Searcc 05 Roundtable Conference: Malaysian National Computer Confederation (mncc)

SEARCC 05 ROUNDTABLE CONFERENCE Crown Plaza Darling Harbour, Sydney 26 September 2005

MALAYSIAN NATIONAL COMPUTER CONFEDERATION (MNCC) www.mncc.com.my

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BACKGROUND

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COUNTRY PROFILE - Malaysia "

LAND AREA:

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POPULATION: 26.12 million – multi-racial, multi-cultural multi-religious

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AV. LIFE EXPECTANCY: Male 70.6 yrs. Female: 76.4 yrs.

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INFANT MORTALITY RATE:

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MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE: 0.3 per ‘000

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GDP at Current year : USD 31.43Billion

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PER CAPITA INCOME :

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329,758 sq. km

5.5 percent

USD 4,520

MAIN INCOME SOURCES: Export of petroleum, palm oil, electronic components and finished products, wood products, tourism

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INTERNET PENETRATION : 37% (10 million users)

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BROADBAND PENETRATION: Less than 1%

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MNCC BACKGROUND -

MNCC started its existence as the Malaysian Computer Society (MCS) 1967.

- In 1988, the Society was converted to a non-profit company and limited by guarantee,

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OBJECTS - To establish an organisation for persons concerned and involved in IT. - To promote and develop IT. - To look after the interest of the IT Profession. - To extend and disseminate knowledge and appreciation of IT. 5

MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANISATION OVER 500 ACTIVE MEMBERS MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY: Fellow, Member, Associate, Provisional Associate, Affiliate, and Student BRANCHES: Penang Regional Centre, Johore-Melaka Regional Centre

ORGANISATION

- MNCC is Run by a 10- member elected Council among which the President and Vice-President are elected. The Council meets once in 3 months. - Five (5) of the Council Members form the Management Committee which meets monthly. - Various committees headed by a Council Member. - All Council Members serve on a voluntary basis.

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COMMITTEES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Membership Affaires Membership Promotion Education & Training ICT Excellence Award Web Development and Publishing

ACTIVE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS 1. Open Source SIG 2. Independent Software Architect Council of Malaysia SIG 7

RECIPROCAL MEMBERSHIPS MNCC also has reciprocal membership arrangements with the following : - British Computer Society - Australian Computer Society - Singapore Computer Society This means that a MNCC member will enjoy a 20% discount on membership subscriptions to the above societies. 8

INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATIONS - MNCC is one of the founding members of the South East Asia Regional Computer Confederation or SEARCC. - MNCC is also a full member of the International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP).

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION MNCC has an ongoing cooperative arrangement with the Center of International Computer Cooperation (CICC) Japan. 9

RELATIONSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT MNCC representatives served/serving in the following committees : National Research & Scientific Development Council

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Computer Software Industry Panel under MITI.

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Workshop on “Personal Data Protection Bill” organised by the Malaysian Multimedia Commission

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Rural Internet Implementation Committee under Min of Energy, Water and Communication

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ICT R&D Working Group for 9th . On Malaysia Plan Framework

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ICT Training Advisory Committees under the Ministry of Human Resource

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Technical Committee in Information Security Standards

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Technical Committees in Electronic ID and Passport Standards

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RELATIONSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT (contd.) - Technical Committee in Software Engineering Standards - National Productivity Standards Consultative Panel on Information Technology - MSC Education Advisory Panel - Working Group-3 for Cabling Standards, Malaysia Multimedia Commission.

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OTHER WORKING RELATIONSHIPS To promote IT and professionalism, MNCC also has worked with the following organisations: •MEWC (Min. of Energy Water and Communication) •INTAN ( National Institute if Public Administration) •NISER (National Internet Response Centre) • PIKOM (Malaysia Computer Industry Association) •ISACA (Information System Audit and Control Asso. •MSTI (Min. of Science Technology and Innovation) •LOCAL AND MULTINATIONAL ICT COMPANIES

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MNCC ACTIVITIES "

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Working towards professional accreditation with internal and external bodies. Organising talks, seminars, workshops, conferences, etc. Participate in Government ICT Policy, Standards, and R&D Committees and Technical Working Groups

- Represent the IT Profession at various forums (internally/externally). - Managing the Annual ICT Excellence Award Best Teacher, Student and Open Source Software Initiatives -

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Maintaining links and working with regional and international bodies on IT-related issues. Promotion of Open Source Software

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PLATFORMS/FORUMS Provide a forum for active MNCC members to interact and network with : -

Fellow IT professionals in various organisations.

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Influential officers in both the public and private sectors.

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Various IT professionals from the region and internationally.

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Other professionals through joint activities

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MNCC’S PARTICULAR STRENGTHS "

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RECONNISED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, ICT INDUSTRY AND THE MEDIA AS A KEY CONTRIBUTOR OF IDEAS AND TECHNICAL INPUTS ON ICT POLICIES, PROGRAMMES AND IN ADDRESING ICT ISSUES ABLE TO ORGANISE CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS SUCCESSFULLY ON ITS OWN OR JOINTLY WITH OTHER ORGANISATIOINS MOST ICT PROFESSIONALS IN THE COUNTRY DO PARTICIPATE IN MNCC ORGANISED EVENTS (THOUGH NOT MANY OF THEM WANT TO BE MEMBERS). 15

MAIN ISSUES FOR MNCC "

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GETTING MORE ICT PROFESSIONALS TO JOIN MNCC IMPLEMENTING A PROFESSIONAL ACCREDATION PROGRAMME

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MAJOR ICT ISSUES AT COUNTRY LEVEL "

DIGITAL DIVIDE The main challenges facing the efforts to bridge the digital gap are the last-mile telecommunication problem and the need for more friendly computer user-interface for ordinary rural communities

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SHORTAGE OF COMPETENT ICT PROFESSIONALS IN THE MIDST OF ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ICT GRADUATES "

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Government’s ICT initiatives like the Multimedia Super Corridor Project has created a sudden demand for competent ICT professionals, especially in software development and project management. Over the past year the problem of unemployable ICT graduates has been highlighted and is being addressed through joint consultative working groups universities, industry and professional bodies as well as through industry training programmes for graduates. 17

BEST PRACTICE – ICT INITIATIVE AT NATIONAL LEVAL E.g. NATIONAL CHIP-BASED ID CARD (smart card) AND MACHINE READABLE PSSPORT •National ID card was first implemented in 1948. The paper-based version went through three revision over a 50 year period. •The last replacement exercise which started 5 years ago is the chip-based ID card. Besides ID function it also has applications to serve as driving license, health card, electronic payment card. More application will be added. •To date less than 2 million eligible people have yet to apply for the smart ID card.

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BEST PRACTICE (Contd.)

BEST PRACTICES GAINED IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING ELECTRONIC ID CARD AND MACNINE-READABLE PASSPORT INCLUDE: •Manufacture of smart cards, card readers and Immigration auto-gates •Embedded systems application software development •Application integration and automation of ID card generation •Management of security, especially in card personalisation process •Government-private sector collaborative development approach •Development of standards 19

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BEST PRACTICE (Contd.)

•For the Malaysian machine-readable passports to be usable by other systems of Immigration Authorities the adoption of common standards is a necessity. •At the time Malaysia initiated the machine-readable passport there was no existing international standard to follow. Malaysia had to develop one from scratch. •After the 9/11 incident several countries have embarked on machine-readable passports. But there is still no established common standard. •Malaysia has applied to become a participating member of ISO Technical Committee on Machine-readable Passport, which is currently working towards developing a common standard. 20

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MNCC’S PROPOSAL FOR COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS WITH SEARCC TO FURTHER ENHANCE ICT PROFESSIONALISM

•Update ICT Job Classification and define common competency requirements for key ICT jobs, including criteria for assessment of competency •Human resource survey •Develop common criteria for evaluating software solutions developed in member countries, especially in OSS platform 21

Thank you

Malaysian National Computer Confederation (MNCC) www.mncc.com.my Email: [email protected] 22