone your competitive edge. You’ll grasp the importance of knowledge talent and infrastructure – and ultimately optimise them to achieve your business excellence.
This is where we come in. MSC Malaysia-Status companies have an impressive repertoire of solutions for you to choose from. So get connected with MSC Malaysia.
Why choose msc malaysia solutions?
Because MSC Malaysia is more than just a world-class solutions provider. We’re target-specific and non-technology focused, so we can match each ICT need with its own unique solutions. We are attentive to market demands. We produce creative and strategic solutions that cater to all ICT sectors and all ICT clusters. Today MSC, MSC Malaysia solutions empower businesses with the edge to grow.
Read more at: http://www.mscmalaysia.my/topic/World+Class+Solutions
[edit] Market Access
Because of its location, as well as its good relations with countries in the region, Malaysia is a popular trading partner with most countries. We are also an active participant in various trade groupings, providing investors with some of the most favourable incentives to penetrate the world's fastest growing consumer markets of ASEAN, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nation)
- Socio economic grouping with a 500 million consumer base.
- Malaysia is signatory to the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA), which provides for the lowering of intra-regional tariffs.
- The China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement signed in 2002 will create the world's biggest trading bloc with a combined market of nearly two billion consumers.
- A survey carries out by a consortium of media institutes on ASEAN attitudes towards member nations named Malaysia as the most admired ASEAN member. Malaysia was admired not for only its impressive developments but more for its multi-cultural harmony and political stability.
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Malaysia is actively involved in APEC's mission of achieving free and open trade investment.
- Asia is Malaysia's biggest trading partner, accounting for almost two thirds (63.6%) or USD93.4 billion of the country's trade in 2003.
Organisation of Islamic Conferences (OIC)
- Malaysia is the Chairman of the Organisation of Islamic Conferences (OIC), an inter-governmental grouping of 57 member states, covering the continent of Asia, Africa and Europe with a total population of 1.3 billion, representing 21% of the global population.
- Malaysia has been lauded as a modern, moderate and progressive Muslim nation.
- In 2003, Malaysia was named the OIC's strategic hub for the Asia Pacific region.
- Malaysia's trade with the OIC countries in 2004 accounted for 7.0% of its global trade.
[edit] MSC Malaysia National Rollout
MSC Malaysia Cybercity and Cybercentre eco-system aims to create a competitive enabling environment to attract, nurture and retain ICT and ICT-enabled industries. In this context, MDeC is mandated by the Government of Malaysia to benchmark and set criteria and standards and process applications for the MSC Malaysia Cybercity and Cybercentre status. Rollout of MSC Malaysia enabling environment in the forms of MSC Malaysia Cybercity and Cybercentre status will be conducted in stages based on readiness of identified sites to meet the stipulated MSC Malaysia criteria and standards, and value proposition for economic growth.
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[edit] Chronology
[edit] 1995
- 29 August - Putrajaya, the Federal Government’s new administrative capital is launched by the then Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad.
- 1st November - The Prime Minister announces that the country has embarked on an ambitious programme to establish the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC Malaysia) stretching from Kuala Lumpur City Centre to the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang
[edit] 1996
- 2 April - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) agrees to set up research and development (R&D) operations within the MSC Malaysia.
- 6 May - The Seventh Malaysia Plan is launched with special incentives for the MSC Malaysia.
- 28 May - The Prime Minister goes on a working visit to the United States to promote the concept of the MSC Malaysia.
- 5 June - The Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) is set up to oversee the implementation of the MSC Malaysia.
- 20 June - The Prime Minister visits the headquarters of Microsoft in Seattle, Washington, to garner support for the MSC Malaysia.
- 2 July - Final report on the concept and implementation of the MSC Malaysia is submitted to the Prime Minister.
- 4 July - Telekom Malaysia appointed as sole provider of the backbone infrastructure for the MSC Malaysia.
- 1 August - Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir launches the MSC Malaysia at the inaugural Multimedia Asia Conference and Exhibition’ 96. He also launches the MDeC, to be established with a board of 11 directors.
- 6 August - The cabinet directs the implementation of key infrastructural requirements of the MSC Malaysia, including the backbone network, the telecommunications network, cyberlaws, the Bill of Guarantees, and the hiring of knowledge workers.
- 1 September - The Prime Industries Minister Secretary General, the late Tan Sri Dato Dr. Othman Yeop Abdullah is appointed Chairman of MDeC.
- 14 September - MDeC begins operations.
- 2 October - The Malaysian Cabinet directs the Ministry of Education to prepare for the establishment of the Multimedia University.
- 12 December - The first Implementation Council Meeting (ICM) chaired by the Prime Minister
[edit] 1997
- 13th January - The then Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir heads an investment mission to the United States of America and Japan, and holds meetings with world IT leaders including Bill Gates, Scott McNeally, James Barksdale, Eckhard Pfeifer, Stan Shih, John Chambers and Nobuyuki Idei.
- 16th January - The International Advisory Panel (IAP) for the MSC Malaysia met for its first meeting chaired by Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad at the Gates Building of Stanford University, California, USA.
- 21st January - The Prime Minister continues MSC Malaysia promotional trip with three-day working tour to Japan to promote the project.
- 12th March - Cabinet announces decision to have University Telekom or Unitele set up its multimedia faculty in the country’s first intelligent city, Cyberjaya, marking the beginnings of the Multimedia University.
- April - The Digital Signature Act 1997, Copyright Act 1987 (Amendments), Computer Crimes Act 1997 and Telemedicine Act 1997 are passed by Parliament.
- 17th May - The Prime Minister performs the Groundbreaking ceremony at Cyberjaya, officially launching Malaysia’s first intelligent city.
- 20th May - An MSC Malaysia delegation heads for Europe. The Prime Minister delivers a keynote address at the Imperial College, London, and has a roundtable discussion with 25 CEOs from Europe’s leading multimedia companies. An MSC Malaysia delegation heads for Europe. The Prime Minister also meets with and promotes the MSC Malaysia to the Prime Minister of Britain, Tony Blair, at No. 10 Downing Street. In Eindhoven and Stockholm, Dato Leo Moggie, Minister of Energy, Telecommunication and Posts and Tan Sri Dato’ Abdul Halim Ali, Chief Secretary to the Government, meet CEOs to firm up relations between the MSC Malaysia and IT leaders in Europe. In Eindhoven, Malaysia is invited to join the Advanced Networked Cities and Regions Association (ANCARA) as its seventh member. The MSC Malaysia delegation also signs several government with IT companies in Portugal, Switzerland, Germany and France.
- 25th June - In Hungary, the MDeC signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Infopark. Another MDeC delegation heads for California for a presentation to the Entertainment and Media Asia 1997 Conference organized by the Asia Society. The MDeC makes a presentation to Global Knowledge 1997 in Canada.
- 26th July - The Prime Minister launches the Concept Request For Proposals (CRFPs) for the Flagship Applications, namely Electronic Government, Multi-Purpose Card, Smart Schools and Telemedicine.
- 29th October - Datuk Law Hieng Ding, Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, launches the MSC Malaysia Research and Development Grant Scheme (MGS)
[edit] 1998
- 18th – 19th February - The Second International Advisory Panel Meeting, chaired by the then Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad was held at Cyberview Lodge.
- 16th July - Redtone Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (formerly known as VMS Technology Sdn Bhd) becomes the first MSC Malaysia Research and Development Grant (MGS) recipient.
- 22nd October - The first E-Government project, Project Monitoring System (SPP II) was launched.
- 12th November - Launch of Knowledge Workers Exchange (KWX) at Mines Beach Resort, Kuala Lumpur.
- 12th November - Launch of Global Schools Network at Education Technology Division, Ministry of Education, Kuala Lumpur.
[edit] 1999
- 15th February - Signing ceremony for the establishment of the Asia-Pacific MSC Malaysia Information Technology and Telecommunications Award (APMITTA) between MDeC, Australia-based Asia Pacific Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards and Asia-Pacific Information Technology Awards of Malaysia. APMITTA is now currently known as MSC Malaysia-APICTA (MSC Malaysia Asia Pacific ICT Awards)
- 29th June - Launch of Smart Labs of MDeC-adopted schools – Sekolah Menengah Dengkil and Sekolah Kebangsaan Dengkil – by Dato Seri Mohd Najib Tun Hj. Abdul Razak, Minister of Education.
- 8th July - Official opening of Cyberjaya – Malaysia’s Premier Intelligent City by the Prime Minister
- 8th – 10th July - 3rd MSC Malaysia International Advisory Panel Meeting at MDeC Headquarters, Cyberjaya, chaired by the then Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir. Official opening of Multimedia University by the PM. Official opening of NTT MSC Malaysia Research and Development Centre in Cyberjaya by the PM.
- 27th July - Official opening of MSC Malaysia Central Incubator by Minister of Entrepreneur Development , Dato Mustapa Mohamad at the MSC Malaysia Central Incubator, Cyberjaya.
- 5th August - Signing ceremony at MDeC Headquarters, Cyberjaya, of an MoU between MDeC and Ceylinco Consolidated Ltd. Of Sri Lanka for mutual cooperation and assistance in the development and setting up of information technology industry and/or technology park in Sri Lanka.
- 7th August - Signing ceremony at MDeC Headquarters, Cyberjaya, of a MoU between MDeC and Ajman University of Science and Technology, United Arab Emirates, for collaboration in Education, Technology and Investment.
[edit] 2000
- 20th January - Telemedicine signing ceremony between MSC Malaysia and the Ministry of Health, witnessed by Health Minister Dato Chua Jui Meng.
- 23rd May - The e-Services project was launched with online services for utilities, e.g: TNB and Telekom bill payments and checking JPJ/ PDRM summons.
- 25th May - MSC Malaysia International Cyberlaws Conference.
- 27th June - Launching of the pilot of the Malaysian National Digital Library (mylib) at MSC Malaysia Headquarters, Cyberjaya. MSC Malaysia Techventures Forum II
- 28th – 29th August - Korean Information Technology Symposium. MoU signing ceremony between MDeC and Korea Institute of Multimedia Contents and Software.
- 5 September - The World’s 1st Multipurpose Smart Card issued to then PM, Tun Dr. Mahathir during MSC Malaysia Expo 2000.
- 7th – 8th September - 4th International Advisory Panel Meeting
- 8th – 10th September - The 1st MSC Malaysia Expo, held at the Mines exhibition Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
[edit] 2001
- 23rd August - 500th MSC Malaysia-Status company certificate presentation to Biodata Information Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd.
- 5 September - Government Multipurpose Smart Card (GMPC) brand MyKad officially launched by the then Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Hj Ahmad Badawi
[edit] 2002
- 29th January - Official Announcement - Renaming of APMITTA (Asia Pacific MSC Malaysia IT & T Award) to MSC Malaysia - APICTA (MSC Malaysia Asia Pacific ICT Awards)
- 15th July - Launching of Smart School Training for Teachers from Lao PDR, Myanmar and the Philippines
- 23rd July - MoU Signing Ceremony between MDeC & PIKOM (Persatuan Industri Komputer dan Multimedia Malaysia) for bid of WCIT 2008
- 5th - 7th September - 6th International Advisory Panel Meeting (IAP)
- 6th September - Launch of the MSC Malaysia Flagship Centre (now known as MSC Malaysia Innovation Centre) comprising Creative Application Development Centre (CADC) and Solution and Assessment Development Centre (SADC) in Cyberjaya.
- 28th September - "Dengkil Project Integration, Handover Ceremony" to Ministry of Education
[edit] 2003
- 6 February - National Incubator Network Meeting - Inaugural Cyberjaya
- 28 February - The Bankcard is officially launched by the government
- 3 March - Launching of the Smart Community International Network SCIN) in Cyberjaya. The MSC Malaysia is one of four founding members of SCIN which included Kenniswijk (Netherlands), Stockholm (Sweden) and Ottawa (Canada).
- 1 May - Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Othman Yeop Abdullah’s (former Executive Chairman) last working day in MDeC
- 16 June - YBhg Tan Sri Abdul Halim Ali is appointed as the Chairman of MDeC
- 15 July - Official announcement of Malaysia to host the World Congress on Information Technology (WICT) 2008
- 1 September - YBhg Datuk Dr Mohamed Arif Nun was appointed as CEO of MDeC
- 4 September - 7th MSC Malaysia-International Advisory Panel (IAP) Meeting.
- 5 September - MSC Malaysia-Launch of Phase II (In Phase 1 (1996-2003), the MSC Malaysia was successfully created. Every milestone set for Phase 1 was surpassed. In Phase 2, a web of similar corridors will be established in Malaysia, and a global framework of cyberlaws will be passed)
- 4 November - Dato’ Seri Law Hieng Ding, Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment, launches the MSC Malaysia Strategic Thrust Areas in Research (MSC Malaysia STAR), spin-off from MGS (MSC Malaysia R&D Grant Scheme). BT Multimedia (M) Sdn Bhd becomes the first STAR recipient.
[edit] 2004
- 5 February - MDeC signs MOU with the India’s National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM). The MOU aims to catalyse IT trade between India and Malaysia and encourage bilateral trade ties especially in the ICT and IT Enabled services as well as in the content sector.
- 28 March - The current Prime Minister YAB Dato’ Seri Abdullah Hj. Ahmad Badawi announces the new Cabinet reshuffle, restructuring of the Ministry of Energy, Communications and Multimedia into Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications. MDeC is subsequently gazetted as one the agencies under the revived Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations, in which all ICT related matters have been set under the purview of MOSTI, previously known as the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment.
- 3 July - The launch of the MyMalaysiaMyMSC Malaysia programme and The MSC Malaysia Next Leap at the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC). The MyMalaysia My MSC Malaysia is a nationwide program, to educate the masses on how MSC Malaysia can enrich their lives. The launch of the MSC Malaysia Next Leap,will cover the period 2004 – 2010. With the achievement of Phase 1, The Next Leap will focus on rolling out the initiative to the rests of the country. The Prime Minister officially announces the decision to roll out the MSC Malaysia initially to Penang and Kulim High Tech, as well as 10,000 schools to be made into “Smart Schools” within 2 years time.
- 2 – 4 September
8th IAP Meeting - 2 fresh elements were added to the IAP Meeting – the MSC Malaysia Technopreneur Forum and the MSC Malaysia Creative Multimedia Week. The meeting was also divided into 2 parts: The IAP Meeting and Breakout Sessions. For the first time, it was chaired by the Prime Minister, YAB Dato’ Seri Abdullah Hj. Ahmad Badawi and held for the first time at Putrajaya.
- 28 – 30 September - The MyMalaysia My MSC Malaysia @ Terengganu at Kuala Berang and Bukit Payung, Besut respectively, which is a first campaign to be held outside of Kuala Lumpur. This effort of bringing the MSC Malaysia to the wider community is an exemplary method of how the rest of the country, especially the rural areas could experience first hand the benefits of the MSC Malaysia and in turn educate the younger generation as to the importance of ICT to better enable them to excel in life.
- 1 December - The official opening of Malaysia-MSC Malaysia Representative Office in Dalian, China. Since the first visit of the Mayor of Dalian in December 2003, a total of 23 MSC Malaysia Status companies have signed MOU or MOA with Chinese companies.
- 7 December - Official launching of the 2nd MSC Malaysia Representative Office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This would strengthen our position where it is hoped that these establishments would capture the Middle East and Asia Pacific market in our bid to export and promote the MSC Malaysia products and services globally.
[edit] 2005
- 29 January - The successful roll-out of the MSC Malaysia, marked by the official declaration by the Prime Minister on the conferment of the MSC Malaysia cybercity status to the Penang state.
- 1 July - The Malaysia Brunei Frequent Traveler Card is established. The use of MyKad at Sabah / Sarawak entry points pave the way for automation and integration, which was previously done manually since 1963.
- 28 March - Launch of Malaysia Research & Education Network (MYREN) to proliferate the R&D capacity amongst the Malaysian research communities
- March 29 - MDeC signs a collaboration agreement with Creative Commons, a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that enables copyright holders to grant some of their rights to the public while retaining others through a variety of licensing and contract schemes. Malaysia is the first South-East Asian country to embrace the Creative Commons initiative.
- 1 May - Appointment of MDeC new Board of Directors
- 23 May - MDeC signs a MoU with the Korean Culture and Content Agency (KOCCA) where a strong collaboration had been sealed with one of the world’s largest cultural content exporter.
- 15 June - MDeC signs MoU with Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University for mutual cooperation in the ICT development through best practices such as SEI CMMI.
- 25-26 June - Grand launch of the MSC Malaysia ICT Recruitment Fair held at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre. Over 11,000 job seekers thronged in to the Fair and over 7,000 on-the-spot interviews conducted to fulfill the 3,500 odd jobs offered by 70 MSC Malaysia Status companies.
- 7th June 2005 - Deloitte Consulting launches a White Paper entitled “Malaysia’s Edge in the Fast Evolving Outsource Space” where it highlighted the findings of its benchmarking exercise on outsourcing locations in the Asia Pacific region that clearly favours Kuala Lumpur as the preferred hub for companies to locate their off-shore shared service operations
- 8-10 September - The 9th MSC Malaysia International Advisory Panel Meeting (IAP) - held for the first time outside the central MSC Malaysia zone in its latest MSC Malaysia Cybercity - Bayan Lepas, Penang. Penang’s Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon addressed the meeting promoting Penang as an attractive location for MSC Malaysia Status Companies and potential investors.
- 13-15 September - Malaysia hosts the Global Public Policy Conference (GPPC), jointly organized by MDeC, PIKOM and ASLI. This is the first time the GPPC was hosted in Asia.
- 13th December - The Government Portal (www.gov.my) was launched by KSN in conjunction of CIO conference.
- 31 Dec - Retirement of Y Bhg Datuk Dr Mohamed Arif Nun, MDeC CEO
[edit] 2006
- 16 January - Appointment of Encik Badlisham Ghazali as new CEO of MDeC
- 9th February - The KL Sentral building is awarded a new status, that of a Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC Malaysia) Cybercentre. The MSC Malaysia Cybercentre is defined as a building or complex with basic enabling environment offering the (or partial of) 10-point MSC Malaysia Bill of Guarantees.
- 16th February - Penang MSC Malaysia Cybercity was awarded the ISO 9001:2000, making it the pioneer ISO certified MSC Malaysia Cybercity Management
- 20 February - Thailand's Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA) and Malaysia's Multimedia Development Corp (MDeC) signs an MoU for greater collaboration between the digital content industries of each country, embracing computer games, feature films and animation.
- 7th April - Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Abdullah Hj. Ahmad Badawi launches the MSC Malaysia 10th Anniversary celebrations and the MSC Malaysia Creative Multimedia Content Initiative. During the event, the PM reveals the new refreshed brand identities for the MSC Malaysia and MDeC. From this date onwards, the MSC is called MSC Malaysia and MDC is re-branded as MDeC.
- 7th December - The Klang Valley metropolitan area has been given Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) status area by the Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The award of these Cybercentres will be given on a stage-by-stage basis, where the first Klang Valley awarded Cybercentre is the Plaza Sentral in the heart of KL Sentral.
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- 17 - 19 May - 10th International Advisory Panel (IAP) meeting was held in the Putrajaya International Convention Centre. 28 IAP members from all over the world attended to advise the Prime Minister of Malaysia on the global development of Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
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