The government has unveiled ambitious targets to boost the global competitiveness of the country by having more Malaysians benefiting from the digital age (The Edge Financial Daily, Tuesday, 20 December 2005 by Tamimi Omar).
By 2010, it wants broadband penetration to grow to at least 15% of the population compared with 5% now and to boost 3G coverage to five million subscribers.
By 2010 too, the government also wants industry players to roll out mobile TV to at least 90% of mobile users and digital multimedia broadcasting to 95% of households.
The targets are contained in the Energy, Water and Communications Ministry's blueprint known as the Malaysian Information, Communications and Multimedia Services strategy - MyICMS 8896 - which involves eight service upgrade, eight infrastructure upgrade and six growth areas.
Perhaps by then too, we will have no more schools in containers, schools without electricity and leaking roof, as well as a totally new learning landscape to support the wonders of multimedia computing coming soon ... aiyaa, tak tau lah ..
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