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A little bit of history here. MSC Malaysia used to be called as Multimedia Super Corridor when it first started in 1996. The then prime minister of Malaysia    Dr. Mahathir Mohamed had a vision to develop the country in the IT and communications sector, hence, the MSC was formed to put the country on the world's stage. To put it even simpler, it is the Silicon Valley of the East.



Oct 19, 1995 - Putrajaya was founded on October 19, 1995 and is located in the middle of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC). To the west is Cyberjaya, a cybercity, also located within the Multimedia Super Corridor.

1996 - Called MSC Cyberport City, the US$230 million development - to be built in three phases - is an extension of the country's Multimedia Super Corridor or MSC project mooted in 1996. Johor is one of the four states the Multi-Media Super Corridor concept ...Called MSC Cyberport City, the US$230 million development - to be built in three phases - is an extension of the country's Multimedia Super Corridor or MSC project mooted in 1996. Johor is one of the four states the Multi-Media Super Corridor concept has been rolled out to - the others being Penang, Kedah and Malacca. Cyberport Johor is banking on its low-cost structure and its proximity to neighbouring Singapore in order to attract MNCs and start-ups to set up

Aug 1997 - Below are some questions and responses put to Tan Sri Dato'Dr. Othman Yeop Abdullah, Executive Chairman of the Multimedia Development Corporation, implementation body of the Multimedia Super Corridor, in August 1997. Is there a parallel between Malaysia s ...Below are some questions and responses put to Tan Sri Dato'Dr. Othman Yeop Abdullah, Executive Chairman of the Multimedia Development Corporation, implementation body of the Multimedia Super Corridor, in August 1997. Is there a parallel between Malaysia s cultural development during the time of the sultanates and the MSC today? Not from the cultural perspective, no. People look at the MSC from its social transformation level rather than culture.