Information and Communication Technology and Economic Development in Malaysia

Critical Issue ◽

Market Demand ◽

Public And Private ◽

Ict Development ◽

The Government ◽

New Institutions

Since the early 1990s the government has emphasised the information and communication technology (ICT) sector as a new engine of growth and development. The Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) which was developed in 1996 was regarded as a main vehichle and catalyst for ICT sector development. Since there were many new institutions established by the government, it some how had complicated and decreased efficiency in expanding the industry. ICT related courses at public and private institutions were not developed well enough to meet the market demand. Consequently, the human factor, which was a major component for ICT development, was not fully utilised in research and development, therefore reliance on foreign technology remained a critical issue. These have slowed the progress of ICT development. This paper will discuss the ICT sector development policy in a broad view and try to analyse critically to what extent the development of ICT sector has contributed to economic development in Malaysia.

Information And Communication Technology (ICT) Utilization In Technical-Vocational Schools In Region V: Basis For Five-Year ICT Development Plan

Proceedings Journal of Interdisciplinary Research ◽

10.21016/irrc.2015.au25ef98o ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. 61-69

Author(s):

Prolucen C. Velarde ◽

Richie C. Velarde ◽

Cheryll V. Bermudo ◽

Relly C. Velarde

Keyword(s):

Development Plan ◽

Vocational Schools ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Ict Tools ◽

Ict Development ◽

The Government ◽

Teaching Learning

The study was conducted focused on the utilization of Information and Communication Technology in Technical-Vocational Schools in Region V, Philippines, School Year 2011-2012. It determined the profile of teachers, adequacy of ICT equipment, competence of teachers and their relationships. The data were gathered through a questionnaire-checklist formulated by the researcher. The validity and reliability of the instrument were ensured. Findings revealed that the majority of the teachers are 26 years old and above. Three-fourths of them have attended a very minimal number (1-3 times) of ICT – related training. Eighty-four percent of the teachers have master’s degrees; fifty percent of them have served the government for more than 10 years; fifty-eight percent were occupying Teacher I position; twelve percentage designated to different administrative functions. There is fairly adequate ICT tools and equipment and the teachers are competent in working with word processors only. Furthermore, the age of teachers and the competences is significantly related to using ICT tools and equipment. The researcher concluded that there is a dearth of ICT-related training for teachers of all age levels and ICT tools and equipment should be procured to sustain the development of competence among teachers. It is recommended therefore to implement the proposed ICT development plan and the conduct of further research on the extent of utilization of ICT tools and equipment along the actual teaching-learning process.

Information and Communication Technology Recommendations for the Further Development of a Robust National e-Health Strategy for Epidemics and Pandemics

Jurnal Sistem Informasi ◽

10.21609/jsi.v16i2.979 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 31-42

Author(s):

Putu Wuri Handayani ◽

Setiadi Yazid ◽

Stéphane Bressan ◽

Agung Firmansyah Sampe

Keyword(s):

Process Technology ◽

Public And Private ◽

Health Strategy ◽

The Government ◽

Health Organization ◽

Technology Policies ◽

Further Development

This paper aims to provide recommendations for information and communication technology strategy that can support government actions to overcome epidemics and pandemics in Indonesia. The method used in this research is a qualitative approach by conducting a narrative review and discussion with four experts in the field of information and communication technology. The results of this study are recommendations related to people, process, technology, and data. The recommendations are inspired by the success of Internet in establishing public and private collaboration. This research is intended to assist the government in formulating information and communication technology policies to support government and health organization actions to overcome epidemics and pandemics.

The Influence of ICT on the Control of Corruption

International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age ◽

10.4018/ijpada.20210101oa02 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 0-0

Keyword(s):

Government Information ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Auto Regressive ◽

Ict Development ◽

Asean Countries ◽

The Government ◽

Control Of Corruption

Corruption might occur in many places within the government. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can be used to create a more open and transparent government enabling the Control of Corruption (CoC). The research presented in this paper aims to analyze the effect of ICT on CoC in open government. Using panel data of ASEAN countries over 33 years from 1984 to 2016, this study examined the data utilizing panel Auto-Regressive Distributed Lags (ARDL). The results of this study reinforce the existing literature on the positive effects of ICT on CoC. However, the assumed relationship is more complicated than often assumed. This study shows the presence of a quadratic (non-linear) inverted u-shaped relationship between the ICT development and CoC, which implies that there is no further opportunity for ICT alone to reduce corruption once a threshold is reached. ICT might even be used to facilitate corruption. Hence, ICT needs to be complemented by institutional and organizational measures and education to fight corruption.

Inclusion of Information and Communication Technology to MSMEs Strategic Planning in Indonesia

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering - 2 ◽

10.35940/ijrte.b1987.078219 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 1345-1349

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

Loop Model ◽

Market Shares ◽

Internalization Process ◽

The Government ◽

Medium Enterprises

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have become one sector in Indonesia that are important for economic development. However, the system for MSMEs are unknown and unconstructed, especially with the development of information and communication technology that affect the sustainability and productivity of MSMEs. Therefore, this study’s first objective is to build a model that contains MSMEs model in macroscopic view with the involvement of ICT to enhance income for MSMEs. Second objective is to determine what recommendations should be given to raise the economic development received from MSMEs involvement according to the model. The results are a causal loop model is built based on previous researches about MSMEs that combine factors and important elements in the system. Based on the diagram, there are three recommendations given to the Government: trainings to MSMEs about ICT for their businesses, continuing to apply tax reduction for MSMEs, and enhancing their market shares by internalization process

The Influence of ICT on the Control of Corruption

International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age ◽

10.4018/ijpada.20210101.oa2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1-16

Author(s):

Darusalam Darusalam ◽

Marijn Janssen ◽

Kazi Sohag ◽

Normah Omar ◽

Jamaliah Said

Keyword(s):

Government Information ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Auto Regressive ◽

Ict Development ◽

Asean Countries ◽

The Government ◽

Control Of Corruption

Corruption might occur in many places within the government. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can be used to create a more open and transparent government enabling the Control of Corruption (CoC). The research presented in this paper aims to analyze the effect of ICT on CoC in open government. Using panel data of ASEAN countries over 33 years from 1984 to 2016, this study examined the data utilizing panel Auto-Regressive Distributed Lags (ARDL). The results of this study reinforce the existing literature on the positive effects of ICT on CoC. However, the assumed relationship is more complicated than often assumed. This study shows the presence of a quadratic (non-linear) inverted u-shaped relationship between the ICT development and CoC, which implies that there is no further opportunity for ICT alone to reduce corruption once a threshold is reached. ICT might even be used to facilitate corruption. Hence, ICT needs to be complemented by institutional and organizational measures and education to fight corruption.

The Contribution and Prospect of 5G Technology to China's Economic Development

Journal of Economic Science Research ◽

10.30564/jesr.v3i3.1706 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Jiawen Fu

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Social Life ◽

Industrial Development ◽

Key Technology ◽

World Power ◽

The World ◽

The Status ◽

Information And Communication

Since the birth of 5G, it has attracted much attention from all countries in the world. The development of 5G industry is particularly important for domestic economic development. 4G changes life, 5G changes society. 5G will not only accelerate the speed of people surfing the Internet, but also bring revolutionary changes to all aspects of social life, making people's lives, work and entertainment more convenient and diverse. The economic impact of the development of the 5G industry on China cannot be underestimated. Nowadays, information and communication technology has increasingly become a new driving force for economic development. 5G technology has already become a key technology pursuit for countries to compete for the status of world power, and it has also become an indispensable part of contemporary economic and social development. We should give full play to the government's guiding role, and work with network giants to build a new platform for cooperation, promote coordinated industrial development, achieve win-win results, and promote economic and social prosperity and development.

Analysis of the Risk Management Process on the Development of the Public Sector Information Technology Master Plan

Information ◽

10.3390/info9100248 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (10) ◽

pp. 248 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sérgio Andrade deFreitas ◽

Edna Canedo ◽

Rodrigo Santos Felisdório ◽

Heloise Leão

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Public Sector ◽

Master Plan ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Public ◽

Management Processes ◽

Risk Management Process ◽

Information And Communication

The Information and Communication Technology Master Plan—ICTMP—is an important tool for the achievement of the strategic business objectives of public and private organizations. In the public sector, these objectives are closely related to the provision of benefits to society. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) actions are present in all organizational processes and involves size-able budgets. The risks inherent in the planning of ICT actions need to be considered for ICT to add value to the business and to maximize the return on investment to the population. In this context, this work intends to examine the use of risk management processes in the development of ICTMPs in the Brazilian public sector.

Digital Acceleration of Sustainability Transition: The Paradox of Push Impacts

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su10082816 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (8) ◽

pp. 2816 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jack H. Townsend ◽

Vlad C. Coroama

Keyword(s):

Energy Use ◽

Industrial Process ◽

Sharing Economy ◽

Market Demand ◽

Ride Sharing ◽

Sustainability Transition ◽

Production And Consumption ◽

Information And Communication

Sustainability requires ongoing reform of resource production and consumption to reduce environmental harms. The main way that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can address these resource impacts is through digital optimization. Spreng found that optimization of an industrial process either increases energy use or accelerates production or consumption. It was assumed that reducing energy use progresses sustainability, whilst accelerating production or consumption to meet market demand is consumerist and generally detrimental to sustainability. In this paper, we argue that there are two important cases in which accelerating economic processes actually has an essential role in enabling sustainability by ICT: (1) when the process drives the production and adoption of an environmentally beneficial product such as a solar panel, often referred to as “cleantech”, or (2) when the process being increased is specific to the Circular Economy, such as recycling, maintenance/refurbishment, and sharing/reuse e.g., car-sharing, ride-sharing and tool-sharing in the Sharing Economy. The opportunities for ICT4S optimization are thus threefold: not just saving resources with efficiency, but also pushing the adoption of cleantech, and pushing the circulation of resources.

Pemanfaatan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi Dalam Mengakses Kredit Bagi Petani

The World of Business Administration Journal ◽

10.37950/wbaj.vi.750 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 125-142

Author(s):

Laras Sirly Safitri

Keyword(s):

Interest Rates ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Formal Institutions ◽

Government Financing ◽

Credit Programs ◽

Cultivation Technology ◽

The Government

Pemanfaatan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK) bagi petani dalam mengakses kredit masih rendah. Hal ini ditunjukkan oleh rendahnya aksesibilitas petani terhadap program-program kredit. Informasi-informasi yang berkenaan program pembiayaan/kredit dari pemerintah belum diperoleh petani secara merata. Bahkan, seringkali informasi tersebut tidak diperoleh sama sekali. Di samping itu, petani masih beranggapan bahwa program-program kredit yang ditawarkan oleh lembaga formal memiliki prosedur yang panjang, sulit dan berbelit-belit. Oleh karena itu, seringkali petani pada akhirnya memilih untuk memperoleh modal dari kredit yang ditawarkan oleh lembaga nonformal, meskipun dengan bunga yang tinggi. Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK) dapat menjadi solusi untuk meningkatkan akses petani terhadap program pembiayaan/kredit dari pemerintah. Hal ini juga perlu diupayakan oleh pemerintah sebagai peningkatan pelayanan publik bagi petani (e-Government). Dengan memanfaatkan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK), diharapkan dapat membuka akses petani terhadap berbagai informasi terkait program kredit dari pemerintah serta dapat pula membantu petani untuk memperpendek prosedur yang harus dilalui dalam memperoleh kredit. Selama ini pemanfaatan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK) pada sektor pertanian, sebagian besar masih terfokus pada informasi seputar teknologi budidaya dan pemasaran hasil pertanian. Sehingga diperlukan perhatian khusus dari pemerintah untuk memberikan layanan dan informasi terkait kredit bagi petani. Utilization of Information and communication Technology (ICT) for farmers in accessing credit is still low. This is addressed by the low accessibility of farmers to funding / credit programs from the government that has not been obtained evenly. In fact, often the information is not obtained at all. Besides that, farmers still think that credit programs offered by formal institutions have a long, difficult, and complicated procedure. Therefore, often farmers ultimately choose to obtain capital and credit offered by non-formal institutions, even with high interest rates. Information and communication technology (ICT) can be a solution to improve farmers' access to government financing or credit programs. It also needs to be pursued by the government as an increase in public services for farmers (e-government). By utilizing information and communication technology (ICT), farmers are expected to be able to open access to various information related to credit programs from the government and can also help farmers to shorten the procedures that must be passed in obtaining credit. During this time the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the agricultural sector is still largely focused on information about cultivation technology and marketing of agricultural products so that special attention is needed from the Government to provide services and information related to credit for farmers.