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New Malaysian premier snubs ICT body
News Pikom is "disappointed" Prime Minister Najib Razak ignored calls for dedicated ministry, while opposition party says Najib has yet to show "generosity" toward sector.
Tags: Politics, Regulations, Sector, Communication, Culture, Information And Communication Technology, Malaysia, liberalization, Najib Razak, Abdullah
Govt red tape adds to security threats
News Bureaucracy and lack of sharing of data between countries impede efforts to address cybersecurity, but work is in progress to resolve issues, notes global industry body.
Tags: Network security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Kaspersky Lab, Security, Howard Schmidt, Impact, Cybersecurity, Singapore, cyberthreats
M'sia EPF board rapped over foiled PC scheme
News The government, under pressure from the public, has lashed out at the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) for failing to ensure the delivery of 150,000 PCs worth RM525 million to contributors under the nation's scheme to increase personal computer ownership.
IBM makes the world its lab
News Convincing countries and companies around the world of need to innovate during the economic downturn, has resulted in new cutting-edge partnerships for Big Blue.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IBM Corp., University, Chip, Samuel J. Palmisano, intellectual property, Switzerland, China Telecom, China, strategy
Putrajaya to become a federal territory, says DPM
News The Cabinet has agreed to make Putrajaya the third federal territory in the country.
Malaysia launches multi-purpose smart card
News Malaysia has created world history by being the first nation to launch the Government Multi-Purpose Card (GMPC),s says Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
DPM ticks off govt staff for poor maintenance of Web sites
News The Deputy Prime Minister ticked off government departments and agencies for not regularly updating their Web sites and promptly replying e-mail queries from the public.
M'sia, S'pore to explore wider use of smart cards
News Malaysia and Singapore Monday agreed to explore further the possibility of adopting the smart card to ease immigration clearance and inter-country travel for their citizens.
S'pore, M'sia to explore wider use of smart cards
News Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to explore further the possibility of adopting the smart card to ease immigration clearance and inter-country travel for their citizens.
Adopt new work culture, M'sian dotcoms urged
News Local enterprises plunging into the "dotcom" space must adopt a new work culture and shed any ideas of merely being contented with a slice of the domestic market, according to Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
M'sian gov't to support local software
News The Malaysian government plans to become a major user of the country's locally-produced software, reported official news agency Bernama.
20 million M'sians to get smartcards
News The Government Multipurpose Card (GMPC), the all-in-one smartcard envisioned by the authorities to conduct a variety of everyday applications, will be issued to 20 million Malaysians by 2007.
Selling fish online
Blogs Fishermen in Tanjung Dawai (Kedah) are using the Internet to sell fish. Bidders from all over the world are welcome t...
M'sian DPM: Buck up or be left behind in digital age
News Malaysia risks remaining a Third World country if it continues to be a laggard in the digital revolution, Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi warned.
Badawi to entrepreneurs: Help build MSC
News Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today urged information technology (IT) entrepreneurs to take advantage of the physical and regulatory infrastructure provided to spur growth of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC).
