Feb 26, 2021
KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian government, via its Economic Planning Unit (EPU) recently launched its digital economy blueprint. MyDIGITAL as it known, is a comprehensive 104-page document that lays the roadmap to achieve the country s grand vision to become a regional leader in the digital economy and attain an inclusive, responsible, and sustainable socioeconomic development. The blueprint consists of six major thrusts that maps out 22 strategies, 48 national initiatives and 28 sectoral initiatives.
“The MyDIGITAL blueprint represents a mixed bag of re-looking initiatives that have been mooted in the past, with new initiatives that are meant to drive Malaysia’s Digital Economy. What remains to be seen is whether the various stakeholders and partners on the ground are able to keep up with the pace of the suggested timeline, and if this blueprint is nimble enough to transition or bend given the rapid pace of technological change” says Sudev Bangah, Managing Direc
Mr Ryan’s comments may give hope to the new segment of Irish people left out of high speed rollouts but deemed to have services that aren’t bad enough for state intervention through the National Broadband Plan.
At present, households that can receive a 30 megabits (Mbs) broadband service do not qualify for inclusion in the NBP.
This 30Mbs cutoff line is based on previous EU guidance about what constitutes ‘high speed’.
However, the EU is now revising that minimum target up to 100Mbs, with 30Mbs no longer deemed adequate for modern requirements. There are approximately 100,000 homes in Ireland stuck in this mediocre broadband limbo, not covered by fibre rollouts from Eir or Siro but also not deemed terrible enough to qualify for the National Broadband Plan.
The bipartisan Rural Broadband Caucus has sent a letter to the White House, urging the Biden administration to prioritize investments in the nationwide infrastructure.