Sarawak Multimedia Authority soon – CM

KUCHING: The Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) will be set up soon to regulate the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and digital economy utilisation, said Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg.

He said under the proposed SMA, the Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation would be established to coordinate all digital economy initiatives, including infrastructure, egovernment, e-commerce, talent development and cyber security.

“The state government is committed to developing ICT infrastructure for speed of connectivity, promote Sarawak as a place to host data centres, promote e-learning among youths and establish a Digital Village and the E-Commerce Transformation Plan to 2030.

“As high-speed broadband and high connectivity is the foundation of a digital economy, the Sarawak government aims to provide high-speed broadband connection to improve the level of economic development and the lives of our people,” he said.

Abang Johari said this when launching the “Big Day In Sarawak” and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Swinburne Sarawak and the Australian Computer Society here yesterday.

He said, with the Sarawak government having set its sights on developing the state’s economy into a digital one, there was a need to get young people interested in and on board ICT or related careers.