On 24^th February 2009,  a meeting was called to by the MOSTI ICT Policy Division to set up a special task force for monitoring the impact of the 2008/09 global financial crisis on the Malaysian ICT Industry. This is a follow-up to the Malaysian Cabinet decision (4th Feb, 2009) where it was noted that the current economic indicators point to a weakening economic situation in 2009 where the performance of some selected sectors, including ICT, is expected to deteriorate significantly. Hence, monitoring of the performance of those affected sectors is vital to assess the impact of the global economic downturn on the economy of Malaysia.

Feedback on the performance of these selected sectors was used as input for the preparation of the Cabinet Paper which has been tabled (early March 2009).

We need to:

• To assess and address challenges faced by the Malaysian ICT sector as a result of the impact of the global financial crisis;
• Initiate proactive mitigation to coordinate and foster cooperation across all parties including industries and stakeholder groups.

 Click here to view members of the Task Force

  Click here to view the High Level Forum on Confronting the Crisis - It's impact on the ICT Industry

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