The Malaysian National Computer Confederation (MNCC) is an association for information and communications technology

Information technology

Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

 professionals. Its stated aims are "dedicated to the development of IT Professionals and the creation of an Information Rich Society".

The MNCC was formed in 1967, then known as the Malaysian Computer Society. It was renamed to the MNCC, in 1988, when the association was registered under the Companies Act.

Activities

Notable activities are the operations of the various special interest groups (SIGs)

Special Interest Group

A Special Interest Group is a community with an interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to effect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet, and organize conferences...

, annual conferences, seminars, as well as IT scholarships.

Members are required to comply with the code of professional conduct and practicehttp://www.mncc.com.my/code.htm.

Special Interest Groups

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) of the MNCC include wide and varied interests such as: the Open Document Format (ODFSIG), Open Source (OSSIG), Artificial Intelligence in Industry (AI3SIG), IP Telephony, Project Management and Storage.

Digital Library

The MNCC Transactions on ICT contains free journal articles and conference papers.

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