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The higher a country fares in each of the
five dimensions on the maturity scale,
the higher their levels of competency
and maturity in BDA.
Malaysia AND BDA
Overall, the Asia Pacific excluding Japan
(APeJ) maturity average is about 18%
higher than Malaysia’s. To this effect,
Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Datuk Seri
Najib Razak, addressed the importance
of BDA vis-à-vis the progress of Malaysia
into a Digital Economy by 2020 in the
recent 26th MSC Malaysia Implementa-
tion Council Meeting (ICM) on Oct 23.
BDA was sanctioned as a priority
area for the 11th Malaysia Plan, the
latest in the series of plans for national
development in 2015.
Also in the works are high-impact
BDA projects such as the establish-
ment of two institutes: the first being
the Asian Institute of Data Science
(in collaboration with leading global
universities) and the second, a BDA
Centre of Excellence (led primarily by
the private sector). Another project is
the furthering of the government’s Open
Data initiative through a web portal
listing governmental open data sets for
the public.
Malaysia’s Multimedia Development
Corporation (MDeC) is mandated by the
government to move Malaysia forward
as a technologically savvy country by
the year 2020, and plays a crucial role in
overseeing Big Data Analytics initiatives
and efforts in the country.
If you are keen on being a part of the
Big Data Analytics scene or interested
in it to propel your business forward,
visit
www.bigdataanalytics.my
for more
information.
Source: 2013 Big Data Global Trends Survey by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
bda progress around the world
TCS surveyed over
1200
companies from
9
countries in
4
regions
53%
adopted Big Data initiatives
80%
say that business decisions have improved because of BDA investment
76%
of companies projected returns for
2012
... and they averaged
46% ROI
Research Projects Agency) in order to
explore the possibility of addressing the
looming, post-2001 terrorism threat – the
idea was that data in the “footprints” left
by would-be attackers in digital com-
munications could be scrutinised and
picked up for pre-emptive action by law
enforcers and intelligence officials alike.
Indeed, the potential of harnessing
BD is infinitely powerful.
assessing BDA PROGRESS
A way to gauge the progress of BDA
in a country is to use the IDC Big Data
Analytics MaturityScape Assessment.
Five key dimensions are measured
(Intent, Data, Process, Technology
and People) across five points of the
maturity scale (In ascending order:
Ad-hoc, Opportunistic, Repeatable,
BUSINESS
B
igData
is a term to de-
scribe the exponential
growth and availability
of data, both structured
and unstructured. It is
characterised by the
Three Vs – Volume,
Velocity and Variety, all of which are
at levels higher than normal. Big Data
Analytics(BDA) deals with Big Data (BD)
so that more accurate analyses may be
made in order to lead to better decision
making. Better decisions pay off in the
form of superior operational efficiencies,
cost reductions and reduced risk.
BDA is big business around the world,
and rapidly gaining traction in the APeJ
(Asia Pacific excluding Japan) region.
For example, in 2002, Singapore met with
the US DARPA (US Defense Advanced
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takes a quick look at howcountries
around theworld, especially theAsia Pacific region, are
progressing in the realmof BigDataAnalytics
We believe
the decisions
taken at the 26th
MSCMalaysia ICMwill
further driveMalaysia’s
long-termvision and
strategy to not only
raise the bar in the local
ICT industry, but also enable the national
transformation agenda.The next six
yearswill be crucial, asMDeC takes Digital
Malaysia to the next level with a stronger
focus on delivering visible impact by
deepening niche economic segments and
enhancing community benefits fromdigital
technology,”
–Dato’ YasminMahmood, CEO, MDeC
Analytics