MALAYSIAN STANDARDS RELATED TO INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

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MALAYSIAN STANDARDS RELATED TO INFORMATION AND
TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
By SALEHA A. JALIL SEMINAR STANDARDISATION IN
INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN
MALAYSIA 10 AUGUST 2004 SIRIM Berhad
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Education
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Textiles
Science
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Subject
Terminology
Classification
Aspect
Methods of testing and analysis
Specification
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Diagrammatic representation of standardisation
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Standards, Technical Regulations and SPS Measures
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MALAYSIAN STANDARD
Malaysian Standard is a consensus document
developed by Standards Development Committees
within the Malaysian Standards Development System
and approved by the Minister of Science,
Technology and Innovations in accordance with the
Standards of Malaysia Act 1996 ( Act 549)
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Standards Development at National Level
Identif. of need and proposal for standard
Implementation
Preparation
Factories
Certification
Certification
Regulation
Public purchasing
Final Standard
Government
Standards
Purchasing
Council
Private commerce
Public comment
Public and Private sect. organisations
Draft Standard
Reference in legislation
Standardis. Programme
Technical Committee
Standards, Technical Regulations and SPS Measures
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MALAYSIAN STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURE
Minister, Ministry of Science, Technology and
Innovations
Malaysian Standards and Accreditation Council
Director-General, Department of Standards
Malaysia (DSM)
DSM (NSB)
National Standards Committee
National Accreditation Committee
National IEC Committee
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Industry Standards Committees (ISCs)
Standards-Writing Organisations (SWOs)
ISC A TC/WG ISC B TC/WG ISC C
TC/WG ISC D TC/WG ISC E TC/WG ISC F
TC/WG ISC G TC/WG ISC H TC/WG ISC I
TC/WG ISC J TC/WG
ISC K TC/WG ISC L TC/WG ISC M
TC/WG ISC N TC/WG ISC P TC/WG ISC Q
TC/WG ISC R TC/WG ISC W TC/WG ISC Y
TC/WG ISC Z TC/WG
MPMA C CA MRB CIDB MPOB MCMA MTIB
TEEAM JPP FMM-MIGMA IFEM MWPA DOSH IEM
SIRIM Berhad (National Standards Development
Agency)
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INDUSTRY STANDARDS COMMITTEES (ISCs)

• ISC A Food and Agriculture
• ISC B Chemicals and Materials
• ISC C Consumer Products, Personal Safety and
  Services
• ISC D Building and Civil Engineering
• ISC E Electro-technical Engineering
• ISC F Mechanical Engineering
• ISC G IT, Telecommunication and Multimedia
• ISC H Petroleum and Gas
• ISC I Halal Standards
• ISC J Plastics and Plastics Products
• ISC K Packaging and Distribution
• ISC L Road Vehicles
• ISC M Fire Safety and Prevention
• ISC N Rubber and Rubber Products
• ISC P Iron and Steel
• ISC R Medical Equipment and Devices
• ISC Q Textiles and Apparels
• ISC W Occupational Health and Safety
• ISC Y Quality Management and Quality Assurance

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STANDARDS-WRITING ORGANISATIONS (SWOs)
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SIRIM Berhad - National Standards Development
Agency (1)

• As the national standards body, DSM has appointed
  SIRIM Berhad as the sole National Standards
  Development Agency with the following tasks
• Managing the standards development
  infrastructure

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SIRIM Berhad - National Standards Development
Agency (2)

• Managing Malaysian representation in
  international standards bodies
• Undertaking special projects (such as
  organisation of international meetings and
  standards promotional programmes) and
• Publishing, printing, selling and distributing
  Malaysian Standards.

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National Standards Infrastructure Managed
Industry Standards Committees (ISCs)
20 Technical Committees/Working Groups (WGs)
234 Current standards projects undertaken
600 Standards-Writing Organisations (SWOs)
14 Committees members involved
2,400
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Malaysian Standards Related to Information and
Telecommunication Technology

• Malaysian Standards on information and
  telecommunication technology are developed under
  the authority of the Industry Standards Committee
  on Information Technology, Telecommunication and
  Multimedia (ISC G).
• Scope of ISC G Standardisation in the field of
  information technology, telecommunication and
  multimedia
• Total number of published Malaysian Standards
  473 (as of 8 July 2004).
• Total number of active projects (work programme)
  66

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Technical Committees and Working Groups

• ISC G establishes several Technical Committees
  and Working Groups to develop relevant Malaysian
  Standards.
• Total number of Technical Committees 9
• Total number of Working Groups 8
• (2 Working Groups report directly to
• ISC G)

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Industry Standards Committee (ISC G) on
Information Technology, Telecommunication and
Multimedia
ISC G
TC/G/1
TC/G/2
TC/G/3
TC/G/4
WG/G/1-1
WG/G/2-1
TC/G/5
TC/G/6
TC/G/8
TC/G/9
WG/G/5-1
WG/G/5-2
WG/G/5-3
WG/G/5-4
TC/G/10
WG/G/0-1
WG/G/0-2
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LIST OF TCs/WGs Vs ISO/TCs/SCs (1)
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LIST OF TCs/WGs Vs ISO/TCs/SCs (2)
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LIST OF TCs/WGs Vs ISO/TCs/SCs (3)
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LIST OF TCs/WGs Vs ISO/TCs/SCs (4)
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LIST OF TCs/WGs Vs ISO/TCs/SCs (5)
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LIST OF TCs/WGs Vs ISO/TCs/SCs (6)
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LIST OF TCs/WGs Vs ISO/TCs/SCs (7)
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LIST OF TCs/WGs Vs ISO/TCs/SCs (8)
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REFERENCE DOCUMENTS FOR PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
IN MALAYSIAN STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
ISO/IEC Guide 2 Standardisation and
related activities - General vocabulary ISO/I
EC Guide 59 1994 - Code of Good
Practice for Standardization and WTO
Agreement on Technical Barriers To Trade -
Annex 3 - Code of good practice for the
preparation, adoption and application of
standards - Annex - 4 Second Triennial review
of TBT agreement
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Participation in Standards Development Process
is accessible to all interested parties through
representation at
gt Industry Standards Committees (ISCs) gt
Technical Committees (TCs) gt Working Groups
(WGs) and gt Public comment process. Interested
party may initiate new work proposals for
standardisation or comment on existing standards
or draft standards.
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REPRESENTATIONS FROM
Institutions of Higher Learning
Government Agencies
Industries
Professional Bodies
REPRESENTATIONS
Consumer Associations
Trade and Manufacturer Association
Research Organisations
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MALAYSIAS MEMBERSHIP STATUS IN ISO AND IEC FOR
YEAR 2004
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MALAYSIAS PARTICIPATION AT INTERNATIONAL
LEVEL (1) P-MEMBERSHIP TECHNICAL
COMMITTEES 1. TC 28 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND
LUBRICANTS 2. TC 34 AGRICULTURAL FOOD
PRODUCTS 3. TC 45 RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS
(SECRETARIAT) 4. TC 61 PLASTICS 5. TC 104 FREIGHT
CONTAINERS 6. TC 122 PACKAGING 7. TC 138 PLASTICS
PIPES, FITTINGS AND VALVES FOR TRANSPORT OF
FLUID 8. TC 157 MECHANICAL CONTRACEPTIVES 9. TC
176 QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY
ASSURANCE 10. TC 181 SAFETY OF TOYS 11. TC
204 TRANSPORT INFORMATION AND CONTROL
SYSTEMS 12. TC 206 FINE CERAMICS 13. TC
207 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 14. TC 210 QUALITY
MANAGEMENT AND CORRESPONDING GENERAL ASPECTS
FOR MEDICAL DEVICES
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MALAYSIAS PARTICIPATION AT INTERNATIONAL
LEVEL (2) P-MEMBERSHIP TECHNICAL
COMMITTEES (RELATED TO INFORMATION AND
TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY) 15 TC
211 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION/GEOMATICS 16. JTC 1/SC
27 SECURITY TECHNIQUES 17. JTC 1/SC 37
BIOMETRICS O-MEMBERSHIP TECHNICAL
COMMITTEES 1. JTC 1/SC 2 CODED CHARACTER
SETS 2. JTC 1/SC 24 SUB-COMMITTEE ON COMPUTER
GRAPHICS AND IMAGE
PROCESSING 3. JTC 1/SC 29 CODING OF AUDIO,
PICTURE, MULTIMEDIA AND 4. JTC 1/SC 17
IDENTIFICATION CARDS AND RELATED DEVICES 5. JTC
1/SC 22 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES, THEIR
ENVIRONMENTS AND SYSTEM
SOFTWARE INTERFACES
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MALAYSIAS INVOLVEMENT AS SECRETARIAT OF ISO
TECHNICAL COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES a) ISO/TC
45 - RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS b) ISO/TC
45/SC 1 - HOSES (RUBBER AND PLASTICS) c) ISO/TC
45/SC 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS AND d) ISO/TC
157 - MECHANICAL CONTRACEPTIVES.
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ISO ITSIG (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES
IMPLEMENTATION GROUP )
Established in 1996. Reporting to the ISO
Council. Promoting a common understanding and
a stronger coordination of IT developments among
the ISO members and the ISO Central
Secretariat. Malaysia is appointed as member
this year.
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ABBREVIATIONS

• DSM Department of Standards Malaysia
• IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
• ISC Industry Standards Committee
• ISO International Organization for
  Standardization
• NIEC National IEC Committee
• NP New Work Item Proposal
• NSB National Standards Body
• O Observing member
• P Participating member
• SPS Sanitary and Phytosanitary
• SWO Standards-Writing Organisation
• TC Technical Committee
• WG Working Group

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