RI, Malaysia open IT forum

RI, Malaysia open IT forum

JAKARTA (JP): The Malaysian state owned Multimedia Development
Corporation has offered Indonesia its service in promoting e-
commerce in the two countries.

The company's executive director, Othman Yeop Abdullah, said
on Monday that the Malaysian company, one the country's noted
consulting firms in information technology, could help the
Indonesian government in preparing the legal basis for e-commerce
business.

He said the legal infrastructure would cover all issues
related to the protection of Internet users and providers as well
as products sold over the Internet.

"Cooperation in IT will further strengthen the country's
bilateral trade," he told the Indonesia-Malaysia Information and
Technology forum, that was held as the follow-up to the
memorandum of understanding recently signed by the Indonesian and
Malaysian governments.

The Malaysian company also offered cooperation with Indonesian
educational institutions in promoting e-commerce or Internet
culture.(07)