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ETP ANNUAL REPORT 2011
Connecting 1Malaysia
Connecting 1Malaysia aims to fast track the adoption of new,
value-added communication services for business, household
and government use by creating an ecosystem conducive to the
accelerated adoption of these technologies. A three-pronged
approach is being taken, comprising efforts to catalyse demand
for new services, accelerate adoption and dismantle barriers that
prevent large-scale deployments.
The initial emphasis of this EPP is on cloud computing, enhanced
personal communication through tele-working and telepresence,
location aware services such as location-based services
and fleet logistics, and digital infotainment. Connecting 1Malaysia
will collectively generate RM1.8 billion in GNI and create 2,056
incremental jobs by 2020.
Achievements
Within the tele-working and tele-presence focus, a hosted
infrastructure platform for Telepresence services, has been
established. Telepresence is the next generation in video
conferencing technology that allows virtual meetings to be
conducted using life-sized, high-definition video and spatial
discrete audio.
To this end, VADS Berhad and Cisco signed a collaborative
agreement to build the first Telepresence exchange infrastructure
in Malaysia. It offers Managed Telepresence Services to the private
and public sector locally and within the region. To date, the project
has charted commendable progress, with 37 sites completed
where Telepresence services are operational, including Menara
VADS, Menara TM and PT VADS Indonesia.
The e-Learning EPP aims to establish a common knowledge
platform for students and professionals that will enhance teaching
methods in terms of quality, interactivity and accessibility,
encourage continuous learning for professionals and help prepare
the general population as the country shifts towards a knowledgebased
economy. Malaysia’s e-Learning approach is based on tight
collaboration between the public and private sector, where the
latter is instrumental in accelerating the deployment of fibre
infrastructure around the country. Broadband connectivity and
the development of a knowledge platform based on broadband
connectivity will link all Malaysian schools and related parties such
as educators, students and their families as well as other relevant
institutions such as libraries, museums and universities. To further
facilitate this, all students and teachers will be provided with their
own desktops and notebooks or mobile services for accessing the
platform.
In addition this platform will support Continuous Professional
Development for professionals such as teachers, lawyers and
accountants, with the potential for a regional roll out once
completed.
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Establishing e-Learning for
Students and Professional Training
In tandem with this EPP’s aim to increase technical skills and
technology transfer, another initiative by Cisco has seen 30 local
people trained in the manufacturing of Carrier Routing System 1
(CRS1) that has generated RM400 million worth of revenue from
the sale of the product.
Moving Forward
VADS is venturing into a partnership with an international firm to
expand the Telepresence service. Interconnection is expected to
be ready by January 2012 to locations around the world.
We continue to encourage participation from the private sector
in promoting People-to-Machine and Machine-to-Machine
applications.
e-Learning will generate incremental GNI of RM1.5 billion, 800
new jobs and spur the growth of connected devices used for e-
Learning from 0.5 million to eight million by 2020. A total of 64 per
cent of Malaysian schools will also be connected by 2012.
Achievements
To raise awareness of the benefits of e-Learning, the Ministry
of Education has been actively promoting educational online
content. To date, a total of 4,166 educational programmes and
education-related programmes have been uploaded onto
EduWebTV (accessible at www.eduwebtv.com.my). So far, it has
113,205 registered users.
Moving Forward
Under this EPP, the 1BestariNet project is underway to provide
connectivity to and inside schools, connectivity support and a virtual
learning platform to more than 9,000 schools in Malaysia by 2013.
This project will ensure connectivity of up to 10 Megabits-per-second
(Mbps) to all urban schools and up to 4 Mbps for rural schools.
The Government also continues to engage with the private sector
in efforts to provide affordable devices and innovative content
both for the local and export markets.