10 entry point projects to meet demand for services

CONTENT and application creation for communications services will lead the transition to a knowledge based-industry under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP).
With data traffic increasing by 51% per year, profit focus has shifted from infrastructure to content and service providers and the Govern­ment has outlined 10 entry point projects that cater to increasing demand for services.
The ETP Report outlined 10 entry point projects (EPP) that are estimated to rake in RM35.7bil for the gross national income (GNI) in 2020 and create 43,163 jobs.
The 10 projects, placed under three themes, address content creation, expanding applications for public use and enhancing current infrastructure and require RM30bil, of which 97% will be provided by private entities.
The remaining 3% will be from public funds.
The first three projects, under the theme “Serving Tomorrow”, consist of nurturing Malaysia’s creative content industry, deploying a unified mobile and online payment system and spurring the adoption of communication technology linking businesses, households and the Government.
The second theme, “Pushing Boundaries”, contains three projects which aim to provide access to e-learning, e-healthcare and e-government services.
E-healthcare will include remote scheduling, remote monitoring, as well as online personal record keeping and payment system to increasethe efficiency of both private and public health services.
The four projects under the final theme “Enhancing Foundations” will focus on offering better broadband and network services to the public.
One of the projects, called “Ensuring Broadband for All” aims to legally require housing developers to include broadband as an essential service in addition to water and electricity through new bylaws made by the Housing and Local Government Ministry by end of this year.
The Government has set critical targets and milestones to be achieved within the next six to 12 months led by the Information, Communications and Culture Ministry and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.