All Malaysian schools to have internet access by 2013

The Malaysian government is going strong on IT literacy, as it believes that IT skills are important for students to remain competitive, while helping them to become independent and critical thinkers. With that being said, Deputy Education Minister Dr Mohd Puad Zakarshi said that the 1Bestarinet project is on track, and that all schools in Malaysia will be able to have an internet network and virtual learning platform by 2013. The 1Bestarinet project is part of the government’s education transformation plan -  to boost IT literacy among students. In order to achieve this, telecommunication towers will be built in rural areas to facilitate network connections. (news)

Dr Norrizan Razali, Head of Smart Schools Division at the Multimedia Development Corporation, Malaysia, will be present at The Digital Education Show Asia to share about the Smart School initiative in Malaysia. If you would like to hear how schools from around Asia have successfully implemented technology in their curriculum,  don’t forget to join us in Kuala Lumpur from 25-26 September. For more information, please download the agenda here.