PUTRAJAYA: If information technology (IT) professionals feel they do not need protection, the proposed Computing Professionals Bill 2011 could “end here”.
Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof said there was nothing “solid” yet and the ministry was still gathering views.
“That is why we had the open day.
“It is the first step and if industry players suddenly feel they need no protection or something to represent them, the initiative could just end here,” he said, adding that the Bill was aimed at uplifting the IT profession.
“It was mooted after a series of discussions with industry players who said they wished to see a body that represents and protects them,'' said Fadillah.
He likened it to bodies such as the Malaysian Medical Association and the Malaysian Institute of Architects.
“The ministry is just facilitating the process to set up such a body for IT professionals,” he told reporters after a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony with Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology here.
Meanwhile, the MCA Young Professionals Bureau has warned that the proposed Bill could potentially force companies to relocate or shut down due to a lack of human capital.
Bureau chairman Datuk Chua Tee Yong said the formation of the Board of Computing Professionals Malaysia would stifle innovation and creativity.
“The Bill's enactment will be counter-productive and will significantly shrink the talent pool so greatly needed by the industry.
“We cannot support it and therefore seek the withdrawal of the proposed legislation,” he said after presenting the bureau's views and comments on the matter to the ministry here yesterday.
Chua, who is also Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister, said the proposed Bill was against the objective of developing the industry under the 10th Malaysia Plan in which information and communications technology was one of the 12 National Key Economic Areas.
Sources : The Star.
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