National Electronic Commerce Strategies The Malaysian Experience

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National Electronic Commerce Strategies The
Malaysian Experience

• Ho Siew Ching
• Ministry of International Trade and Industry
  Malaysia
• Expert Meeting on Electronic Commerce Strategies
  
• The Basic Elements of an Enabling Environment for
  E -commerce
• 10 12 July 2002, Geneva

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Outline

• Malaysias Vision 2020
• Response to the ICT Challenge
• Smart Partnership Approach
• Legislation
• Development of the Communications and Multimedia
  Industry
• Bridging the Digital Divide
• Transformation of Organisation
• Building National and Global Connections

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Malaysias Vision 2020

• By the year 2020, Malaysia is to be a united
  nation with a confident Malaysian society
  infused by strong moral and ethical values,
  living in a society that is democratic, liberal
  and tolerant, caring, economically just and
  equitable, progressive and prosperous, and in
  full possession of an economy that is
  competitive, dynamic, robust and resilient

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Response to the ICT Challenge

• National Development Plan
• 7th Malaysia Plan (1996 2000)
• 8th Malaysia Plan (2001 2005)
• National IT Council
• Chair Prime Minister
• Members Public, Private, Non-Governmental/
• Non-Profit sectors

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Smart Partnership Approach

• Community
• Private
  Public

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Legislation

• Basic Principles
• Recognition of the borderless and global nature
  of E-commerce
• Flexibility and generic orientation to address
  the dynamic environment (technology neutral)
• Consistency between paper-based laws and cyber
  laws
• Clear and implementable / enforceable

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Laws Passed / To be Tabled
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(Con t) Laws Passed / To be Tabled
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Comprehensive Law Review

• Harmonise Existing Laws with the following
  Objectives
• Propose amendments to existing laws
• To fine tune over 739 federal legislations
  spanning across 22 ministries and departments
• Propose new laws
• Electronic Transaction Act
• Electronic Government Activities Act

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Development of the Communications and
Multimedia Industry

• Institutional Arrangements
• New Regulatory Framework
• Key Policy Initiatives

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Institutional Arrangements

• Single Ministry to formulate policies for
  telecommunications, computing and broadcasting
• (Ministry of Energy, Communications and
  Multimedia)
• Single autonomous regulating body for the
  convergent industry (Malaysian Communications and
  Multimedia Commission)
• An Appeals Tribunal to ensure fairness and just
  administration of the Communications and
  Multimedia Act 1998
• Four industry forums to ensure participation of
  the convergent industry and consumers

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Regulatory Framework

• Based on the following Principles
• Transparency
• Flexibility and generic orientation (technology
  neutral)
• Less rather than more regulation
• Industry self regulation

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Key Policy Initiatives

• Better Utilisation of Infrastructure
• Creating critical mass for broadband services
• Infrastructure sharing
• Increase Competition
• Tariffs Rebalancing
• Increase in the number of market players
• Equal Access
• Liberalisation of the last mile connection
• Develop ICT / Multimedia SMEs
• Technopreneur Development Flagship

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Bridging the Digital Divide

• Universal Service Fund
• PC Ownership Campaign
• Rural Internet Programmes
• E-community Programmes

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Transformation of Organisation

• E-Government
• Catalyst for increase ICT use
• 6 pilot projects to jumpstart the e-government
  initiative
• E-Corporation
• Mobilise firm level activity
• Education and training
• Grants , soft loans
• Tax incentives

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Building National and Global Connections

• Participation in International Fora
• WTO, APEC, ASEAN
• Involvement in Cross Border Projects
• Paperless trading

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