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.
Multimedia Super Corridor
MSC provides an infrastructure
for companies to develop,
distribute and use multimedia
products and services.
MSC would become the catalyst
for Malaysia to become a
developed nation by the year
2020.
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.
Important Elements in MSC
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.
MSC Implementation Phases
The MDC envisions a 20-year
time-frame for the full
implementation and execution
of the MSC. There will be 3 phases
of activity
Phase I
Make MSC a success by learning
from Malaysian partners.
Attract a core group of world-class
companies.
Launch seven Flagship Applications.
Phase II
MDC envisages that during this
period, it will link the MSC to
other cybercities in Malaysia
and the world.
It will create a web of corridors and
establish a second cluster of
world-class companies.
It will also set a global standards
in flagship applications, champion
cyberlaws, and establish globallylinked intelligent cities.
Phase III
In this final phase, it is expected
that Malaysia will be transformed
into a knowledge-based society.
MSC will become a global test bed
for new multimedia and IT applications.
MSC will have a cluster of intelligent
cities linked to the global information
super highway, and become the
platform for the International
Cybercourt 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 the
individual to develop his or her
own strengths & abilities.
Produce a thinking workforce
that is also technologically literate.
Smart Schools
Democratise education such that
every child has equal access
to learning.
Increase the participation of all
stakeholders such as parents,
the community and the private
sector, in the education process.
Multi-purpose Card (MPC)
Vision
MPC will improve the ease with
which Malaysians conduct
routine transactions with
government and private
companies.
Multi-purpose Card (MPC)
Applications
National ID - will be stored on chip
Driving Licence
Immigration
Health Card
Electronic Cash and other
Financial Transactions
R&D Cluster
Vision
Create the first internationallyfocused R&D cluster in Asia,
driven by strong government
commitment and guarantees.
Core Elements
Encouragement of corporate R&D.
Creation of Multimedia University.
Development of large-scale R&D
pilot projects.
Electronic Government (EG)
Vision
EG sees the people in government,
business and citizenry working
together for the benefit of all
Malaysians, The vision calls
for both reinventing government
and creating a collaborative
environment that fosters the
ongoing development of
multimedia industry
Electronic Government (EG)
Pilot Applications
Licensing & Related Vehicle
Services and Utility Payment.
Electronic Procurement.
Generic Office Environment.
Human Resource Management
Information System.
Project Monitoring System.
Telemedicine
Vision
Malaysia is committed to
creating a nation of healthy
individuals, families, and
communities, and enhancing
the quality of life of all
Malaysians.
Borderless Marketing
Vision
Create an environment in the MSC
for companies to use multimedia
technology to create and deliver
marketing messages, customer
services, and information
products to their multicultural
and multinational customers.
Borderless Marketing
Focus Areas
Telemarketing.
Online Information Services.
Electronic Commerce.
Digital Broadcasting.
Worldwide Manufacturing Webs
Vision
Provide the optimal environment
for manufacturing and
manufacturing-service companies
utilising multimedia technology
to create and deliver value-added
services and products to their
customers around the globe.
MSC Status Companies
Local and foreign companies can
apply to MDC for MSC Status.
MSC Status companies will enjoy
the 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
Some of the pioneer MSC
Status companies:
MIMOS Berhad
Telekom Malaysia Berhad
Sun Microsystems Inc.
Nippon Telephone & Telegraph
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.
Bill of Guarantees
4. Allow freedom of sourcing
capital and borrowing funds
globally
5. Provide competitive financial
incentives
6. Ensure no Internet censorship
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
Bill of Guarantees
9. Provide globally competitive
telecoms tariffs
10. Provide a high-powered
implementation agency to act
as an effective one-stop shop
Thank You