Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Malaysia is the Malaysian ICT initiative designed to attract world-class technology companies and also leads the local ICT industry. It is also fully supported by the Government of Malaysia. In addition, MSC Malaysia has also led the transformation of the country into the K-economy over the past decade. MSC has developed into a dynamic ICT hub and thriving, hosting more than 900 multinationals, foreign-owned and Malaysian companies that started in 1996. The companies have been cultivated for more focus on multimedia and communications products, solutions, services and research and development. MSC Malaysia's vision is to transform Malaysia into a country-driven knowledge-based society by the new economy. With this commitment, MSC Malaysia is committed and determined to lead this transformation through ICT via the development of socioeconomic development. The MSC flagship applications were launched to boost the MSC Malaysia initiatives and to create a multimedia hub for innovative producers and users of multimedia technology. There are seven MSC flagship applications; electronic government, smart card, smart school, telemedicine, borderless marketing centres, World Wide manufacturing webs, research and development centres. E-Government E-government is the short form of electronic government. E-government also known as digital government or government transformation. In other words, the words of e-government is used to describe the use of technology in the ease of operation of the government. Electronic Government aims to increase the convenience, performance and quality of interactions with citizens and businesses. At the same time, it can improve the flow of information and processes within gov... ... middle of paper ... ...alth care providers. Health care providers need to constantly upgrade their knowledge and skills. The use of multimedia technology and network could be improved for this application. Third application of telemedicine is teleconsultation. It serves to connect health care providers by means of sharing and support together. Connections to improve work processes. Factors critical success, including a large number of users, to provide fast, low cost and the level of access to the individual. Final application is Lifetime Health Plan the most complex and most comprehensive of the four applications. It's sure to focus and continuous patient care depends on lifelong health record. It also helps to integrate the information in lifelong health records to develop a personal health plan for life for every individual who requires the cooperation and acceptance of many consumers.
It was just yesterday when Electronic health records was just introduced in healthcare industry. People were not ready to accept it due to higher cost and consumption of time associated in training people and adopting new technology. Despite of all this criticism, use of Internet and Electronic Health records are now gaining its popularity among health care professionals, as it is the most effective way to communicate with patient and colleagues. More and more hospitals and clinics are getting rid of paper base filling system and investing in cloud base storage.
“Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patient’s clinical health status” (American Telemedicine Association, 2013). Telemedicine is the use of technology such as email, mobile devices, and computers to communicate health information (Mayoclinic.com, 2014). Telemedicine has enabled the use of communication technologies by healthcare professionals for the evaluation, diagnose, and the treatment of patients in rural areas (GlobalMed.com, 2014). Telemedicine is used in a variety of health care services like primary care, patients monitoring, health information sharing, health education (America Telemedicine Association, 2013). These services are delivered using various mechanisms such as video conferencing, personal health apps, e-visits (Mayoclinic.com, 2014). These technologies have been proven to increase access, to be cost efficient, to improve quality, and intensify patients’ satisfaction according to the America Telemedicine Association.
According to Castro, D. (May, 2014), there are the functions of the Telehealth or Telemedicine that are using by the patient between the doctors. First function is the real-time services. The function is provides the activities that are using between the doctor and patients through the video conferencing or telephone, messaging and online from the website of Telehealth or Telemedicine. From that, the patients can interacting with the doctor and share the information about their health record. The patients can store-and-forward means data is sent to the web-site and then received and analyzed by a provider designated to a web-site consultant. Consultants will review the pictures and clinical data within a certain time and then return their opinion
An Electronic Health Record is defined by NEHTA Acronyms, Abbreviations & Glossary of Terms (p22, 2005) as “an electronic longitudinal collection of personal health information, usually based on the individual, entered or accepted by healthcare providers, which can be distributed over a number of sites or aggregated at a particular source. The information is organized primarily to support continuing, efficient and quality health care. The record is under control of the consumer and is stored and transmitted securely”
Telemedicine hold a great promise in health information technology, it not only promises to improve health care delivery but it also aids in serving the most vulnerable of patients.
Malaysia is located in the south-eastern Asia, bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam. Due to its locations, it has been colonised since the late 18th centuries by many countries. Since 1965, Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with GDP average of 6.5% growth for almost 50 years. The economical development especially boosted during 1981 and 2003 under the governance of Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad. Malaysia succeeded in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to expansion in manufacturing, services, and tourism. Also, the current Prime Minister continues to pursue pro-business policies .
...ation, or more efficient government management (worldbank.org, n.d). E-government [2] that describe the patterns of interactions of digital governments with the public: The first stage of e-government focuses on “digital presence” with simple information-providing Web sites of a passive nature, namely a digitization of government information. The second stage provides simple Web-based interactions of governments with citizens, businesses and other government agencies through email contact and interactive forms that can dynamically provide information needed. The third stage of this evolution provides online transaction services such as license renewal, permit applications and tax payments. The next stage is when the government promotes shared governance to transform how the government operates, in terms of seamless information flow and collaborative decision making.
UiTM ISM program, Bachelor of Science Information System Management (Hons), equip graduates with knowledge and skills to take on the challenging demands of managing information in various forms and in various types of organizations. The graduates become the main driving force for the development of a knowledge-based society, transforming Malaysia into a developed nation, ensuring that the country’s rich reservoirs of knowledge are systematically organized, maintained and enhanced for optimum value.
I am currently employed as a Software Engineering Senior Analyst at Accenture. The Information system advances so rapidly that at times it is too difficult to keep up with it without proper knowledge and experience. While most of the people do get a relatively easy entry in the field after under graduation, it is very difficult to aim for a constant growth only on that basis. The field demands upgraded knowledge and experience for career growth and (achieve goals). And that is why I aspire, to pursue Masters in Management Information Systems at your esteemed University.
Despite Samsung footprint in Malaysia, it still operates from the core as a Korean company. Even thou the culture is totally different in Malaysia, Samsung still able to adopt Malaysia’s socio-cultural environment. Malaysia as a developing nation has more middle class income level consumers. This let the Samsung to suite their price according to the consumer affordability. Samsung’s approach of think global and act local or glocal has efficiently connected the cultural gap between Malaysia and South Korea.
From state and federal levels, the healthcare industry has come a very long way, experiencing changes along the way. The development of advanced technology that has enhanced the quality of healthcare delivery systems will help all patients to be able to benefit. Doctors are able to access patient records at a faster rate and respond to their patients in a much more timely fashion. E-mail, electronic transfer of records and telemedicine will give all patients and physicians the tools needed to be more efficient, deliver quality care and deliver quality telecommunication at a faster pace than before.
For my under graduate studies, I opted for “Information Technology” in SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce. During the course of the study I understood the fundamentals of IT through the Programming language and database courses. After my undergraduate education, the strong desire to understand the global business management process and the requirements of the industry propelled me to pursue a Post Graduate Diploma in Management specializing in “International Business” from Pillai’s Institute of Management and Research. I was endowed with subjects like Supply chain Management and Customer Relationship management, Shipping and Logistics Management, International trade operations and MIS for Global Organisations. At the end of first year, an overseas study tour to China provided an international perspective on business by exposure to the different factors business has to address in their particular environment. The study tour gave us a ch...
What's e-business? It is the transformation of every business process through using the internet and associated technologies. In this transformation, each part of the business becomes a part of an intrinsic network, which enables employees, suppliers and customers of a given enterprise to conduct their tasks. People usually try to make a point in differing e-business from e-commence, but as I see, e-commerce is a part of the e-business category, and an important one.
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Mauritius Telecom (MT) Ltd is the leading telecommunications operator and service provider in Mauritius. Incorporated in 1988 as Mauritius Telecommunication Services, it acquired the assets of Overseas Telecommunications Services in 1992 and was renamed Mauritius Telecom. It has since enjoyed a phenomenal rate of development and it is now one of the top companies in the country.