Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC)

The MSC is an area, 15 Km by 50 Km,

encompassing the Kuala Lumpur

City Center (KLCC) in the north,

Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur

International Airport (KLIA) in the

south.

MSC provides an infrastructure for companies to develop,distribute and use multimediaproducts and services.

MSC would become the catalyst for Malaysia to become a developed nation by the year2020.

Multimedia Super Corridor

Important Elements in MSC

1. The best physical infrastructure in the world. Example KLCC, Cyberjaya and KLIA.

2. Provides policy and regulations for intellectual property, digital signature, computer crime and electronic government.

3. Information infrastructure which has a capacity of 2.5 - 10 Gigabits/second using digital fiber optics.

4. Multimedia Development Corp. (MDC) as a one stop agency to manage and market MSC.

Important Elements in MSC

MSC Implementation Phases

Phase IMake MSC a success by learningfrom Malaysian partners.

Attract a core group of world-classcompanies.

Launch seven Flagship Applications.

The MDC envisions a 20-yeartime-frame for the full implementation and execution of the MSC. There will be 3 phasesof activity

Phase IIMDC envisages that during thisperiod, it will link the MSC toother cybercities in Malaysiaand the world.

It will create a web of corridors andestablish a second cluster of world-class companies.

It will also set a global standardsin flagship applications, champion cyberlaws, and establish globally-linked intelligent cities.

Phase IIIIn this final phase, it is expectedthat Malaysia will be transformedinto a knowledge-based society.

MSC will become a global test bed for new multimedia and IT applications.

MSC will have a cluster of intelligentcities linked to the global informationsuper highway, and become theplatform for the InternationalCybercourt of Justice.

Flagship Applications by 2000

Smart Schools

Multi-Purpose Card

R&D Cluster

Electronic Government

Telemedicine

Borderless Marketing

Worldwide Manufacturing Webs

Smart Schools

Goals

Encourage all-round development of the individual.

Provide opportunities for theindividual to develop his or herown strengths & abilities.

Produce a thinking workforcethat is also technologically literate.

Smart Schools

Democratise education such thatevery child has equal accessto learning.

Increase the participation of allstakeholders such as parents,the community and the privatesector, in the education process.

Multi-purpose Card (MPC)

Vision

MPC will improve the ease withwhich Malaysians conductroutine transactions withgovernment and private companies.

Applications

National ID - will be stored on chip

Driving Licence

Immigration

Health Card

Electronic Cash and otherFinancial Transactions

Multi-purpose Card (MPC)

R&D Cluster

VisionCreate the first internationally-focused R&D cluster in Asia,driven by strong governmentcommitment and guarantees.

Core ElementsEncouragement of corporate R&D.Creation of Multimedia University.Development of large-scale R&Dpilot projects.

Electronic Government (EG)

VisionEG sees the people in government,business and citizenry workingtogether for the benefit of allMalaysians, The vision callsfor both reinventing governmentand creating a collaborative environment that fosters the ongoing development ofmultimedia industry

Electronic Government (EG)

Pilot Applications

Licensing & Related VehicleServices and Utility Payment.

Electronic Procurement.

Generic Office Environment.

Human Resource ManagementInformation System.

Project Monitoring System.

Telemedicine

Vision

Malaysia is committed to creating a nation of healthyindividuals, families, andcommunities, and enhancingthe quality of life of all Malaysians.

Borderless Marketing

VisionCreate an environment in the MSCfor companies to use multimediatechnology to create and delivermarketing messages, customerservices, and informationproducts to their multiculturaland multinational customers.

Borderless Marketing

Focus Areas

Telemarketing.

Online Information Services.

Electronic Commerce.

Digital Broadcasting.

Worldwide Manufacturing Webs

Vision

Provide the optimal environmentfor manufacturing and manufacturing-service companiesutilising multimedia technologyto create and deliver value-addedservices and products to theircustomers around the globe.

MSC Status Companies

Local and foreign companies canapply to MDC for MSC Status. MSC Status companies will enjoythe following benefits : Tax exemption up to 10 years OR Receive 100 % investment allowance tax AND other benefits supported by the Bill of Guarantees

MSC Status Companies

MIMOS Berhad

Telekom Malaysia Berhad

Sun Microsystems Inc.

Nippon Telephone & Telegraph

Some of the pioneer MSC Status companies:

Bill of Guarantees

1. Provide a world-class physical and information infrastructure.

2. Allow unrestricted employment of knowledge workers.

3. Ensure freedom of company ownership.

4. Allow freedom of sourcing capital and borrowing funds globally

5. Provide competitive financial incentives

6. Ensure no Internet censorship

Bill of Guarantees

Bill of Guarantees

7. Become a regional leader in intellectual property protection and cyberlaws.

8. Tender key MSC infrastructure contracts to leading companies willing to use MSC as their regional hub

9. Provide globally competitive telecoms tariffs

10. Provide a high-powered implementation agency to act as an effective one-stop shop

Bill of Guarantees

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