The Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) is a government designated
zone, designed to leapfrog Malaysia into the information and
knowledge age. Originally, it includes an area of approximately 15km
by 50km squared, which stretches from the Petronas Twin Towers to
the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and also includes the town
of Putrajaya and Cyberjaya. It has since been expanded to include
the entire Klang Valley.
This corridor houses core MSC initiatives (also called
Flagship Applications), which
include high-technology projects such as e-Government, Telemedicine,
Smart School, Multipurpose Smart Card System, Research and
Development Cluster, e-Business and Technopreneur Development.
By the year 2020, the MSC will be extended to the whole country,
transforming Malaysia to a knowledge-based economy and society, as
envisaged in Vision 2020.
The Government recognises local and international companies that
undertake ICT activities in the MSC by awarding them with a
MSC Status. MSC-status
companies enjoy a host of incentives and benefits from the Malaysian
Government that is backed by the ten-point
Bill of Guarantees.
Companies wishing to attain a MSC Status need to abide to several
guidelines provided by the
Multimedia Development Corporation (MDC).
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