Technology & Multimedia

The Malaysian Government's Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) was launched in 1996 to propel the country into the Information Age through a series of specific initiatives.

These initiatives, or flagship applications, encompass Electronic Government, Smart Schools, Telemedicine, Research & Development Clusters, Multipurpose Card, Borderless Marketing and Worldwide Manufacturing Web. These flagship applications will be developed over a 20-year period.

Smart School

A number of technology-centric companies including software developers, telecommunications firms, and film and animation production outfits will also be given MSC status, which will offer incentives like unfettered employment of local and foreign knowledge workers, exemption from local ownership requirements, exemption from corporate income tax for five years (or an investment tax allowance), qualification for R&D grants, and no duties charged on multimedia equipment imports.