Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin delivers his speech during the launch of the Jaringan Prihatin at Finance Ministry on Wednesday. -Bernamapic
PETALING JAYA: The RM3.5bil Jaringan Prihatin Programme will now benefit 8.4 million recipients of Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat, with financial assistance for Internet data or the purchase of mobile devices, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
He said that this assistance will enable the lower income group to be able to afford and have equal access to the Internet to narrow the digital transformation gap within society.
He said that as the cheapest broadband plan is 1.1% of the monthly gross national income per capita, it is still expensive for lower income earners.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 A special platform will be created to enable MyDIGITAL initiatives at the national level to be translated and coordinated through the Strategic Plan and Digital Plan of each state to achieve the same aspirations, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy), Datuk.
Special MyDigital platform to be created Mustapa 04 May 2021 / 20:46 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
KUALA LUMPUR: A special platform will be created to enable MyDigital initiatives at the national level to be translated and coordinated through the Strategic Plan and Digital Plan of each state to achieve the same aspirations, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy), Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said.
He said the gap in the implementation of the digital agenda between states will be assessed and monitored through an achievement index to be developed by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) under the Prime Minister’s Department.
Telcos to continue providing free additional 1GB Internet data allocation till July 31, applicable for video conferencing platforms and educational materials, says MCMC.
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COMMENT | As we have been alerted by another phase of school closure after Hari Raya Aidilfitri holidays, there are several issues that need to be continuously worked on - for the students, parents, and teachers to be able to cope with online learning at home.
As reported, there are 99 education clusters as of April 25 and so far, many schools have been ordered to close for sanitisation due to detection of Covid-19 cases.
Education Minister Mohd Radzi Jidin announced that school sessions will be conducted online for two weeks (from May 16 to 28) after the Raya holidays.