Malaysia believes ICT can play bigger role in aviation industry


DUBAI: Malaysia believes that information and communications technology can play an even bigger role in the aviation industry in the wake of the Flight MH370 mystery.

Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said searching for the black box, for example, should be a thing of the past, especially with the advent of big data and cloud computing.

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