The premier Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Award promotes
best practices in the use of ICT to enhance service delivery to the public. The evaluation
for this award is jointly undertaken by the Malaysian Administrative, Modernisation and
Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) and the Association of the Computer and
Multimedia Industry of Malaysia. Similarly, the private sector too awards recognition to
public sector agencies that reflect excellence in their services through the Efficiency
Award.
All the above-mentioned mechanisms have enabled the public sector to obtain
inputs from the private sector when deciding on policy options that affect the business
community. The Malaysia Incorporated Officials Level Committee have deliberated on
the following issues:
• the economic recovery package for overcoming the business slowdown after
the 11th of September 2001 incident in New York;
• the decision on strategic thrust measures to contain the fallout of the Iraq
war and more recently the problem of SARS;
• deciding on the government’s strategies in the light of the opening up of the
economy under the ASEAN Free Trade Area;
• reviewing the extent of readiness for e-commerce;
• legislation regarding heritage protection;
• anti-piracy and intellectual property protection;
• building local intellectual property especially in the information and
communications technology; and