In fact, so slow has been the uptake of broadband services that, last year, the cabinet committee chaired by the deputy prime minister had to revise downwards the penetration target for 2010 from 75 per cent to 50 per cent.
The benefits of having such a facility for the people and the nation are expected to be worth many times that amount.
High-speed access to the Internet will provide a boost to telehealth facilities, Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor said yesterday.
Apart from an increase in consumer purchase, growth in communications including broadband provision, and outsourcing, the main contributors are also IT-related events such as the major upcoming ‘World Congress Information Technology (WCIT 2008)’ as well as several other events including 14 IT-related events to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on May 18-22.
Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor said the RM15.2 billion infrastructure would spur economic growth further.
The speed of Internet access will be improved up to 1,000 megabits per second for large users.
As of today, you can do it effortlessly online.
This is made possible with the launching of online road tax renewal services developed by MY E.G. Services Berhad (MyEG, the leading E-Government services concessionaire in Malaysia.