The Net has everything, but can it be trusted?

“In the last election, we certainly lost the Internet war, the cyberwar.” Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was quoted as saying this at the opening of Invest Malaysia 2008 last week, describing it as a painful lesson, and he reckoned that “it came at the right time”. Earlier, newly...

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Main Author: Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
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Language:English
Published: 2008
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description “In the last election, we certainly lost the Internet war, the cyberwar.” Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was quoted as saying this at the opening of Invest Malaysia 2008 last week, describing it as a painful lesson, and he reckoned that “it came at the right time”. Earlier, newlyappointed Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said the government would not control bloggers but would take into consideration their views as well. In fact, he recognised that the “alternative media, like bloggers, play a role in nation building”.
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spelling usm-330752017-04-11T04:08:41Z http://eprints.usm.my/33075/ The Net has everything, but can it be trusted? Abd Razak, Dzulkifli TK5105 Computer networks and Data transmission systems “In the last election, we certainly lost the Internet war, the cyberwar.” Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was quoted as saying this at the opening of Invest Malaysia 2008 last week, describing it as a painful lesson, and he reckoned that “it came at the right time”. Earlier, newlyappointed Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said the government would not control bloggers but would take into consideration their views as well. In fact, he recognised that the “alternative media, like bloggers, play a role in nation building”. 2008-03-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/33075/1/DZUL235.pdf Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (2008) The Net has everything, but can it be trusted? New Sunday Times.
spellingShingle TK5105 Computer networks and Data transmission systems
Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
The Net has everything, but can it be trusted?
title The Net has everything, but can it be trusted?
title_full The Net has everything, but can it be trusted?
title_fullStr The Net has everything, but can it be trusted?
title_full_unstemmed The Net has everything, but can it be trusted?
title_short The Net has everything, but can it be trusted?
title_sort net has everything, but can it be trusted?
topic TK5105 Computer networks and Data transmission systems
url http://eprints.usm.my/33075/
http://eprints.usm.my/33075/1/DZUL235.pdf