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Questionnaire For Establishment Of Board of ComputingProfessionals Malaysia (BCPM)This questionnaire is to solicit feedback from the ICT community to determine the overall suitability and general acceptance to theproposal for the establishment of the Board of Computing Professionals Malaysia (BCPM).

Objective

This questionnaire is to solicit feedback from the ICT community to determine the overall suitability and general acceptance to theproposal for the establishment of the Board of Computing Professionals Malaysia (BCPM).

Context

The proposal for the establishment of the BCPM is the third of three strategic thrusts recommended by the National ICT HumanResource Task Force under the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) within the ICT Human Capital Development Framework. Theframework provides a set of national initiatives towards producing more resilient ICT graduates and transforming the country into aproducer nation in ICT software and applications. This is to be attained via the development of a sufficiently large and readilyavailable pool of highly competent computing professionals, being those who innovate, design, implement and maintain computers,computing systems, and computing applications. [More details are available at http://goo.gl/nXBwb]

A draft Bill (RUU – Rang Undang-Undang) for this purpose had been prepared in December 2011, which was circulated for apreliminary discussion on an Open Day held at MOSTI on Tuesday 13 December 2011, with the period for feedback left open untilFriday 30 January 2012. The feedback obtained was analysed and discussed, which subsequently led to the contents of thequestionnaire in this survey.

This survey will be open for responses, either through face-to-face at the end of a series of awareness programme sessions, orthrough a portal, for a period of 15 days from Monday 28 May to Monday 11 June. The results of this survey will be analysed and theappropriate recommendations will be forwarded to the Ministry of Science and Innovations (MOSTI) for the appropriate action.Ultimately, based on the results, the draft Bill/RUU will be:

Amended accordingly and tabled at Parliament for adoption; orAdopted via other means (e.g. via Industry); orAbandoned altogether.

Underlying Intentions

First and foremost, it is crucial to note that the Bill/RUU is only a vehicle, where the exact underlying intentions are to have thefollowing:

To establish a class of Professionals that can be distinguished from ordinary IT providers and will also guarantee a certainlevel of expertise/standards and be accountable for their services.

To attain international recognition and/or equivalence, especially via the Seoul Accord (see below), and in particular for ourComputing/ICT degrees.

The questionnaire will address the six points that support the underlying intentions for the establishment of the BCPM, theassociated Bill, and the overall implementation, namely the following:

1. The need for Certification of Professionals and to sign the Seoul Accord:

There has always been a strong desire to make our Computing/ICT graduates have a professional status (akin to engineers, medicaldoctors, accountants, etc.) as well as be internationally recognised as such. Three points are very relevant here:

The best way to achieve both is to sign the Seoul Accord (equivalent to the Washington Accord for engineering), which willnot only enforce the maintenance of the required level to be considered professionals, but it also provides a status that isrecognised worldwide.However, all signatories of the Seoul Accord need to have a Board (or Society or any entity) that is equivalent to theproposed BCPM, which will have to be accorded the necessary authority and be responsible to audit and accredit

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Computing/ICT programmes, to register professional members, and to regulate them.It is important to note that with the professional status comes a considerably high degree of responsibility, especially in termsof a guarantee of quality and accountability.

2. The need for a Bill/RUU:

Unlike in many countries, it is by tradition and practice that all Boards of Professionals in Malaysia had been set up via an Act ofParliament, and this is strongly perceived to be so (else, few will feel the compulsion to adhere to the Board’s regulations). In anycase, the Bill can be seen to be the surest and fastest way of getting the underlying intentions implemented.

3. Registration with BCPM will be voluntary:

Once the BCPM is set up, four points are of major relevance:

Graduates from the BCPM (hence Seoul Accord) accredited degrees will automatically qualify to be Registered ComputingPractitioners, and later become Registered Computing Professionals after acquiring some experience and satisfying certaincriteria.Both registrations will also be open to other graduates and even non-graduates based on certain required and provenexperience to be established by the Board.The above are essentially criteria to qualify for registration, but no individual is compelled to be registered with the BCPM,and once registered may also opt to de-register himself.There have also been proposals to have the category of Registered Computing Service Providers for companies, but shouldthis proposal be accepted, registration will also be voluntary.

4. Regulatory matters apply only to BCPM registered members:

In the implementation of the Act and the BCPM, three points are to be noted:

The provisions of the Act and the ensuing regulations (from the Act and from the Board) apply only to its registered members,and hence only to individuals (and not the companies or institutions they represent). [The exception would be for theRegistered Computing Service Providers should the category be adopted.]The above would mean that there will be no official regulations that would compel projects (government or otherwise) to beproposed and carried out only by BCPM registered members.Nonetheless, it is also important to note that project owners (government or otherwise) may voluntarily choose for theirprojects to be proposed and carried out by BCPM registered members only – as is the case for a few countries with theirBCPM equivalent (and often with the addition of ISO conditions).

5. The Board needs to be neutral:

To ensure acceptance by the ICT community, industry and the public in general, the Board needs to be neutral at all levels and it hasto be seen to be so:

This has to be in terms of its composition (the President and executive members), the decisions it makes, its actions, etc.Neutrality, impartiality and independence of the Board are also strict pre-conditions to qualify for signing the Seoul Accord.

6. The Board needs to be sustainable:

Like all other Boards of Professionals, BCPM has to be financially sustainable (after a possible initial grant from the Government).This would typically be from fees from accreditation exercises, subscriptions from registered members, and from several professionalactivities.

The Seoul Accord

As mentioned, one of the main reasons for establishing BCPM is to be able to sign the Seoul Accord. Established in December2008, the Seoul Accord is a multi-lateral mutual recognition agreement among agencies responsible for the accreditation orrecognition of undergraduate computing and IT related programmes.

The Seoul Accord's vision is to become recognised internationally as a leader in defining and promulgating standards and guidelinesfor the academic preparation of computing professionals. The Seoul Accord is non-governmental and is not affiliated with anycountry.


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The Seoul Accord has since become the international authority on quality assurance and the promotion and development of bestpractices for the improvement of education in the computing and IT-related professions. The Accord establishes the equivalence interms of outcomes relative to the preparation for professional practice. [More details (in particular, for governance and graduateattributes) are available at http://goo.gl/nXBwb ]

One of the many benefits of signing the Seoul Accord is that the agreement and the resulting standard that it creates allows theMalaysian public and private sector to recruit with confidence computing or Information Technology workers from around the worldwith accredited degrees.

It also helps graduates from Malaysian institutions of higher learning who want to work or study abroad be recognised world-wide ifMalaysia is a signatory.

The accredited degrees here refer to those that comply with the standards of the curricula and targeted graduate attributes asstipulated by the Seoul Accord, which establishes an internationally recognised ‘desired’ level of quality of programmes andgraduates.

Currently there are eight signatories, the British Computer Society, Australian Computer Society, Canadian Information ProcessingSociety, ABET Inc (USA), JABEE (Japan), ABEEK (Republic of Korea), HKIE (Hong Kong) and IEET (Taiwan).

The signatories to the Accord need to be authorities, agencies, or institutions that are representative of the computing and IT-relatedcommunity and that have statutory powers or recognised professional authority for accrediting/recognising programmes designed tosatisfy the academic requirements for professional computing and IT-related practice within a defined jurisdiction (e.g. country,economy, geographic region).

In Malaysia, by tradition and practice, a Bill is required to empower/accord a body as such.

There are 42 questions in this survey

General

1 [GENERALQ1]Where are you in the ICT community? *

Please also fill in the "other comment" field.

Please choose only one of the following:

Computer Science/ ICT Student

Computer Science/ ICT Academic Staff

Government ICT Department

ICT Vendor (Retail & Distribution)

Multinational or Large ICT Company

SME software & application development company

SME ICT community providers (esp. social media) and free lancers

ICT User

None of the above

2 [GENERALQ2]Please indicate your citizenship status? *


Malaysian citizen


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Permanent resident in Malaysia

Citizen of a developed nation

Citizen of a developing nation

3 [GENERALQ3]Please indicate your age group? *


Below 20

21-25

26-30

31-40

41-50

51-60

Above 60

4 [GENERALQ3a]Please indicate your number of years of working experience in ICT? *


Beginner

Below 5

6-10

11-15

16-20

21-25

Above 25


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5 [GENERALQ4]Do you have an academic Computer Science/ICT qualification? *



Doctor of Philosophy

Masters

Bachelors

Diploma

Not Applicable

Others – Please specify (e.g. CCNA)

6 [GENERALQ5]If you do not have a Computer Science/ICT qualification, what base qualification doyou have? *



Science

Engineering

Business

Social Science/Humanities

Not Applicable

Other

7 [GENERALQ6]Are you a member of any Professional Body (locally or internationally)? If yes,please specify.

Please write your answer here:


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8 [GENERALQ7]In your current position, what are you? *



CEO/Owner of an ICT company

Manager in a position to employ (e.g. CIO)

Employee

Self-employed

Other

9 [GENERALQ8]In your current position, what is your monthly income (estimated, ifself-employed)? *


RM40,000 and above

RM30,000-RM39,999

RM20,000-RM29,999

RM10,000-RM19,999

RM5,000-RM9,999

Below RM5,000

10 [GENERALQ9]In your current position, what is the number of ICT employees in yourdepartment/organisation? *


1-5

6-10

11-20

21-50

51-100

Above 100

11 [GENERALQ10]Please provide your contact detail?

Please write your answer(s) here:

Email address


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Phone number

Phone number is only necessary if e-mail is not available.


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Part 1: The need for Certification of Professionals and to sign the Seoul Accord

There has always been a strong desire to make our Computing/ICT graduates have a professional status (akin to engineers, medicaldoctors, accountants, etc.) as well as be internationally recognised as such. Three points are very relevant here:

The best way to achieve both is to sign the Seoul Accord (equivalent to the Washington Accord for engineering), which willnot only enforce the maintenance of the required level to be considered professionals, but it also provides a status that isrecognised worldwide.

However, all signatories of the Seoul Accord need to have a Board (or Society or any entity) that is equivalent to theproposed BCPM, which will have to be accorded the necessary authority and be responsible to audit and accreditComputing/ICT programmes, to register professional members, and to regulate them.

It is important to note that with the professional status comes a considerably high degree of responsibility, especially in termsof a guarantee of quality and accountability.


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12 [PART1Q1]Currently in Malaysia, not many disciplines are officially recognised as professionals(those that are include engineers, medical doctors, lawyers, architects, accountants, etc.). Pleasestate whether you agree or otherwise to the following general statements: *

Please choose the appropriate response for each item:

Yes No

Having an official professional status is an advantage

Computing/ICT practitioners should be considered as professionals forSELECTED subdomains only (e.g. software & network architects,

software developers, etc. – with the subdomains to be specified later)

Computing/ICT should also be considered a professional domain forALL service providers

Computing/ICT graduates currently have problems to be recognised asprofessionals (albeit unofficial)

Computing/ICT graduates currently tend to earn lower salariescompared to officially recognised professionals

Only computing/ICT graduates should be considered for professionalstatus

All computing/ICT practitioners with proven experience should beconsidered for professional status (the criteria will be determined later)

There is absolutely no necessity for professional status in ICT

13 [PART1Q2]Software and applications have been developed and deployed in almost everyindustry in Malaysia, with the supplying company taking responsibility for the resulting quality andreliability (and not the individuals involved). Please state whether you agree or otherwise to thefollowing statements: *


Yes No

ALL ICT products should be produced only by certified experts in thefield

SELECTED ICT products should be produced only by certified experts inthe field (the list will have to be determined later), others being open to

all

ALL computer based systems that are ready to be deployed have to besigned-off (as with other professionals) and taken under the

responsibility of the person(s) who signed them off

SELECTED computer based systems that are ready to be deployed haveto be signed-off and taken into the responsibility by the person(s) who

signed them off (the list will have to be determined later)

14 [PART1Q3]Certified professionals are regulated by some officially established Board ofProfessionals for that domain. Please state whether you agree or not that having certifiedcomputing/ICT professionals (as the one for Engineering – Ir.) will result in the following: *


Yes No

It will give official recognition to IT practitioners


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Yes No

It will facilitate the use of good practices based on global standards

It will create responsibility and accountability among professionals

15 [PART1Q4]If Malaysia qualifies to sign as a member of the Seoul Accord, it will make ourCertified Computing Professional (which has to be through a BCPM) be recognised internationally– meaning that one can offer his/her professional services at an international level. *


Yes No

This is good for the individual

This is good for the industry

16 [PART1Q5]Signing the Seoul Accord also enforces the maintenance of the required level to beconsidered professionals – meaning that curricula, best practices and ethics will have to followinternational standards. Please indicate your agreement or otherwise to the following statements: *


Yes No

This will enhance the creativity and competency of our graduates

This will enhance the professionalism of the computing workforce

This will prepare for better software development within the country(compared to current system integration and customisation)

This will lead to better acceptance and utilisation of local software

17 [PART1Q6]The following is only to gauge an overall judgement: *


Yes No Undecided

The certification of ICT professionals is good for the industry

The establishment of BCPM should be supported

We should sign the Seoul Accord

Part 2: The need for a Bill/RUU

Unlike in many countries, it is by tradition and practice that all Boards of Professionals in Malaysia had been set up via an Act ofParliament, and this is strongly perceived to be so (else, few will feel the compulsion to adhere to the Board’s regulations). In anycase, the Bill can be seen to be the surest and fastest way of getting the underlying intentions implemented.

18 [PART2Q1]To date, all Boards of Professionals in Malaysia had been set up via an Act ofParliament. Please state whether you agree or otherwise to the following statements: *


Yes No


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Yes No

Engineering and all the other Boards of Professionals in Malaysia couldhave achieved the same goals without an act of Parliament

An organically grown Board will take a long time to set up and gainacceptance by academia and industry

Computing in Malaysia already has a strong voice to express concernsrelating to ICT to our leaders and for working on international platforms

19 [PART2Q2]Please indicate your choice as to how BCPM should be set up (or not), noting that thebody that can sign the Seoul Accord has to be independent, representative of the ICT community,and has to carry out audit and accredit academic programmes of universities (and naturally withthe statutory powers or the recognised professional authority to do so): *


Self-regulation – a ‘free for all’ ICT environment

Government regulated – by some Ministry (or Ministries)

Industry regulated – by an existing body (e.g. PIKOM)

Society regulated – by an existing body (e.g. MNCC)

Incorporating into an existing Act and hence Board (e.g. Board of Engineering)

Incorporating into other proposed Acts and hence Boards (e.g. Board of Technologies)

Board regulated – new and organically grown

Board regulated – new and set up by an Act


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Part 3: Registration with BCPM will be voluntary

Once the BCPM is set up, four points are of major relevance:

Graduates from the BCPM (hence Seoul Accord) accredited degrees will automatically qualify to be Registered ComputingPractitioners, and later become Registered Computing Professionals after acquiring some experience and satisfying certaincriteria.

Both registrations will also be open to other graduates and even non-graduates based on certain required and provenexperience to be established by the Board.

The above are essentially criteria to qualify for registration, but no individual is compelled to be registered with the BCPM,and once registered may also opt to de-register himself.

There have also been proposals to have the category of Registered Computing Service Providers for companies, but shouldthis proposal be accepted, registration will also be voluntary.

20 [PART3Q1]Which of the following categories are deemed necessary: *


Yes No

Registered Computing Practitioner (a minimum level prior to being a fullprofessional)

Registered Computing Professional (a full professional with provenexperience)

Registered Computing Service Provider (for companies)

21 [PART3Q2]In line with the underlying intentions, the category of Registered ComputingPractitioner will be automatically awarded to those holding BCPM accredited Computing/ICTdegrees, but the opportunity should also be open to others. Please indicate your agreement orotherwise to the proposals below: *


Yes No

It should be open to all individuals with MQA accredited Computing/ICTdegrees, provided they have proven experience in the domain

The above should also include diploma holders in Computing/ICT

The above should also include all degree holders

The above should also include all diploma holders

The above should be open to all IT practitioners

22 [PART3Q3]For those without BCPM accredited Computing/ICT degrees and wishing to beRegistered Computing Practitioners, which of the following should be inspected or conducted: *


Yes No

Experience (the norm is a minimum of 3 years)


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Yes No

Documented project reports from work

Professional exams

Professional interviews (oral exams)

Project or hands-on exams

23 [PART3Q3a]If you want to specify others for the question above – please specify :


24 [PART3Q4]All Registered Computing Practitioners will need to acquire experience and satisfycertain criteria before being accepted as Registered Computing Professionals. To this goal, whichof the following should be inspected or conducted: *


Yes No

Experience (the norm is a minimum of 2-3 years)

Documented project reports from work

Professional exams

Professional interviews (oral exams)

Project or hands-on exams


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26 [PART3Q5]In many professional domains (engineering, architecture, etc.), academics need notbe registered members, but it would be an advantage. Nonetheless, the corresponding Boards ofProfessionals would insist on a certain percentage of a faculty to be registered. Please state youropinion: *


All faculty members should be registered with the Board

There should at least be 50% of the staff registered with the Board

There should at least be 25% of the staff registered with the Board

There should at least be 1-10% of the staff registered with the Board

There need not be any staff registered with the Board

The percentage should be determined by the Board

27 [PART3Q6]Please indicate your agreement or otherwise to the general statements below: *


Yes No

Employers will tend to employ Certified Computing Practitioners andCertified Computing Professionals compared to non-registered ones

Project owners will tend to favour companies with Certified ComputingPractitioners and Certified Computing Professionals compared to those

with non-registered ones to execute their projects

Smaller and less critical projects will not require Certified ComputingPractitioners and Certified Computing Professionals and hence will cost

much less

Companies that work on smaller and less critical projects need not andwill not put emphasis on Certified Computing Practitioners and Certified

Computing Professionals

28 [PART3Q7]Should there be a BCPM (in on form or another): *


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Yes No

I believe I will qualify to be a registered/certified member

I will want to register in BCPM


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Part 4: Regulatory matters apply only to BCPM registered members

In the implementation of the Act and the BCPM, three points are to be noted:

The provisions of the Act and the ensuing regulations (from the Act and from the Board) apply only to its registered members,and hence only to individuals (and not the companies or institutions they represent). [The exception would be for theRegistered Service Providers should the category be adopted.]

The above would mean that there will be no official regulations that would compel projects (government or otherwise) to beproposed and carried out only by BCPM registered members.

Nonetheless, it is also important to note that project owners (government or otherwise) may voluntarily choose for theirprojects to be proposed and carried out by BCPM registered members only – as is the case for a few countries with theirBCPM equivalent (and often with the addition of ISO conditions).

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29 [PART4Q1]Please indicate your agreement or otherwise to the statements below on restrictionson ICT jobs that can or cannot be taken by registered members and non-registered members,which need to be driven by the Bill/RUU. Here, ‘Registered Parties’ refer to Registered ComputingPractitioners, Registered Computing Professionals, and Registered Computing Service Providers,and noting that Registered Parties will have to register their domain(s) of qualification andexpertise : *


Yes No

ONLY Registered Parties should be allowed to do certain ICT jobs – thismeans non-registered parties will not be allowed to do those jobs (the

list will be determined later)

Registered Parties should be allowed to do jobs ONLY in those domainsthey have been registered for – as opposed to being allowed to do all

ICT jobs

All ICT jobs should be open to all parties (registered andnon-registered), and it is up to the project owners to determine the

conditions to be imposed (this is current practice) – this means that forprojects such as those within the Critical National Information

Infrastructure (CNII), it will be up to the various Ministries to set theconditions, and not by legislation.

This is a very key question.

30 [PART4Q2]Please indicate your agreement or otherwise to the statements on regulations below,which also need to be driven by the Bill/RUU : *


Yes No

All regulations should apply only to individuals, namely RegisteredComputing Practitioners and Registered Computing Professionals (andnot the companies or institutions they represent) [except for Registered

Computing Service Providers]


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Yes No

No additional regulations should apply on businesses and projects(including for CNII), but project owners may determine the conditions to

be imposed

Those who opt to register with BCPM should be strictly regulated inorder to uphold the integrity of the profession, and they will not be

allowed to de-register when there are pending investigations

Registered members who do not comply with the regulations are usuallygiven warnings, and severe and/or repeat offences may lead to

de-registration. Should fines be also included?

This is another very key question.

31 [PART4Q3]National level regulations tend to hurt small businesses, where in the case of ICT,possibly the Open Source community service providers. Curricula in Malaysia (and also the SeoulAccord) advocate the use of Open Source, while no regulations have been planned that directlyrefer to Open Source, but there may be side-effects. Please indicate your agreement or otherwiseon the following statements : *


Yes No

The Bill/RUU may be a hindrance to the use of the Open Source licensebased on the underlying principles of Open Source

The establishment of BCPM will promote the development, usage andsharing of Open Source software and applications

32 [PART4Q4]Please indicate your agreement or otherwise to the statements below on what theestablishment of BCPM may lead to given the proposals (compare with other Boards ofProfessionals): *


Yes No

It will not be a hurdle to business in general

Rise in the quality of practitioners in the country

Tax-payers money will be not wasted in incompetent softwaredevelopment

Foreign ICT workers will not outnumber local ICT workers

33 [PART4Q5]Please indicate your agreement or otherwise to the statements below on negligence:*


Yes No

Negligence in signing off for physical infrastructure (bridges, buildings)is a punishable crime

Negligence in the design, development and commissioning of softwareand applications for mission critical usage (be it for human or financial

safety) should be a punishable crime


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Yes No

Negligence in the design, development and commissioning of softwareand applications for public consumption (e.g. software to be used by

Malaysian children) should be a punishable crime

In the above, action should be taken even if the development was doneoverseas

Fines of up to RM50,000 on registered members are acceptable (thenorm is about RM20,000)

The maximum fines should be reduced considerably


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Part 5: The Board needs to be neutral

To ensure acceptance by the ICT community, industry and the public in general, the Board needs to be neutral at all levels and it hasto be seen to be so:

This has to be in terms of its composition (the President and executive members), the decisions it makes, its actions, etc.

Neutrality, impartiality and independence of the Board are also strict pre-conditions to qualify for signing the Seoul Accord.

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34 [PART5Q1]The Board should be set up with a balance of the following members, all being inComputing/ICT and almost all having to be Registered Computing Professionals or RegisteredComputing Practitioners: *


Yes No

Academia

Computing/ICT Societies

Industry (general)

Large Corporations

Government institutions

SMEs in Computing/ICT

ICT Skills Trainers

Alumni of local universities



36 [PART5Q2]Please indicate your agreement or otherwise to the statements below onappointments: *



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Yes No

There should be an equal composition of the Board members amongstpublic, private and academia

Members of the Board are appointed by the Minister

The Minister may, at any time, revoke the appointment of any member ofthe Board

The Board should be governed by its registered members throughAGM/elections (similar to the model employed by the Bar Council and

several other Boards)

37 [PART5Q3]Please indicate your agreement or otherwise to the statements below on BCPM’smain roles: *


Yes No

The Board’s primary role should be the accreditation of programmes

The Board’s other primary role should put facilitating ICT activities andbusinesses, and promoting global acceptance above regulating the

profession (indeed both are needed)

The Board’s other primary role should put regulating the professionabove facilitating ICT activities and businesses, and promoting global

acceptance (indeed both are needed)


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Part 6: The Board needs to be sustainable

Like all other Boards of Professionals, BCPM has to be financially sustainable (after a possible initial grant from the Government).This would typically be from fees from accreditation exercises, subscriptions from registered members, and from several professionalactivities.


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38 [PART6Q1]1. Please indicate your agreement or otherwise to the general statements below: *


Yes No

The Board should be able to be self-funding after (possibly) an initialgrant from the Government

Subscriptions and accreditation fees comparable to those imposed byother Boards of Professionals (especially the Board of Engineering)

should be acceptable

If the Board is run in a similar manner to other Boards of Professionals(especially the Board of Engineering), the costs to organisations and

business should not differ very significantly

Summary Questions

Summary Questions

Based on ealier explanations, several points are very pertinent:

Whether or not there should be a regulatory body for ICT, in particular the proposed BCPM, with minimally the followingfunctions:

- Auditing and accrediting academic programmes (working towards signing the Seoul Accord)- Promoting the domain, including facilitating ICT activities and businesses- Regulating its registered members

If there were to be one, it can take one of the following forms:

- Government established entity within a Ministry (or under several Ministries)- Existing entity within industry, and a non-governmental body (e.g. PIKOM)- Existing Computing Society, and a non-governmental body (e.g. MNCC)- Newly formed entity (with participation from all the above)

Such an entity, existing or newly established, can operate either via general acceptance by other parties (organically grown),or given the necessary authority via an Act (Establishment Act):

- Incorporated within an existing Act (e.g. Board of Engineering or the Communication and Multimedia Act 1998)- Incorporated within another proposed Act (e.g. Board of Technologies)Specific to ICT

An additional clause in the Act may be needed to regulate the industry to ensure the following, which will make its operationssimilar to other Professional Bodies (without which, they can still be voluntarily imposed on a case to case basis by projectowners), such as:

- ONLY Registered Parties will be allowed to do certain ICT jobs (meaning non-registered parties will not be allowed to do thosejobs)- Registered Parties should be allowed to do jobs ONLY in those domains they have been registered for (as opposed to beingallowed to do all ICT jobs).


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39 [SUMMARYQ1]Should there be a regulatory entitity for ICT – do you agree to the proposedestablishment of BCPM?: *


Yes

No

40 [SUMMARYQ2]If your response is Y to the above, then indicate how should the regulatory entitybe established:


Under a government entity (Ministry or Ministries)

Within an industry entity such as PIKOM

Within a non-governmental Society such as MNCC

Under an existing Act (e.g. Board of Engineering, Multimedia Act, etc.)

Under a proposed Act such as Malaysian Board of Technologist (MBOT)

As a new entity specifically for ICT

41 [SUMMARYQ3]Pertaining to the possibility/necessity of an Act (see 3rd and 4th bullet points inthe introduction): *


Yes No

Should there be an Establishment Act to formalise the regulatory entityand to give it the necessary authority (but not covering below)?

Should there be an additional clause in the Act to regulate the industry(as described in the Introduction above)?

42 [SUMMARYQ4]Other comments (if any):



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