Malaysia ranks 11 in e-government implementation

Minister in the Prime Minister's department Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu khoon reminded the Civil Servants not be too pleased even though Malaysia was placed 11th in world ranking in the implementation of e-government. Malaysia has improved from 25th place in 2007 to 11th in 2008. With the Malaysia Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak vision of 1 Malaysia Concept : People First, performance Now, it will further improve our ranking. The minister was commenting on Malaysia's achievement on e-government done by the Brookings Institude of the United States. Dr. Koh also reminded the Civil Servants to improve their productivity services to the public. He also reminded that one must not only use high technology to improve efficiency but also be sensitive in all matters by putting people first. On e-government , Dr. Koh stated that the system should be further expanded by putting up more Kiosks as the source of information to the public. 1 e-government is for 1 Malaysia as it will be more effective by allowing people able to access to information which will bring the people closer to the government. The people in the remote areas in Sarawak are now able to access to internet with the aid of satellites.