I remember the first time I was
introduced to cyber law in 2002. At that time, I was a student in Kulliyyah of
Information and Communication Technogy, International Islamic University
Malaysia (KICT, IIUM). It was in Semester 2 Session 2002/2003. Every student
taking Bachelor of Management Information Systems weere required to learn Cyber
Law & Islamic Ethics (INFO 4420). The credit hours and contact hours is 3.
I cannot remember the name of the lecturer, but I remember he was a Senior
Lecturer in Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Law (AIKOL). I miss the first class due
to registration problem and was been given reprimand by him. At that time,
internet was not that accessible in Gombak and I have to go to a cyber cafe in
Medan Idaman or famously known as Ong Tai Kim by IIUM students.
The subject of Cyber Law is quite new
to my friend and I as we are not been given a lot of exposure about the
existence of law, codes of conduct or regulations pertaining the computer and
the Internet. At that time, Malaysia was under a rapid exposure to multimedia,
computer network, internet and even DVDs are consider very modern and a
specialty product.
In that class, I still remember until
today is the seven (7) flagship applications of Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC)
that are:
- Electronic Government;
- Multipurpose Card;
- Smart School;
- Telehealth;
- R&D Cluster;
- e-Business; and
- Technopreneur Development.
i.
e-Government: It is an initiative taken
by the Government operates efficiently and to cope with the information age.
There are seven (7) pilot projects that are as follow:
a)
Project Monitoring System (SPP II)
b)
Human Resource Management Information
System (HRMIS)
c)
Generic Office Environment (GOE)
d)
Electronic Procurement (EP)
e)
Electronic Services (E-Services)
f)
Electronic Labour Exchange (ELX)
g)
E-Syariah
Since I am a government officer, I knew most 6 out of 7 e-government
projects. I never knew about GOE. I checked the Malaysia Administrative
Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) website and stumble upon the
e-book in PDF form entitled “Information on MAMPU”. This project is now known
as Generic Office Environment-Electronic Government Document Management System
(GOE-EGDMS). The ultimate aim of this project is as the electronic management
and administration of documents and records in the Malaysia Government. My
personal opinion is, to maximize the use of GOE-EGDMS, the government agencies
and departments must have the willingness to reduce the amount of papers used
in meetings. They must fully utilize the current technology such tablet pc
(iPad, Galaxy Tab etc).
ii.
Multipurpose Card: It is simply a smart
card where it used as the platform to perform a few task such as information
about individual and electronic transaction.
Every Malaysia citizens have MyKad that is the
current identification card produced by National Registration Agency. It has microprocessor
chip that stores National ID, driving license, passport information, health
information, Touch n Go, MEPS Cash, ATM and Public Key Infrastructure. Currently,
I still been ask to show both MyKad and driving license if I were stop by the
police in a roadblock.
iii.
Smart School: The flagship application
is meant to transform Malaysia from industry to knowledge-based economy. The applications
consist of School Teaching-Learning Materials, Smart School Management System,
Smart School Technology Infrastructure, School Assessment System, System
Intergration and Help Desk.
This application is one of the government best efforts
in transforming the learning experience for the students. The way of learning
must change according to the technological changes and now it seems that most
of our students in school are very technology savvy even in the early
childhood.
iv.
Telehealth: The aim of telehealth is to
keep the people inform about the health information and provide virtual health
services. The telehealth application involved four (4) pilot project that are
Teleconsultation, Mass customized/Personalized Health Information and
Education, Lifetime Health Plan and Continuing Medical Education.
I have checked few website regarding MSC’s
Telehealth as it seems that most of us are not fully aware about this
application. But, we can browse through Ministry of Health website where it has
the link to InfoSihat and MyHealth for Life.
v.
R&D Cluster: The flagship
application pools corporate resources to promote the research and development
activities in new technology. The programmes include MSC R&D Grant Scheme,
MSC Student Attachment Programmes, MSC Technology Forum Series, collaborative
R&D effort between firms, universities and research institute.
There is a total of RM85 million been allocated by
the government through MSC R&D Grant. Hopefully the money will be well
spend.
vi.
E-Business: This application is aim to
shape electronic business environment for the businesses to stay competitive.
Currently, there are a lot company out there that
provide e-commerce solutions to the businesses that want to engage in
electronic business environment. It is currently shaping the world’s economy as
online transaction infrastructures are developing fast.
vii.
Technopreneur Development: The
objective to focus on the development of ICT SMEs to become one of the world
class corporations.
I think we do have a lot of companies that are
moving forward and becoming very successful. According to Top10Malaysia.com
(2013), the most successful technopreneur include:
a)
Mark Chang from Jobstreet.com
b)
Ganesh Kumar Bangah from MOL
c)
Pua Khein Seng from Phison Electronics
d)
Puan Chan Keong from Green Packet
e)
Richard Tan from from Interbase
Resource (Lelong)
f)
Christopher Chan Hooi Guan from TMS
g)
Wei Chuan Beng from Redtone
h)
Chan Kee Siak from Exabytes
i)
Tengku Farith Rithauddeen from Skali
j)
Harres Tan from HT Consulting
It has been 11 years since I learn Cyber Law in IIUM and still remember
the MSC Flagship Application. We have come a long way and move forward we must.
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