Malaysia Tops The Scorecard For Resource Driven Economies

Consistent scores across most metrics help Malaysia to achieve the top position for resource-driven economies on the 2009 Connectivity Scorecard.  In terms of consumer connectivity, the country’s performance is regularly above average, including a high proportion of internet users.  Business connectivity does not show quite the same level of results, but while the availability of international bandwidth is on the low side and spending on IT resources is average, Malaysia posts impressive outgoing international traffic which indicates a healthy and sophisticated economy.  The country’s E-Government ranking is close to perfect on the Brooking’s index, and government spending on hardware, software and computer services is also strong.

Malaysia could see itself transition to an innovation-driven economy should it expand the currently good broadband penetration to an even greater degree.  Focusing more attention on secondary education would also help to provide a larger workforce capable of learning the skills necessary for the ICT sector.

Malaysia Connectivity Performance by Scorecard Component