Multimedia Super Corridor

The Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) is a government designated zone, designed to leapfrog Malaysia into the information and knowledge age. Originally, it includes an area of approximately 15km by 50km squared, which stretches from the Petronas Twin Towers to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and also includes the town of Putrajaya and Cyberjaya. It has since been expanded to include the entire Klang Valley.

This corridor houses core MSC initiatives (also called Flagship Applications), which include high-technology projects such as e-Government, Telemedicine, Smart School, Multipurpose Smart Card System, Research and Development Cluster, e-Business and Technopreneur Development.

By the year 2020, the MSC will be extended to the whole country, transforming Malaysia to a knowledge-based economy and society, as envisaged in Vision 2020.
        
The Government recognises local and international companies that undertake ICT activities in the MSC by awarding them with a MSC Status.  MSC-status companies enjoy a host of incentives and benefits from the Malaysian Government that is backed by the ten-point Bill of Guarantees. 

Companies wishing to attain a MSC Status need to abide to several guidelines provided by the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDC).