BANGI: Malaysia aims to be among the top 10 in the information technology (IT) competitiveness index and top 20 in the digital economy index by 2020, in line with the national digital transformation plan.
Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said this was because information technology was now seen as the key element that would revolutionise and support the growth of many industries.
These include the healthcare, communication and biotechnology industries.
"Malaysia moved 11 places from 32 to 21 in the recent world IT competitiveness index.
"In the digital economy ranking conducted by The Economist and IBM, Malaysia is now 36th among 70 countries.
"Take this challenge to help the country move up to the top 10 in the IT competitiveness index and top 20 in the digital economy index," he said at the second International Conference on Visual Informatics (IVIC) 2011 here yesterday.
His speech was read by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia board of directors chairman, Tan Sri Dr Zulkefli A. Hassan.
The three-day seminar, attended by some 200 experts in the field of visual informatics from 15 countries, is hosted by UKM and jointly organised by 13 public and private universities in the country.
Themed "Visual Informatics: Sustainable Innovation towards Wealth Creation", the seminar is chaired by seven professors from renowned universities, including Cambridge University and Imperial College, London.
Present were IVIC chair Prof Datuk Dr Halimah Badioze Zaman and UKM deputy vice-chancellor (students and alumni affairs) Prof Ir Othman A. Karim.
These include the healthcare, communication and biotechnology industries.
"Malaysia moved 11 places from 32 to 21 in the recent world IT competitiveness index.
"In the digital economy ranking conducted by The Economist and IBM, Malaysia is now 36th among 70 countries.
"Take this challenge to help the country move up to the top 10 in the IT competitiveness index and top 20 in the digital economy index," he said at the second International Conference on Visual Informatics (IVIC) 2011 here yesterday.
His speech was read by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia board of directors chairman, Tan Sri Dr Zulkefli A. Hassan.
The three-day seminar, attended by some 200 experts in the field of visual informatics from 15 countries, is hosted by UKM and jointly organised by 13 public and private universities in the country.
Themed "Visual Informatics: Sustainable Innovation towards Wealth Creation", the seminar is chaired by seven professors from renowned universities, including Cambridge University and Imperial College, London.
Present were IVIC chair Prof Datuk Dr Halimah Badioze Zaman and UKM deputy vice-chancellor (students and alumni affairs) Prof Ir Othman A. Karim.
