1. Enter ITU-UUM ASP CoE For Rural ICT Development Universiti Utara Malaysia 06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, MALAYSIA. Tel: +604-928 4751 Fax: +604-928 4792 Email: itu@uum.edu.my Website: http://www.itu.uum.edu.myitu@uum.edu.myhttp://www.itu.uum.edu.my 1 st July 2011 Krabi, Thailand ADB/ITU FINAL INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON RURAL ICT DEVELOPMENT

2. Malaysia Country Report RURAL ICT INITIATIVES AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP SESSION 4 :

3. TelecentreAgencyNumber USP Phases 2-5Min of Info, Com, Culture1,169 Pusat Internet Desa (PID)Min of Info, Com, Culture42 Medan Infodesa (MID)Min of Rural & Regional Dev237 Community Broadband Centre (CBC)Com & Multimedia Commission70 Community Broadband Library (CBL)Com & Multimedia Commission105 Pusat Komuniti Usahawan Digital (PKUD)Min of Entrepreneur & Coop Dev30 Pusat Maklumat Rakyat (PMR)Dept. of Information138 Rakan Muda Cyber CentreMin of Youth & Sport56 BDD KPKTMin of Housing & Local Gov12 Pemulihan Dalam Komuniti (PDKnet)Min of Women, Family & Com Dev17 Pusat Info STI@MOSTIMin of Sci, Tech & Ind5 State Govt TelecentresState Governments274 Total2,175 National ICT Initiatives & projects

4. One of MSC flagship programmes Started in 1999 Act as a medium to ensure all children (both urban and rural communities) will have an opportunity to use ICT and access to digital content and applications. The project has been developed according to milestones(1999-2020) Smart School National ICT Initiatives & projects

6. launched by the Ministry of Energy, Water and Communication (now MICC) in cooperation with the Ministry of Education to provide communication infrastructure for the Smart School program. involves the provision of broadband Internet access for 10,000 schools nationwide. concentrates on the carriage and distribution of educational content and serves as a school-wide Intranet uses a variety of technologies to provide typically a minimum 1Mbps downlink and 128Kbps uplink to each connected school, depending upon the location. These technologies include Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), very small aperture terminal (VSAT) satellites, and direct fiber-to-the-school (FTTS). Schoolnet National ICT Initiatives & projects

7. launched on 30 January provide broadband services to the people by utilising digital technology to generate social and economic activities in the community. Model: Guro, South Korea; Kenniswijk, the Netherlands, and Stockholm, Sweden. Among other projects outlined for Digital Pekan include: a)Broadband Experience Centre. b) Computers@Home c) Wireless@Pekan d) Virtual Pekan Memoria e) In Town Portal-www.pekan.my f) Awareness Campaigns g) e-Pekan National ICT Initiatives & projects Digital Pekan

8. Special Stimulus Package Aim: to expose expose students, teachers, parents and the general community on the advantages of broadband The placement of SchoolNet Facilitators in schools nationwide Primary role of the facilitators: plan and conduct various activities, trainings and programmes As custodians of the ICT equipment in their respective schools. National ICT Initiatives & projects SchoolNet Facilitator Programme

9. Rural ICT initiatives & projects -NGO Initiative: a community Initiative by Hindu Youth Organization, Pelabuhan Klang -involves leadership camps, spiritual camps, religious classes and IT Education. -USP Initiative: The Kg WiFi is one of the initiatives identified under the National Broadband Initiative (NBI) that is expected to help accelerate the national broadband penetration target of reaching 50 per cent household targets by end of 2010. -Collaboration between community and UUM to provide Internet connectivity through the use of place of worship. Titian Digital Programme Kampong WiFi Community Internet Access Centre Masjid As-Syakirin Mata Ayer

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