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Malaysian Government acts to IPv6-enable the nation
Posted on Wednesday, March 23
PENANG: All government departments are expected to be IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) compliant by 2008, said Energy, Water, and Communications Ministry secretary-general Datuk Dr Halim Shafie last Friday.
“We have established a National IPv6 council under the ministry to provide the vision, mission, and strategic plan for IPv6 implementation in the country,” he said.
The Government is also currently working out a budget for the promotion of IPv6 in Malaysia, he added.
Halim told a press conference that IPv6 is one of the three main technologies – besides broadband and sensor technologies – identified for promotion under the coming 9th Malaysian Plan.
“IPv6 is the underlying platform for all future application technologies. It enables the use of more IP addresses and provides better security than the current IPv4, which remains widely used,” he said.
IPv6, for example, enables every Internet user in the world today to have 10,000 IP addresses each. IPv4, however, can only accommodate a single IP address for every 10,000 users.
Halim was speaking after launching the National Advanced v6 Centre of Excellence (NAv6) at the Universiti Sains Malaysia here.
The university has been appointed by the Government to spearhead the research and development as well as human resource training for its IPv6 initiative.
Present at the event were USM deputy vice-chancellor (research and development) Datuk Prof Muhammad Idris Saleh and NAv6 centre director Associate Prof Dr Sureswaran Ramadass.
According to Halim, USM was chosen as the site for the NAv6 centre because of its excellence in IPv6 research and development work.
“The centre, operating since March 1, is involved in conducting cutting-edge research and development work, training IPv6 experts, and planning appropriate programmes to make Malaysia an IPv6-enabled nation by 2010,” he said.
Meanwhile, Dr Sureswaran said the NAv6 centre had applied to the Government for RM30mil to fund its activities.
“Malaysia is still far behind in IPv6 research and is lacking in IPv6 experts and infrastructures. There are still a lot of areas that need to be covered,” he said.
“In order for Malaysia to be a leading country in next-generation technology advancements, we need to be equipped with the necessary human expertise to fuel this development.
“This is where local research institutions and universities come in, providing the necessary ingredients to nurture IPv6 experts in the country,” said Dr Sureswaran.
Source: TechCentral
Malaysian Government acts to IPv6-enable the nation
Posted on Wednesday, March 23
PENANG: All government departments are expected to be IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) compliant by 2008, said Energy, Water, and Communications Ministry secretary-general Datuk Dr Halim Shafie last Friday.
“We have established a National IPv6 council under the ministry to provide the vision, mission, and strategic plan for IPv6 implementation in the country,” he said.
The Government is also currently working out a budget for the promotion of IPv6 in Malaysia, he added.
Halim told a press conference that IPv6 is one of the three main technologies – besides broadband and sensor technologies – identified for promotion under the coming 9th Malaysian Plan.
“IPv6 is the underlying platform for all future application technologies. It enables the use of more IP addresses and provides better security than the current IPv4, which remains widely used,” he said.
IPv6, for example, enables every Internet user in the world today to have 10,000 IP addresses each. IPv4, however, can only accommodate a single IP address for every 10,000 users.
Halim was speaking after launching the National Advanced v6 Centre of Excellence (NAv6) at the Universiti Sains Malaysia here.
The university has been appointed by the Government to spearhead the research and development as well as human resource training for its IPv6 initiative.
Present at the event were USM deputy vice-chancellor (research and development) Datuk Prof Muhammad Idris Saleh and NAv6 centre director Associate Prof Dr Sureswaran Ramadass.
According to Halim, USM was chosen as the site for the NAv6 centre because of its excellence in IPv6 research and development work.
“The centre, operating since March 1, is involved in conducting cutting-edge research and development work, training IPv6 experts, and planning appropriate programmes to make Malaysia an IPv6-enabled nation by 2010,” he said.
Meanwhile, Dr Sureswaran said the NAv6 centre had applied to the Government for RM30mil to fund its activities.
“Malaysia is still far behind in IPv6 research and is lacking in IPv6 experts and infrastructures. There are still a lot of areas that need to be covered,” he said.
“In order for Malaysia to be a leading country in next-generation technology advancements, we need to be equipped with the necessary human expertise to fuel this development.
“This is where local research institutions and universities come in, providing the necessary ingredients to nurture IPv6 experts in the country,” said Dr Sureswaran.
Source: TechCentral
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