KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s broadband penetration is now 34.2% and the nation is on schedule to reach its 50% target by year end, said Information, Communications, Culture and Arts Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.
“The majority of our people are set to join the reported five billion already connected, and we will face (these) modern challenges head on,” he said.
Rais was speaking at the 15th annual Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies (Apricot) 2010 on Monday.
He also said that he had met with executives at telecommunications giant Telekom Malaysia to discuss ways of improving the quality and reliability of broadband in both urban and rural areas.
“Obviously we are not just working on connecting people, there must be adequate speed at a reasonable cost with good service,” Rais said.
“We welcome new ideas from our regional partners and we certainly draw valuable expertise from them at conferences such as this one.”
In his keynote address, Rais stressed that the newly created “Internet civilisation” should come “at a cost that society can afford.”
“My hope is that the broadband industry, beyond just looking at the technology itself, does not deem the canopy of the law irrelevant,” he said.
During a press conference later, Rais noted that “the expansion of data protection, for example, is an important area that we are currently legislating on.”
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