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The Asian Media & Mass Communication Conference 2010 Osaka, Japan<br />

7. Ensure that there is no Internet censorship<br />

8. Provide globally competitive telecoms tariffs<br />

9. Tender key MSC infrasturcture contracts to leading companies willing to use the MSC<br />

as their regional hub.<br />

10. Provide a high-powered implementation agency to act as an effective one-stop super<br />

shop<br />

From the point of economic planning, Malaysia had outlined certain elements that should<br />

be focussed in its development under the 9 th Malaysian Planning which incorporated:<br />

1. To consolidate Malaysia’s position as a hub of ICT and global multimedia<br />

2. To further extend the communication networks so as to ensure that access to service<br />

and information will be more at par.<br />

3. To intensify efforts in narrowing the digital gap<br />

4. To develop the existing cyber city and also to promote a new cyber centre and also the<br />

application of Multimedia MSC<br />

5. To stimulate the growth of new resources within the ICT sector including<br />

bioinformatic, joint-biotechnology and ICT<br />

6. To develop more professional staff in the ICT sector<br />

7. To expedite the culturing of e-learning and<br />

8. To promote more information safety<br />

Source: Nineth Malaysian Planning, 2006:148-149<br />

Under the Nineth Malaysian Planning (2006 – 2010), the government of Malaysia has allocated a<br />

sum of RM12.9 billion to be channelled to the programmes and projects that are related to ICT.<br />

These are shown in the Table 4<br />

Table 4: Expenditure and Development Allocations For<br />

ICT Related Programme to ICT, 2001-2010<br />

(RM millions)<br />

Program 8 th MP<br />

Expenditure<br />

Computerasation of Government Agencies<br />

2,125.0<br />

Narrowing Digital Gap<br />

School<br />

Programme Providing Facility To Communication Infrastructure<br />

Telecentre<br />

ICT Service Training<br />

ICT Fund<br />

MSC Multimedia Application<br />

Electronic Government<br />

Smart School<br />

Tele-health<br />

Government Multipurpose cards<br />

MSC Development<br />

<strong>Research</strong> and Development of ICT<br />

2,433.1<br />

2,145.1<br />

254.0<br />

18.1<br />

15.9<br />

1,125.6<br />

1,153.1<br />

537.7<br />

363.9<br />

91.8<br />

159.7<br />

320.8<br />

727.5<br />

Total<br />

Source: Economic Planning Unit<br />

7,885.0<br />

Note A large portion it will be prepared via USP contributed by industry<br />

66<br />

RMKe -9<br />

Allocations<br />

5,734.2<br />

3,710.2<br />

3,279.2<br />

150.0 (1)<br />

101.0<br />

180.0<br />

1,493.0<br />

1,100.5<br />

572.7<br />

169.8<br />

60.0<br />

298.0<br />

377.0<br />

474.0<br />

12,888.9

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