1) In 1996, Malaysia identified ICT as key to transitioning to a knowledge-based economy by 2020 and launched the Smart School initiative as part of this transition. 2) The Smart School initiative aimed to equip 90 pilot schools with advanced technologies by 1999 and transition all primary and secondary schools to the Smart School model by 2020. 3) The Smart School model relies heavily on ICT applications and aims to utilize Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor infrastructure to bring enabling technologies into schools.