Full coverage: Malaysia

19.12.2007 The Internet is set to play a critical role in poverty eradication efforts by providing unprecedented access to knowledge to the poor billions, according to experts gathered at a global knowledge conference. Hosted by the Global Knowledge Partnership, a multi-stakeholder platform by and for various sectors, the summit was a celebration of ten years of partnerships and the sharing of knowledge for the common goal of ICTs for development.

24.06.2007 Kehittyvien maiden välinen Tieteen, Teknologian ja Innovaation keskus päätettiin perustaa YK:n johdolla Malesiaan. Malesian ministeriön hallinnoima keskus tukee Etelä-Etelä -välistä teknologian siirtoa, säännösten luomista sekä maiden välistä tutkimusta ja yhteistyötä.

07.06.2007 The third World Electronic Media Forum (WEMF3) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 10-11 December 2007. The meeting is expected to attract broadcast executives, policy makers, academics, journalists, visionaries and decision makers from around the world. The agenda will include the safety of journalists and preserving the world's audiovisual archives. Read on...

29.11.2006 India-based Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) is organising the Asian Telecentre Forum 2007 conference from 6-8 February 2007 at the Palace of the Golden Horses, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The last date for submission of abstracts is 15th December 2006.

17.07.2006 The government will allocate RM3 million to help visually impaired students, mainly to provide access to Information Communication and Technology (ICT) facilities, Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said Sunday.

19.06.2006 In the silent world, life in certain situations can be rather difficult. Here's how the deaf are trying to help themselves in the world of ICT.

19.06.2006 How far have the billions of ringgit gone to make students and teachers savvy in information and communication technology? The Government has appointed a group of auditors to find out.

08.06.2006 Malaysia today called for more collaborative cooperation between it and India, particularly in construction sector, to further bilateral trade ties.

05.06.2006 The Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) targets the eradication of hardcore poverty by 2010 and reduction of overall poverty to 2.8% by the same year.

05.04.2006 Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) , the Government has almost doubled its allocation for the information, communications and technology (ICT) sector to RM13 billion from RM7.8 billion previously.

24.02.2006 Homebound and disadvantaged women will be the next to benefit from the eHomemakers Network, which harnesses the power of the Internet to provide women with the business skills and technical training to become economically independent.

19.02.2006 The Education Ministry of Malaysia will soon appoint an independent auditor to monitor the effective and efficient usage of ICTs in schools and its coverage in the country.

08.02.2006 Malaysians above the age of 17 are invited to take part in the first Creative Commons Malaysia Competition organised by the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDC).

12.01.2006 Malaysian journalists planned to attend a weekend workshop on freedom of information and proposed legal reforms to improve access. The workshop was scheduled for January 14 and 15 at Shah Village Hotel in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

06.10.2005 Malaysia will launch a digital TV (DTV) trial program to pave the way for the national digitalisation drive, Malaysian Deputy Minister of Information Lim Siang Chai said .

21.07.2005 Producers at the ABU-UNESCO ChildrenÂ’s TV Programme Item-Exchange Meeting and Workshop held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4-9 July last, were highly commended for the quality of their work and encouraged to continue contributing to the cause for more and more local content television material for children.

13.05.2005 As the Malayasaian government plans to recruit more than 2000 heads in the first Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Recruitment Fair, it is facing a mismatch in ICT skills in recent graduates and the current industry demands.

04.11.2004 Despite the growth in information and communication technologies, India is far behind its neighbours in taking the advantages of the digital revolution to the poor. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the country has fewer telephones in rural areas compared to Korea, Malaysia and China.

12.07.2004 The Malaysian government has promised its people a wider range of ICT services with the second phase of the Multimedia Super Corridor. The government will create several new cyber cities to expand its rapidly growing Internet technology industry and push for the status of a developed nation by 2020.

01.03.2004 Eighty-six rural districts in Malaysia with poor access to basic communications will receive a telephone service from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. Thirty payphones and 500 individual lines will be installed in each rural district as part of its Universal Service Provision programme.