How will the measures outlined in the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) address the country’s shortfall in communications infrastructure?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Zam Isa, Group CEO, Telekom Malaysia (TM): Interview from The Report: Malaysia 2016
Articles & Analysis | Malaysia's investment drive producing results in ICT from The Report: Malaysia 2016
Many of Malaysia’s Vision 2020 goals to develop into a high-income knowledge economy hinge on its ability to leverage its IT sector strategically and effectively. As is true in all developed countries, the country’s IT backbone undergirds and acts as the foundation for the potential of a wide swathe of other sectors, from services and industry...
Articles & Analysis | Despite major changes Malaysia telecoms sector has maintained stability from The Report: Malaysia 2016
The past two years have been somewhat trying times for the country’s telecoms companies, which have had to be adaptable enough to adjust to changing economic, market and regulatory conditions. A handful of knotty issues have converged to make market conditions and competition intense. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel as the...
Articles & Analysis | Malaysia creating ideal innovation environment for ICT from The Report: Malaysia 2016
New targets have been set to leverage the use of digital technology to drive the country’s economic growth beyond 2020. As the driver of the Digital Malaysia initiative, the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDeC) is drafting the new targets supported by the initiatives laid out in the 2016 budget. In 2015 ICT-based companies contributed...
Commanding the second-highest GDP per capita of all ASEAN nations, at $40,979 in 2014, Brunei Darussalam remains one of the most advanced economies in the South-east Asian region. This is in large part due to the Sultanate’s well-developed energy sector; however, with oil and gas prices falling substantially from mid-2014, new efforts are being made to increase the efficiency of production and diversify the economy to ensure future stability and sustainability.
Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: Malaysia 2016
Many of Malaysia’s Vision 2020 goals to develop into a high-income knowledge economy hinge on its ability to leverage the IT sector strategically and effectively. As in developed countries, the country’s IT backbone undergirds and acts as the foundation for the potential of a wide swathe of other sectors, from services and industry to tourism and banking. Although the sector is steadily...