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M'sian govt urged to provide ICT boosters
News Malaysia's industry body Pikom calls on government to make broadband top priority and dish out tax incentives to bolster country's declining ICT spending.
Tags: Local Government, Investments, Taxes, Personal broadband, Information And Communication Technology, Sales, Broadband, Business Process, BPO, Malaysia
Mixed reactions on bid to revive M'sian PC scheme
News Allowing members to withdraw retirement funds to buy PCs can boost industry's growth by another 2 percent, says ICT body. But, scheme was previously abused.
Tags: Scheme, Hewlett-Packard Co., Withdrawal, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband, Computer, Kuala Lumpur, industry, information technology, finance
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, liberalization, Najib Razak, Abdullah, Malaysia
Govt, telcos, financial firms to lift M'sia IT sector
News These three sectors are expected to spend most on technology in Malaysia, thus helping its infocomm technology industry to grow in 2009 despite a slowdown.
Tags: Sales/revenue, Acquisitions, Government, Telecommunications, International Data Corp., Information And Communication Technology, Broadband, BPO, Malaysia, financial
Mixed reactions to Malaysia's ICT stimulus
News Government's US$16.2 billion "mini-budget" won't be sufficient to shield vendors from effects of recession, says country's national IT association Pikom.
Tags: Government, IT budgeting, Stimulus, Stimulus Plan, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband, Malaysia, Procurement, Wong, ePerolehan System
Government cost-cutting will hurt M'sian IT sector
News Move by Malaysian government to reduce its spending on new computers and IT-related equipment could harm country's local industry, say market watchers.
Tags: Local Government, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, SMB, Malaysia, Computer, Government, public sector, printer, software
M'sia mandates local software use for govt
News Malaysian government agencies urged to use local applications, in move that can boost country's software market but send wrong signal to foreign players.
Tags: Local Government, Software engineering/development, R&D, Content management, Twitter Inc., Najib, Microsoft Corp., software, Information And Communication Technology, digital content
M'sia wins votes for green IT incentives
News Industry players welcome US$443 million fund in 2010 budget to drive green IT, but opposition party unimpressed with government's initiatives to boost broadband.
Tags: Local Government, Taxes, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Funding, Business, Green IT, Small And Medium Enterprise, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband
'Great ICT Sale' to target Malaysian SMBs
News Country's government agency plans business-to-business fair, in bid to narrow "SME digital divide" and urge small and midsize firms to embrace IT.
Tags: IT budgeting, Product marketing, Business, E-business, Small And Medium Enterprise, B2B, Information And Communication Technology, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, value chain
M'sia to crack down on PC robbers
News The Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia has proposed that the police set up a special task force to repress PC crimes.
Pikom hopes to announce new exec director next month
News The Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry Malaysia (PIKOM) hopes to announce its new executive director next month when its council meeting takes place.
Pikom to add presidency post
Blogs The Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia (Pikom) amended its constitution at its 20th annual ...
M'sia IT group undergoes restructuring
News The Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry Malaysia (Pikom) has voted to abolish its membership categories.
Pikom expands role to reach out to dotcoms, telcos
News The Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry Malaysia (PIKOM) will take on a broader role to further enhance the Association's relevance to the information and communications technology (ICT) industry.
M'sian firms should seek opportunities overseas
News The Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia (Pikom) wants its members to look for business opportunities in the region, and not just to depend on the local market.
