CHAPTER 14 - Iskandar Malaysia
CHAPTER 14 - Iskandar Malaysia
CHAPTER 14 - Iskandar Malaysia
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SECTION B<br />
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION<br />
Landfill gas<br />
collection well<br />
Final cap<br />
Landfill gas<br />
monitoring probe<br />
Groundwater<br />
monitoring well<br />
Landfill gas as<br />
energy source<br />
Landfill<br />
gas flared<br />
Perimeter<br />
drainage<br />
Leachate removal<br />
to treatment<br />
/disposal<br />
Leachate<br />
extraction<br />
riser<br />
Leachate<br />
containment<br />
liner<br />
Completed<br />
landfill<br />
Operating<br />
landfill<br />
Final vegetated profile<br />
Surface water<br />
diversion barrier<br />
Working face<br />
Completed Daily/<br />
cell intermediate<br />
cover<br />
Undisturbed foundation<br />
Groundwater table<br />
Leachate<br />
collection<br />
system<br />
Stormwater from<br />
construction to ponds<br />
Clean<br />
stormwater<br />
diversion<br />
Existing<br />
landform<br />
Excavated<br />
base grade<br />
Landfill gas<br />
monitoring probe<br />
Groundwater<br />
monitoring well<br />
<strong>14</strong>.11 Information and Communication Technology<br />
In line with the government’s objective of promoting information and<br />
communication technology (ICT) usage, this will be an area of focus for<br />
SJER.<br />
A. Existing Situation<br />
The tables illustrate the rate of internet penetration and ICT usage in<br />
<strong>Malaysia</strong>.<br />
Table <strong>14</strong>.31: Internet (Dial-Up) Customers in <strong>Malaysia</strong>, (1995-2001)<br />
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002<br />
Customer<br />
(million)<br />
0.0<strong>14</strong> 0.064 0.205 0.405 0.668 1.659 2.115 2,6<strong>14</strong><br />
Growth (%) - 357.7 220.3 97.6 64.9 <strong>14</strong>8.4 27.5 23.6<br />
Penetration 0.1 0.3 0.9 1.8 2.9 7.1 8.8 10.5<br />
Sources: Suruhanjaya Komunikasi Dan Multimedia, 2001<br />
Table <strong>14</strong>.32: Selected Information ICT in <strong>Malaysia</strong>, (1995-2000)<br />
Legend 1995 2000<br />
Telex customers 6,578 3,105<br />
Personal computers 610,000 2,200,000<br />
Personal computer for every 1,000 population 29.5 95.7<br />
Telephone line for every 1,000 population 161.07 204.76<br />
Example of Land fill sites in New Zealand which is also used partly as a Park<br />
Telephone customers 3,332,447 4,650,410<br />
Mobile phone 700,000 2,265,000<br />
Total internet customers 13,064 1,157,384<br />
Total internet users 30,000 4,000,000<br />
Sources: Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia, PIKOM, World Development<br />
Report, 1999/2000 and World Competitiveness Yearbook, 2000.<br />
Johor State has 78,000 Internet users in the year 2000, with a penetration<br />
rate of 3% (based on the total population size). This is very low<br />
compared to Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, which have penetration<br />
rates of 10% and 8% respectively.<br />
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