APDIP Projects in Malaysia

List of APDIP projects in Malaysia

New 2005/2006 Edition of the Digital Review of Asia Pacific Launched: The new and updated edition of the Digital Review of Asia Pacific contains authoritative reports on how 29 economies/countries are using ICT in business, government and civil society written by senior authors who live and work in the region. Included are three subregional chapters on the Pacific Island States, ASEAN and APEC.

Linux End User Training Materials: The User Guide to Using the Linux Desktop, written by Nah Soo Hoe and Colin Charles, is a 50 page self-help guide designed for users with little or no computer experience. Available in soft copy for printing, interactive multimedia and bundled as a Live-CD.

FOSS Seminars - Impact of the Free Software Movement on the Public Sector and Education by Richard M. Stallman: Public Talk on the Impact of the Free Software Movement on the Public Sector and Education by Richard M. Stallman on 20th Oct 2004, Kuala Lumpur.

FOSS Government and Policy Primer: This particular primer surveys the motivations of other countries in implementing FOSS, summarizes the steps involved in formulating a policy, lists some possible strategies to use in implementing the policy and finally touches on cross-sectoral issues unique to FOSS policies. Its target audience are the policy-makers who set national policies and their advisers.

FOSS Education Primer: This primer covers the use of FOSS from schools to universities. It provides a brief overview of how it can help in setting up the IT infrastructure and administration of educational institutions and considers software (mainly proprietary) which is now used as the basis for IT curricula and alternative FOSS which is available.

FOSS General Introduction Primer: This primer introduces Free/Open Source Software (FOSS), its philosophy, history and benefits/disadvantages of FOSS, including developing-country specific issues. It also contains a brief survey of FOSS initiatives in various governments around the world, legislative or otherwise. Other topics such as localization, licensing and Linux are briefly covered. It is meant as a basic introductory document that can be handed to a person when asked, "what is Free/Open Source?"

Linux Training of Trainers: Linux training and certification of trainers and proctors in HoChiMinh City, Vietnam in conjuction with Linux Professional Institute (LPI), Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology (Vietnamese Management Board on Open Source Software), IT Projects HoChiMinh City and Pronet - Vietnam National University.

Development of a Web-based Medical Information Repository Integrated with an Artificial Intelligence-based Medical Decision Support System, Malaysia: Grant awarded in November 2004 to University of Science Malaysia to provide advanced, quality healthcare information and services for all, through the use of information and communication technologies and artificial Intelligence methodology.

e-Learning for Life: A Malaysian Initiative: An endeavour to support the Malaysian Government in its effort to expand and strengthen the K-Society and the K-Economy and to revamp the educational system to respond to the knowledge-driven demands of the new economy. The project experimented with an "ICT hub" that could serve both peri-urban schools and all communities in the vicinity.

Mobile Internet Unit: An electronic classroom to schools in the rural or non-urban areas for demonstrative and instructional purposes.

Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2003/2004: This bi-annual review provides facts, figures, data and analysis of the state-of-the-art of ICT and Internet diffusion, adoption and application in 25 Asia-Pacific countries. It serves as a one-stop reference source on the state-of-practice and future trends in ICTs for development and ICTs for industry for policy- and decision-makers, technology practitioners and experts, researchers, and educators in the region.

ICT Assisted Economic Empowerment - Integrated Tools Development: Grant awarded in October 2003 to eHomemakers / Mothers for Mothers to assist disadvantaged women who, due to disabilities and other circumstances, are confined to their homes.