Penang state in Malaysia increases public Wi-Fi bandwidth by five times.
Residents of Georgetown city in Malaysia can now access free public Wi-Fi at twice the speeds.
Penang state announced that the public Wi-Fi bandwidth has been increased from 75Mbps to 375 Mbps. This allows each user to enjoy speeds upto 1Mbps, up from 512Kbps in the past, in Georgetown city and across the state.
Government should be where the citizens are, says Datuk Ibrahim Abdul Rahman.
Malaysia has urged its civil servants to use social media to help people understand government policies, especially new ones.
“It is important to use all available communication, especially Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to create better understanding of the government transformation agenda, especially the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax in April,” said Datuk Ibrahim Abdul Rahman, Director General, Department of Information.
Read more: MY: Use social media to explain new government policies, says Information Department DG
In embracing technology for enhanced learning, SK Ayer Lanas in Jeli, Kelantan has launched the first-of-its-kind Samsung SMART Classroom in Malaysia, in partnership with Samsung Malaysia Electronics (SME) Sdn Bhd.
Environmental information a key area for public participation, says United Nations E-Government Survey 2014.
Malaysia is looking to make its progress towards environmental sustainability more transparent. This month it released data and rankings of the environmental efforts made by every state in the country. Here’s why it is publishing this information and the challenges that it’s facing.
Read more: How Malaysia is opening up environmental performance data
Thanks to an agreement with Huawei Malaysia, the university will be equipped with a high-quality, high-bandwith and high-reliability campus network.
“Smart campuses with reliable, high bandwith networks are essential tools for today’s digital natives to feel engaged in their university education and compete successfully in the digital economy,” said Huawei Malaysia chief executive officer Abraham Liu at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday.