000 Malaysia's PEST Analysis - Technology Aspect & Issues (James)

For the Technology aspect of Malaysia's PEST analysis, we can perhaps cover the following:

COMMUNICATION:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/my.html

Telephones - main lines in use:

4.243 million (2011)

country comparison to the world: 40 (out of 220)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

36.661 million (2012)


Internet hosts:

422,470 (2012)


Internet users:

15.355 million (2009)


INTERNET

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/2/1/business/20120201153614&sec=business

“Under the National Broadband Initiative (NBI), a target of 50% broadband household penetration was to be achieved by the end of 2010.

However, the penetration rate surpassed the targeted rate to stand at 55.6% at the end of 2010. As of

the beginning of January 2012, Malaysia's broadband household penetration rate is 62.3%

The government has dovetailed its efforts to boost the economy by leveraging on these initiatives to

increase Internet penetration.

The Communications, Content and Infrastructure (CCI) initiative under the Economic Transformation

Programme of the National Key Economic Area (NKEA) for example, includes initiatives that make use

of access to the Internet to bridge the digital divide such as the one million 1Malaysia Netbooks

Programme that is being rolled out in phases.

http://www.nst.com.my/latest/malaysia-among-top-3-in-economic-impact-of-internet-study-1.40267

Malaysia has come in amongst the top three in a study conducted by McKinsey & Company on the economic

impact of the Internet on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of nine aspiring countries – Taiwan, Malaysia,

Hungary, Argentina, Mexico, Morocco, Turkey, Vietnam and Nigeria. According to the McKinsey report,

Malaysia has also surpassed other developed and developing economies such as France, Germany, China,

India and even the United States on McKinsey’s internal index.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Malaysia

Malaysia was listed among the slowest countries in the world for loading Web pages on desktop computers

as well as mobile computers, according to a 2012 report by Google. Malaysia, with an average Web page

loading speed on desktops of 14.3 seconds, was named the world’s fifth slowest, even more plodding than

the connection speeds of nations like Colombia, Argentina and Peru.[2] [3]

Malaysia's is a supporter of no Internet censorship whereas China is not (e.g. banning of

Google, facebook, etc). This factor may indeed slowdown China's economic (& human capital)

development to a certain extent (need to qauntify).

ENERGY

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_Institute_of_Nuclear_Technology_Research

Malaysia plans to use nuclear energy in the future.

http://news.malaysia.msn.com/regional/malaysia-nuclear-plan-delayed-official-3

ZamZam also cited the rare-earths processing plant built on Malaysia's east coast by Australian miner

Lynas Corp, which has galvanised a nascent green movement in the Southeast Asian country.

Opponents of the plant, which began operating in recent weeks, had sought to block its opening, fearing it would lead to contamination by nuclear waste created during processing.

Lynas insists the plant is safe.

Malaysia has significant reserves of oil and gas but has mooted the nuclear plan amid fears that its fossil fuels will one day run out.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/my.html

Electricity - production:

112 billion kWh (2010 est.)

country comparison to the world: 32

Electricity - consumption:

95.02 billion kWh (2009 est.)


Electricity - exports:

105 million kWh (2009 est.)


Electricity - imports:

12 million kWh (2009 est.)


Electricity - installed generating capacity:

25.24 million kW (2009 est.)


Electricity - from fossil fuels:

91.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)


Electricity - from nuclear fuels:

0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)


Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:

8.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)


Electricity - from other renewable sources:

0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)


Malaysia is self-sustaining in terms of energy.

However we are very much backwards in terms of renewable energy when compared to other

counries (in the bottom 25%)

SOLAR POWER (whereby China & Malaysia will compete in the near future)

http://www.mysinchew.com/node/66530Malaysia is firming up its position as one of the largest solar panel producing nations and overtaking much larger competitor nations as world-class companies start to expand their capacities in Malaysia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_China

China

Main article: Solar power in China

Solar power in the People's Republic of China is one of the biggest industries in mainland China. China has

over 400 photovoltaic (PV) companies and produces approximately 23% of the photovoltaic products

worldwide.[3] In 2007 China produced 1700 MW of solar panels, nearly half of the world production of 3800

MW, although 99% was exported.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_earth_element

Global rare earth production

Global production 1950–2000

Until 1948, most of the world's rare earths were sourced from placer sand deposits in India and Brazil.

[13] Through the 1950s, South Africa took the status as the world's rare earth source, after large veins of rare

earth bearing monazite were discovered there.[13] Through the 1960s until the 1980s, the Mountain Pass

rare earth mine in California was the leading producer. Today, the Indian and South African deposits still

produce some rare earth concentrates, but they are dwarfed by the scale of Chinese production. China had

produced over 95% of the world's rare earth supply, mostly in Inner Mongolia,[3] [14] even though it had only

37% of proven reserves,[15] although these numbers have since been reported to have slipped to 90% and

23%, respectively, by 2012.[16] All of the world's heavy rare earths (such as dysprosium) come from Chinese

rare earth sources such as thepolymetallic Bayan Obo deposit.[14] [17] In 2010, the United States Geological

Survey (USGS) released a study which found that the United States had 13 million metric tons of rare earth

elements.[18]

New demand has recently strained supply, and there is growing concern that the world may soon face a

shortage of the rare earths.[19] In several years from 2009 worldwide demand for rare earth elements is

expected to exceed supply by 40,000 tonnes annually unless major new sources are developed.[20]

CHINA PRODUCES 90% OF THE WORLD'S RARE EARTH SUPPLY. WITH MALAYSIA

IN THE PICTURE, THIS WILL AFFECT TRADE (& POSSIBLY MALAYSIA-CHINA

TRADE POLICY) WHEREBY THERE WILL BE MORE EXPORTS OF SUCH METALS

(USED FOR BATTERIES IN MOBILE PHONE, TABLETS & HYRBRID CARS) TO

CHINA (@ “FACTORY TO THE WORLD”

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