PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
INGENIEUR
ICT Convergence
T
he emergence of new information and
communication technologies (ICTs) has
not only changed the lifestyle of all walks
of life; it has transformed the work culture and
the way business is conducted. A packet of beef
at the supermarket will have a QR code indicating
the farm source and processing plant. A scan
of the QR code at a tourist spot will provide all
information related to it without the need of
explanation of local guide. Consulting engineers
without computing software can no longer
survive in the present competitive environment.
ICT convergence will raise integration
between smart devices, peripheral devices,
ubiquitous networks and robust cloud data
centers that allow consumers to perform multiple
applications such as uploading documents,
downloading data and a variety of functions.
ICT convergence will prompt more mobile device
transactions as network coverage extends to all
corners of the region.
With this, we expect to see a new
ecosystem of opportunity, a communications
and information infrastructure that has the
potential to advance the economic and social
well-being of the nation and its people.
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The Malaysian Government has the
foresight to engage ICT, notably in the setting up
of the National Information Technology Council
(NITC) whose vision is to transform Malaysia
into an information society, then to a knowledge
society and finally to a value-based society.
The NITC Strategic Agenda highlights the five
areas critical to our migration to E-World