KUALA LUMPUR, 19 FEBRUARY 2009 – Malaysian government agency Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) has said its South Korean counterpart—Korean Dream Consortium (KDC) companies—wants to explore joint education content development.
Speaking at the MDeC-Korea Institute for Electronic Commerce (KIEC) workshop in Malaysia, MDeC’s chief executive officer Dato' Badlisham Ghazali said that South Korea's interest in MSC (Multimedia Supercorridor) Malaysia Smart School’s content development marked a significant milestone in the collaborative efforts between the two countries.
“It aims to involve the importance of working out a winning formula for both parties by examining the unique strength and capacity of the Korean Dream Consortium (KDC) companies and the MSC Malaysia status companies,” said Badlisham.
The MDeC–KIEC programme was born out of the signing of memorandums of understanding (MOU) that was developed between MDeC and KIEC during the World Congress in IT (WCIT) that was held in Kuala Lumpur last year.
Integrated content development taskforce
Badlisham said he expected greater participation from its counterpart with many investment opportunities in MSC Malaysia.
"This experience is invaluable for MSC Malaysia as we spearhead the Integrated Content Development Taskforce (ICON) that assists the Malaysian government in generating content for the High Speed Broadband (HSBB) initiative," he said.
Ties with Korea
"Through established ties with the Korea Educational Research Information Service (KERIS) and Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI), we can continuously benchmark and enhance our locally developed Smart School Qualification Standards (SSQS) and our implementation model," said Badlisham.
