IT/ICT? Please define..

Objective Define IT/ICT Keyword National Policy ICT as a Tool ICT in Education Some Statistic Some History

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National Policy The Malaysian government has introduced various initiatives to facilitate greater integration of information and communication technology (ICT) to enhance the effectiveness of education and training programmes. This was outlined in the country’s ICT Master Plan, 2001.

ICT as a tool to revolutionise learning to produce richer curricula to enhance pedagogies to lead to more effective organisational structures in schools to produce stronger links between schools and society and to empower learners

ICT in Education ICT in education focuses on three major areas: reduce the digital gap between schools; teaching and learning tool, increase productivity, efficiency and effectiveness of the management system.

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Some History …. 1987 – Privatization of telecommunications services took place (the first among the ASEAN countries). 1988 – The first Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Malaysia was founded (MIMOS). 1989 –The second telephone operator, CELCOM, was launched (21% foreign owned). 1993 – The third telephone operator, Maxis, was created (46% foreign owned).

Some history…. Some History . . . . 1994 – The fourth telephone operator, DIGI, was formed (33% foreign owned). 1996 –The National IT Agenda (policy framework for ICT development) was launched and the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) was initiated to promote world class ICT hardware and software research and production, ICT related services, and usage. 1997 – Enactment of the Digital Signature Act, Computer Crimes Act, and Telemedicine Act

Some History . . . . 1998 – The Ministry of Multimedia and Communications and the Communication and Multimedia Act (CMA) were established. to address the convergence of ICT by bringing broadcasting, telecommunications, computer networks, and content providers under one law. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) was established as a new regulator.

Some History . . . . 2000 – Broadband telecommunications in the form of an asynchronous digital subscriber line (ADSL) service, was launched. Wireless access protocol (WAP) and general packet radio service (GRPS) were introduced.

Some History . . . . 2001 – Short messaging service (SMS) was launched. 2002 – The third generation (3G) network facilities providers were selected (based on the beauty contest principle). 2003 – Roll-out of 3G networks began