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PIKOM Annual Report 2015 2016
PIKOM Annual Report 2015 2016
Annual Report
2015/2016
Table
of Contents
02 Our Profile
04 Message from the Chairman
06 PIKOM Councillors & Advisors 2015/2016
09 PIKOM Secretariat
10 Industry Overview
11 Reports From Committees & Chapters
19 Our ICT Journey
24 International Engagements
27 PIKOM in the News
29 PIKOM Academy
30 Membership
32 Highlights of Events
40 Affiliation
What we do…
• Spearhead, promote and encourage development of resources, professional skills and
programmes in the local ICT industry;
• Represent the local ICT industry to the Government and private sector, both local and
overseas;
• Provide a platform for ICT players and users to meet, network, learn and share ideas in
order to bring the industry to the next level;
• Foster high standards of conduct, service and performance throughout the ICT industry;
Who we are…. and
• Promote and market local ICT services to the region and overseas.
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04 Message from the Chairman
It is that time of year once again where we in PIKOM reflect on our achievements the past term E-Commerce is going to be a key driver for growth in the country and PIKOM is taking steps to leverage this
and share our aspirations for the new term. I began my chairmanship on October 27 2015 where development. The PIKOM E-Commerce Chapter will be announced in the very near future.
the economic uncertainties in the country continued to linger.
We also launched our individual membership campaign which is aimed to strengthen PIKOM’s pool of
The projection of gross domestic product (GDP) growth has been revised more than once. professional talent. To date, we have more than 500 registered to be individual members.
The gross domestic product growth for Malaysia is expected to slow to 4.2% this year according to World Once again our Malaysian ICT team did our country proud in the international scene claiming three Winner
Bank amid a weak global economy. But it is expected to improve to 4.3% and then to 4.5% in 2018. and five Merit awards at the International APICTA event in Sri Lanka in November 2015.
PIKOM Chairman The Ringgit continued to depreciate against the US dollar. In addition we experienced the falling prices of We also salute the PILA and MSC APICTAaward winners whose success and achievements were celebrated
Chin Chee Seong crude oil and commodities which caused a ripple effect to our economy and the at the recent PIKOM ICT Awards Night 2016. May they go on to further success.
purchasing power of Malaysians.
Malaysia also achieved success at the recently held WCIT2016 in Brazil where we won in four WITSA Global
Our signature ICT Job Market Outlook report for 2016 recorded that the overall average monthly ICT Excellence Awards categories including the highest Chairman’s Award.
salary of ICT professionals for 2015 to be RM8,114, a growth of 5.3 per cent. It is the lowest growth rate in
eight years. Furthermore the average monthly salary growth rate for 2016 is expected to drop further to This year, PIKOM celebrates its 30th anniversary. This is a special occasion for all of us especially for those
4.7%. who have been with us from day one. We began as a small outfit in an office in Menara Tun Razak back in
1986. Now we have our own office building in DamansaraPerdana complete with state-of-the art boardroom
Despite the gloomy picture, we can be thankful that the ICT industry continues to grow and the biggest con- and training facilities.
tributor is the ICT Services sector which has been recording double digit year-on-year growth since 2013.
We have grown from strength to strength over the past three decades to chart numerous milestones and
And as the saying goes, the show must go on. achievements - both locally as well as globally. We have come of age to emerge as the ‘voice’ of the Malaysian
ICT Industry and the ‘face’ at the global ICT stage.
We must remain positive, encourage one another and provide support to our esteemed members.
In the year 2017, we look forward to new and exciting initiatives as we reinvent and transform ourselves.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Council members - my fellow office bearers,
councillors, advisors and the secretariat, for their time, dedication, efforts and hard work in pursuing Our PIKOM Academy will be fully operational next year. It will provide a learning avenue and a training ground
PIKOM’s objectives and serving the ICT industry. Through your service, you have guided the various chapters to equip and retrain ICT professionals.
and committees of PIKOM.
We will strive harder to increase our membership whether as a corporate level or individual level. This year
The GAC once again played its role in shaping public policies. Year after year, our views are sought when it at the ICT Awards Night 2016, we honoured 19 companies who have been PIKOM Ordinary Members for 25
comes time for the government to table the annual Budget. years and longer. We are touched by your support and loyalty to the National ICT Association of Malaysia and
we sincerely hope you will continue to be part of the PIKOM family in decades to come.
The PIKOM CIO Chapter also held numerous activities such as an educational trip to Spain while
the Outsourcing Malaysia chapter also participated in the recent Malaysia Investment Forum in Let’s all ring in the new term with renewed hope, optimism and prosperity for a thriving Malaysian ICT
London. industry.
We took the lead to form the ASOCIO AEC Digital Task Force. One of the initiatives was holding the first
ASOCIO AEC E-Commerce Alliance meeting to brainstorm ideas of achieving cross border ecommerce Woo Tai
Woon a HHai
a
success in ASEAN. This is in view of the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community.
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06 PIKOM Councillors & Advisors 2015/2016
Office Bearers
Office Bearers Chin Chee Seong Chairman Galasys Solutions (MSC) Sdn Bhd
Ganesh Kumar Bangah Deputy Chairman HT Consulting (Asia) Sdn Bhd
Danny Lee Secretary Epson Malaysia SdnBhd
Sean Seah Treasurer Bimbit.com Sdn Bhd
Chin Chee Seong Ganesh Kumar Bangah Danny Lee Sean Seah Cheah Kok Hoong Cheah Kok Hoong Immediate Past Chairman Hitachi Sunway Information Systems Sdn Bhd
(Chairman) (Deputy Chairman) (Secretary) (Treasurer) (Immediate Past Chairman)
Councillors
Dr Dzaharudin Mansor Microsoft (M) Sdn Bhd
Stan Singh-Jit IronHorse Asia Sdn Bhd
Councillors Christopher Chan Ten Ten Telecommunications Sdn Bhd
Carol Wong Genovasi (M) Sdn Bhd
Eric Wong IBM Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Dr. Dzaharudin Stan Singh-Jit Christopher Carol Wong Eric Wong Jeffrey Ooi Ong Chin Seong Jeffrey Ooi Celcom (Malaysia) Bhd
Mansor Chan
Ong Chin Seong Powerware Systems Sdn Bhd
Dato' Seri Ivan Teh ADV Fusionex Sdn Bhd
Dato' Latt Shariman Abdullah Persatuan Sukan Elektronik Malaysia (eSports)
Tan Chen Chiang MeenGi Sdn Bhd
Alex Liew Glocomp Systems (M) Sdn Bhd
Anthony Raja Devadoss Kelly Services (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Tan Hock Chye DataPrep Holdings Bhd
Dato' Seri Dato’ Latt Tan Chen Chiang Alex Liew Anthony Raja Tan Hock Chye Andy Khoo K.T. Ong Andy Khoo Maxis Broadband Sdn Bhd
Ivan Teh Shariman Abdullah Devadoss K.T. Ong Dell Global Business Centre Sdn Bhd
Advisors
Looi Kien Leong 1001 Technologies Sdn Bhd
Advisors Xavier Tan
Harres Tan
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Rototype International (M) Sdn Bhd
Lee Boon Kok I-Commerce Sdn Bhd
Wee Kee Heng e-Lock Corporation Sdn Bhd
Looi Kien Leong Xavier Tan Harres Tan Lee Boon Kok Wee Kee Heng Foo Sen Chin C.J. Ang Foo Sen Chin ECS ICT Bhd
C.J. Ang Cuscapi Bhd
David Wong Nan Fay SnT Global Sdn Bhd
Dato' Wei Chuan Beng REDtone Telecommunications Sdn Bhd
Derrik Khoo Genting Berhad
Woon Tai Hai BDO Consulting Sdn Bhd
Shaifubahrim Saleh Frontline Resources Sdn Bhd
Steve Hsia Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Sdn Bhd
David Wong Dato' Wei Derrik Khoo Woon Tai Hai Shaifubahrim Steve Hsia Dato' Ng Wan
Nan Fay Saleh Peng Dato' Ng Wan Peng Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Sdn Bhd
Chuan Beng
By rule 15(h) (Powers of the Council) Part (IV) (The Council), on 26 November 2015, the Council appointed the following as Advisors to the
Council:
1. Looi Kien Leong 8. David Wong Nan Fay Ong Kian Yew KF Leong Alicia Wong Justin J. Anthony Grace Lee
2. Xavier Tan 9. Dato' Wei Chuan Beng Executive Director General Manager Head of Finance & Admin Director of OM Manager M.I.C.E
3. Harres Tan 10. Derrik Khoo
4. Lee Boon Kok 11. Woon Tai Hai
5. Wee Kee Heng 12. Shaifubahrim Saleh
6. Foo Sen Chin 13. Steve Hsia
7. C.J. Ang 14. Dato' Ng Wan Peng
By rule 14 (f) Part (IV) (The Council), on 15January 2016, the Council appointed Anthony Raja Devadoss of Kelly Services (Malaysia)
Sdn Bhd as Councillor.
By rule 14 (h) (iv) Part (IV) (The Council), on 1 February 2016, Carol Wong resigned from her Councillor position.
Ng Wai Teng Sharon Sunita G.S. Murty Jamie Tan Audreen Wong
By rule 14 (f) Part (IV) (The Council), on 3 February 2016, the Council appointed Tan Hock Chye of DataPrep Holdings Bhd as Councillor. Executive Secretary Head of Industry Development, Head of Talent Initiatives, Manager, Manager,
OM OM Finance & Admin Sales & Marketing
By rule 14 (h) (iv) Part (IV) (The Council), on 1 September 2016, Andy Khoo resigned from his Councillor position.
Innovation in Recruitment, hosted by Linkedin – Visitors posing in front of the Teldat office in PCC members at the Camp Nou Football Stadium
Aloft Kuala Lumpur. Madrid, Spain. in Barcelona, Spain.
The Malaysia Investment Forum was held in London where Minister of International Trade & Industry, Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamad delivered
the keynote address. OM, MDEC, Invest Penang and i2M Ventures also shared their views on Global Business Services as a growing industry in
Malaysia.
1st SIG Members Forum with guest speaker Rahimah Akhirudin, Head of 2nd SIG Members Forum with guest speaker
Data Economy, Big Data Analytics at MDeC. Isaac Jacob, Vice President, Enterprise
Practice Group at Fusionex.
At WITSA, David Wong Nan Fay has been re-elected to the board. This augurs well for PIKOM as we prepare to host the World
Congress on IT (WCIT) for the second time in 2020.
PIKOM also acts as the Secretariat for the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards.
PIKOM also facilitates international trade by hosting many foreign delegations visiting Malaysia.
18 - 22 Nov 2015
Malaysia took home eight awards at the International APICTA Awards 2015 in Colombo, On Sept 7 to 8, the inaugural ASOCIO AEC E-Commerce ALLIANCE meeting was held in PIKOM.
Sri Lanka. There were two main categories; Winner and Merit. In the Winner category, Chong Hwa
Independent High School, BNetworks and Green Data Centre LLP were the award recipients. In the More than 25 participants from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan attended the event which was initiated by
Merit category, the award recipients were Jayonik MSC Sdn Bhd, ManagePay Services Sdn Bhd, ASOCIO AEC Digital Taskforce (AADT). The taskforce was formed last year to address the issues and identify opportunities and
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Multimedia University and DF Automation & Robotics Sdn Bhd. promote ICT growth in the region, in view of the establishment of the Asean Economic Community (AEC).
The purpose of the meeting was to gain a better understanding of the state of cross border ecommerce activities in each country in
5 September 2016
Asia in terms of requirements, e-fulfilment challenges and other points of concerns related to tax laws and customs regulations.
PIKOM was invited to participate in the K-ICT Week in Busan.
PIKOM chairman Chin Chee Seong and treasurer Sean Seah
as well as PIKOM general manager, K.F. Leong attended the
The meeting was led by David Wong Nan Fay, the ASOCIO AEC DIGITAL Taskforce Chairman who also facilitated the discussions with
event. PIKOM Deputy Chairman Ganesh Kumar Bangah. ASOCIO Chairman Bunrak Saraggananda was also present during the two-day
event. A report on the meeting will be presented at the upcoming ASOCIO ICT SUMMIT in Myanmar on November 13-17.
3 - 5 October 2016 WCIT 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. Malaysia won in four WITSA
Global ICT Excellence Awards categories. Green Data Centre
LLP grabbed the coveted Chairman’s Award. In the Public From left:
Sector Excellence Award cateogory, the Royal Malaysian Police David Wong Nan Fay, Bunrak Saraggananda
won a Merit Award (Honourable Mention) category for their and Ganesh Kumar Bangah at the two-day
inaugural ASOCIO AEC E-Commerce Alliance
solution “Crime to Manpower Heat Map and Simulator
Meeting.
(C2MHS)". Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDeC) won
a Merit award (Honourable Mention) in the category of Digital More than 25 participants actively shared their
Opportunity Award for their eRezeki Program. In the Mobile experiences and knowledge of cross border
Excellence Award category, BNETWORKS Sdn Bhd won a merit ecommerce in countries their respective
award (honourable mention) for their solution called, “bWave: David Wong Nan Fay (third from left) countries during the two-day inaugural ASOCIO
Enabling IoT with Universal Hub and Platform”. with Hadi Wenas (second from left), Chief AEC Ecommerce Alliance meeting in PIKOM.
Executive Officer of Matahari.com and
the rest of the staff, during David’s courtesy
visit to Matahari.com on September 27 2016
in Indonesia.
At WITSA, David Wong Nan Fay has been re-elected to the board. This augurs well for PIKOM as we prepare to host the World
Congress on IT (WCIT) for the second time in 2020.
PIKOM also acts as the Secretariat for the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards.
PIKOM also facilitates international trade by hosting many foreign delegations visiting Malaysia.
18 - 22 Nov 2015
Malaysia took home eight awards at the International APICTA Awards 2015 in Colombo, On Sept 7 to 8, the inaugural ASOCIO AEC E-Commerce ALLIANCE meeting was held in PIKOM.
Sri Lanka. There were two main categories; Winner and Merit. In the Winner category, Chong Hwa
Independent High School, BNetworks and Green Data Centre LLP were the award recipients. In the More than 25 participants from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan attended the event which was initiated by
Merit category, the award recipients were Jayonik MSC Sdn Bhd, ManagePay Services Sdn Bhd, ASOCIO AEC Digital Taskforce (AADT). The taskforce was formed last year to address the issues and identify opportunities and
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Multimedia University and DF Automation & Robotics Sdn Bhd. promote ICT growth in the region, in view of the establishment of the Asean Economic Community (AEC).
The purpose of the meeting was to gain a better understanding of the state of cross border ecommerce activities in each country in
5 September 2016
Asia in terms of requirements, e-fulfilment challenges and other points of concerns related to tax laws and customs regulations.
PIKOM was invited to participate in the K-ICT Week in Busan.
PIKOM chairman Chin Chee Seong and treasurer Sean Seah
as well as PIKOM general manager, K.F. Leong attended the
The meeting was led by David Wong Nan Fay, the ASOCIO AEC DIGITAL Taskforce Chairman who also facilitated the discussions with
event. PIKOM Deputy Chairman Ganesh Kumar Bangah. ASOCIO Chairman Bunrak Saraggananda was also present during the two-day
event. A report on the meeting will be presented at the upcoming ASOCIO ICT SUMMIT in Myanmar on November 13-17.
3 - 5 October 2016 WCIT 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. Malaysia won in four WITSA
Global ICT Excellence Awards categories. Green Data Centre
LLP grabbed the coveted Chairman’s Award. In the Public From left:
Sector Excellence Award cateogory, the Royal Malaysian Police David Wong Nan Fay, Bunrak Saraggananda
won a Merit Award (Honourable Mention) category for their and Ganesh Kumar Bangah at the two-day
inaugural ASOCIO AEC E-Commerce Alliance
solution “Crime to Manpower Heat Map and Simulator
Meeting.
(C2MHS)". Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDeC) won
a Merit award (Honourable Mention) in the category of Digital More than 25 participants actively shared their
Opportunity Award for their eRezeki Program. In the Mobile experiences and knowledge of cross border
Excellence Award category, BNETWORKS Sdn Bhd won a merit ecommerce in countries their respective
award (honourable mention) for their solution called, “bWave: David Wong Nan Fay (third from left) countries during the two-day inaugural ASOCIO
Enabling IoT with Universal Hub and Platform”. with Hadi Wenas (second from left), Chief AEC Ecommerce Alliance meeting in PIKOM.
Executive Officer of Matahari.com and
the rest of the staff, during David’s courtesy
visit to Matahari.com on September 27 2016
in Indonesia.
2015
October • 1st ASOCIO AEC Digital Taskforce Press Conference
November • Digital News Asia interview with Immediate Past Chairman Cheah Kok Hoong on his two terms as PIKOM chairman
• PIKOM Election of new Council and Chairman
December • Getting to know the new PIKOM Chairman Chin Chee Seong media-luncheon
• Malaysia wins International APICTA awards in Sri Lanka
• PIKOM’s Outlook of 1CT industry in 2016
2016
Asocio Plenary Meeting In Seoul where the team also held discussions with 11Street on May 13-18.
• Comments / Responses to Budget 2016 Revision
March • PIKOM FAIR in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Baru
April • PIKOM: CIOs to Play Bigger Role at Boardrooms
May • PIKOM Leadership Certification (PLC) Gala Dinner
June • AEC and E-commerce outlook for ASEAN seminar
August • ICT Job Market Outlook 2016 Report Press Conference
• Bloomberg interview with PIKOM Chairman Chin Chee Seong
September • PIKOM chairman Chin Chee Seong interview with Astro Awani
on coding in school
October • PIKOM’s Wish list for Budget 2017 Press release
ASOCIO members led by its chairman Bunrak Saraggananda held a lunch presentation for the
Philippines Software Industry Association, Game Development Association, Healthcare Information
Management Association and IT & Business Process Association in September.
PIKOM Chairman Chin Chee Seong (right) and Reporters and photographers at the PIKOM Chairman Chin Chee Seong in an interview
PIKOM Research Committee Chair Woon Tai Hai start of the launch of ICT Job Market with Bloomberg Malaysia on the outlook of the ICT
fielding questions from the media during the Outlook 2016 report. industry .
launch of the ICT Job Market Outlook 2016 report.
Moving forward, all the training programmes will come under the newly established PIKOM Academy. We will be announcing more
in the coming weeks and months.
Training Sessions
Training Session
1 Dec 2015 13th PLC Talk: Time Management Dilemma in Project Management in Malaysia & in the Region
18 - 22 Jan 2016 23rd PLC
8 March 14th PLC Talk: Cost Management Dilemma in Project Management in Malaysia & in the Region
18 - 22 April 2016 24th PLC
10 May 2016 15th PLC Talk: Quality Management Dilemma in Project Management in Malaysia & in the Region
18 - 22 July 2016 25th PLC
23 August 2016 16th PLC Talk: HR Management Dilemma in Project Management in Malaysia & in the Region
26 - 30 September 2016 26th PLC
PIKOM Chairman Chin Chee Seong with his newly elected council.
ICT AWARDS NIGHT 2016 A recognition of the ‘best of the best’ within the Malaysian ICT Industry
PIKOM’s annual glitz and glamour awards once again created such a buzz in the industry. More than a 1,000 members and
invited guests attended this stellar affair which was held on October 20 2016 at Majestic Hotel. This year’s awards night
was extra special and close to the heart of the pioneers of the association as PIKOM is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
The event was just as exciting as in the past 29 years, as everyone eagerly waited to hear the names of the recipients of this
year’s awards. Congratulations to all PIKOM ICT Leadership Awards (PILA) 2016 and the MSC Malaysia APICTA 2016 Awards
winners for their achievements and contributions to the ICT industry.
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MSC MALAYSIA APICTA 2016 AWARDS
Best of E-Learning
Winner : ACE EdVenture Studio Sdn Bhd Product / Project : ChemCaper Act 1 Petticles in Peril
Merit : UniversitiTeknologi Petronas Product / Project : Stutter Manager
Best of Security
Winner : SecureKi Sdn Bhd Product / Project : Advanced Credential Management (ACM)
Merit : Local Host Sdn Bhd Product / Project : DNS Vault
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Best of Research & Development
Winner : Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Product / Project : TACCOMS: Tatical Communications Operations
PIKOM ICT Leadership Awards (PILA)
(National Defence University of Malaysia) Managament System Category WINNER
Merit : Berkshire Media Sdn Bhd Product / Project : Sentiment & Emotion Detection Engine
ICT Organisation Excellence Award Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd
Best of Start-Up Companies Member Excellence Award ADV Fusionex Sdn Bhd
Winner : Easy Parcel SdnBhd Product / Project : Platform For Courier Seervices Technopreneur Excellence Award Chan Kok Long
Merit : Printcious Gifts (M) SdnBhd Product / Project : DIY Gift Printing CIO Excellence Award Mohd Suhail Amar Suresh Abdullah
ICT Personality of the Year YBhg. Dato’ Seri Dr. Sharifah Zarah Syed Ahmad
Best of Media and Entertainment Technology
Winner : Digital Durian Sdn Bhd Product / Project : Didi & Friends
Merit : Kurechii Sdn Bhd Product / Project : Tiny Guardians PIKOM would like to record its appreciation to the following companies who have been the Association’s Ordinary Members for
25 years and more. For their loyal support, they were presented the PIKOM 30th Anniversary Members Recognition Awards .
Best of Tertiary Student Project – Software/Hardware
Winner : Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation Product / Project : Design & Develop a Low Cost Finger Exoskeleton I-Commerce Sdn Bhd
for Rehabilitation of Stroke Patient HP PPS Sales Sdn Bhd
Merit : Multimedia University Product / Project : Quickomm DataPrep Holdings Bhd
: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Product / Project : GTA - Guide.Track.Alert
IBM Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Best of Tertiary Student Project – Creative Multimedia Theta Edge Bhd
Winner : KDU University College Product / Project : Combat Infiltration Droid (CID) NEC Corporation of Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Mesiniaga Bhd
Best of Secondary Student Project Toshiba Tec Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Winner : - Product / Project : - (Formerly known as Tele Dynamics Sdn Bhd)
Merit : SMK Damansara Jaya Product / Project : The Ez Carton System Strateq System Sdn Bhd
: SMJK Jit Sin Product / Project : Robotics P.E.T.
CTC Global Sdn Bhd
Best of Primary Student Project Canon Marketing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Winner : SJK (C) Puay Chai 2 Product / Project : Durian Fruit Drop Detection System CMG Holdings Sdn Bhd
Merit : SJK (C) Yuk Chai Product / Project : i-Trash System Sunway Computer Services Sdn Bhd
: SK Taman TunDr. Ismail (1) Product / Project : Ultrasonic Blind Walking Stick
Oracle Corporation Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Acer Sales & Services Sdn Bhd
Rototype International (M) Sdn Bhd
ACA Pacific Technology (M) Sdn Bhd
Extol Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd
FCS Computer Systems Sdn Bhd