KUALA LUMPUR, 29 MAY 2009—A “Connected Government for 1Malaysia” will be the theme of an inaugural national ICT information and communication technology conference organised by government agencies, the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) and National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN), in collaboration with the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU)
Organisers from MDeC and INTAN said that the National ICT Conference (NICT) 2009 should by design help enhance the use of ICT as the key enabler to ensuring high levels of service delivery connecting the government to the people and businesses. “This conference aims to gather more than 600 CEOs, CIOs, and IT Managers from the public and private sector to seek solutions and strategies in formulating a Connected Government,” said the organisations’ representatives in a joint statement.
INTAN director Dato’ Dr Muhamad Hamzah said: “The journey to a connected government is necessary for ensuring service delivery that transcends boundaries and offers ease and convenience for all.”
The Chief Secretary to the government, Tan Sri Sidek Hassan, is expected to open the conference. The highlight of his presentation will be on the ways the government should adopt the ‘Gov 2.0’ concept, which is widely used by the Obama administration in the US as an effective tool to reach out to citizens at large.
This inaugural conference, to be held June 9-11, 2009 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC).
Among the prominent speakers at the conference will be: Tan Sri G. Gnanalingam, who will discuss the ICT initiatives taken under PEMUDAH (the Malaysian Special Taskforce to Facilitate Business) to speed up public service delivery; and, AirAsia X CEO Azran Osman Rani, who will talk about his company’s innovative approach to connecting more effectively with its stakeholders (i.e. the citizens and businesses at large).
MAMPU as the lead agency to implement the Connected Government initiative will exclusively reveal its strategies and action plans for deliberation at this conference.
Strong Collaboration
MDeC chief executive officer Dato’ Badlisham Ghazali said that strong collaboration between the government and industry should have a significant impact on overall service delivery across the country. He also said that the conference aimed to show leading edge technologies, products and solutions from MSC Malaysia status companies that are capable of offering the tools to achieve the connected government concept and vision.
“A connected government would certainly spur the growth of the ICT industry and this will have certain positive ripple effects across all industries,” said Badlisham.
