2002•Unpublished venueOpen access
A SURVEY OF INTERNET USAGE IN THE MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Lim Yoke Mui, Abdul Aziz, Ang Cheng Ni, Wong Chee Yee, Wong Shiau Lay
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Abstract
f the Internet instead of just implementing basic automation. KEYWORDS: Benefits, Construction Industry, Disadvantages, Internet, Malaysia, Website 1. INTRODUCTION Malaysia was connected to the Internet in 1990 when the Internet Service Provider (ISP) JARING was launched by MIMOS Berhad. In 1996, Telekom Malaysia launched the country's second ISP, which is TMNet. (Rahmah, 1999). In line with the National IT Agenda, which was formulated in 1996, the Malaysian Government has been aggressively promoting IT and its application in every sector including the construction industry. The MidTerm Review of The Seventh Malaysia Plan 1996-2000 reported RM152 million (US$40 million) investment in IT from the construction sector in 1995 but there was a sharp decline in 1998 where investment in IT from the construction sector was at RM48 million (US$12.6 million). However, this decline was not due to a massive pullback on the usage of IT in construction but more likely to be caused by the economic