Ministry of Communications (Malaysia)

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Ministry of Communications
Kementerian Komunikasi
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KKD Tower (formerly Lot 4G9)
Ministry overview
Formed15 May 2013;12 years ago (2013-05-15)
Preceding agencies
Jurisdiction Government of Malaysia
HeadquartersKKD Tower, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62100 Putrajaya
Employees7,680 (2023)
Annual budget MYR 2,737,366,400 (2023)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executives
  • Dato' Seri Mohamad Fauzi bin Md Isa, Secretary-General
  • Kamaruzaman bin Nik Husin, Deputy Secretary-General (Strategic Communication and Creative Industry)
  • Mano Verabathran, Deputy Secretary-General (Infrastructure of Telecommunication and Digital Economy)
  • Mazlan bin Abd Mutalib, Senior Under-Secretary (Management)
Website komunikasi.gov.my

The Ministry of Communications (Malay : Kementerian Komunikasi) is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for digitalisation, communications, multimedia, radio broadcasting, digital terrestrial television broadcasting, other media broadcasts, information, personal data protection, special affairs, media industry, film industry, domain name, postal, courier, mobile service, fixed service, broadband, digital signature, universal service, international broadcasting, and content.

Contents

The Ministry is housed in the KKD Tower (formerly Lot 4G9) in Putrajaya.

Organisation

Federal departments

  1. Department of Broadcasting Malaysia, or Jabatan Penyiaran Malaysia, branded as Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM). [1]
  2. Department of Information Malaysia, or Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia. [2]
  3. Department of Personal Data Protection, or Jabatan Perlindungan Data Peribadi (JPDP). [3]
  4. Tun Abdul Razak Broadcasting and Information Institute, or Institut Penyiaran Dan Penerangan Tun Abdul Razak (IPPTAR). [4]

Federal agencies

  1. Bernama (Malaysian National News Agency), or Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia (BERNAMA). [5]
  2. Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), or Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM). [6]
  3. National Film Development Corporation Malaysia, or Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem Nasional Malaysia (FINAS). [7]
  4. Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), or Perbadanan Ekonomi Digital Malaysia. [8]
  5. MYNIC Berhad. [9]

Government company / Government-linked company

  1. CyberSecurity Malaysia [10]
  2. MyCreative Ventures Sdn Bhd. [11]
  3. Mutiara Smart Sdn Bhd. [12]
  4. MYTV Broadcasting Sdn Bhd. [13]

Key legislation

The Ministry of Communications and Digital is responsible for administration of several key acts: [14]

Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

Programmes

Universal Services Provision:

See also

References

  1. Department of Broadcasting Malaysia
  2. Department of Information Malaysia
  3. Department of Personal Data Protection
  4. Tun Abdul Razak Broadcasting and Information Institute
  5. Bernama
  6. Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
  7. National Film Development Corporation Malaysia
  8. Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation
  9. MYNIC Berhad
  10. CyberSecurity Malaysia
  11. MyCreative Ventures Sdn Bhd.
  12. Mutiara Smart Sdn Bhd.
  13. MYTV Broadcasting Sdn Bhd.
  14. List of the Act and Regulations under the Purview of the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia
  15. Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem Nasional Malaysia Act 1981
  16. Bernama Act 1967
  17. Digital Signature Act 1997
  18. Communications and Multimedia Act 1998
  19. Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Act 1998
  20. Personal Data Protection Act 2010
  21. Postal Services Act 2012
  22. National Creative Industry Policy
  23. 1Malaysia Internet Centre
  24. Community WiFi
  25. 1Malaysia Netbook
  26. Cellular Coverage Expansion - Time 3
  27. Telephony
  28. Community Broadband Library
  29. Mini Community Broadband Centre