which prohibits any IT equipment and gadgets carried by students in the school.
Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr. Wee Ka Siong explain its relevance to 1 Bestari program that brings free WiFi to all schools throughout Malaysia in stages from 2011. This means that students can now take any gadgets like smartphones, tablets and laptops to school and use within and outside the classroom. A deficiency which has long put the school in Malaysia behind in terms of 'permeation' of technology in education.
Indirectly, this news gives new opportunities for developers and IT industry players in Malaysia to venture into new markets, particularly education as an academic related. 2013 appears to be a very interesting and perhaps applications such as iBook, Google Education and Youtube for Education will begin to take place in Malaysia.