Key Informants Interviewed
Dr. Suhazimah binti Dzazali, Mampu’s Deputy Director General of ICT
Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development
Sumitra Visvanathan, Executive Director, Women’s Aid Organisation
Nor Akmar Shah Minan, Head, Digital Communities and Program, Coordination Division, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
Team members, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s team working on Kemaman Smart Community project
Norhamimah binti Ibrahim, Director, ICT Strategic Development and Architecture Division, interview, 21 January 2016
Amiruddin Hisan, Director, Telehealth Division, Ministry of Health
Aliah Ali, Communications Officer, Sisters in Islam
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