While Malaysia boasts a growing cohort of tech-savvy consumers, many in the ICT industry see a shortage of skilled labour as one of the primary obstacles to growth in the sector. Malaysia ranked 36th out of 60 countries on the Global Talent Index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit in 2009, and it was projected to drop to 39th place by 2015...
Long moribund, Malaysia’s fixed-line sector has been jumpstarted by the introduction of a nationwide high-speed broadband (HSBB) network, which has boosted Telekom Malaysia’s (TM) bottom line and promoted greater competition. TM’s flagship fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) project could offer millions of users broadband access while opening the door to...
The scope of Malaysia’s ICT ambitions is well captured by Cyberjaya, a technology centre launched by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in 1996 as an answer to Silicon Valley. The idea behind this smart city was to move past reliance on the primary and heavy industrial sectors to a service-driven model, as in the West and the Asian tigers of Hong Kong...
Long associated with call centres in low-income economies like India and the Philippines, outsourcing is seen as a growth industry in Malaysia under the government’s Economic Transformation Programme (ETP). While Malaysia cannot compete with these cheaper competitors for basic services on the basis of cost, it is bidding for competiveness in higher-...
The telecommunications market in Algeria is set to see significant gains with the introduction of third-generation (3G) services in 2012. The launch of this much-anticipated technology is set to create a number of new opportunities for operators to expand revenue sources and satisfy growing consumer demand for high-capacity data networks. As...
Despite its considerable population size, internet usage in Algeria remains low. With only 1m internet subscribers in a population of over 37m as of mid-2012, the sector demonstrates attractive expansion prospects. Both the government and key industry participants have demonstrated commitments towards developing the sector in line with growing...
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