Browsing by Author "Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar"

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    e-Participation Among Members of Parliament in Malaysia: Evaluation of Individual Factors
    (Technology Acceptance Model. Information Systems Research, 2013-06-12) Norsyahida Zaharudin; Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar; Abdul Raufu Ambali; Rugayah Hashim
    —The purpose of this paper is to provide insights and empirical evidence on internet usage among the Members of Parliament (MP) in Malaysia. In tandem with the globalization, information and communication technology (ICT) usage has become ubiquitous. As such, politicians and MPs should fully utilize the internet-based tools to reach out to their constituent members. The Parliament of Malaysia, in responding to this phenomenon has provided the infrastructure for more e involvement and e-engagement with their peers and the constituent that they represent. Regardless of race and gender, many MPs especially young politicians are into ICT usage and have taken the initiative on e-participation into their own hands and pace. Therefore, the objective of the study is to examine the relationship between individual factors (perceived usefulness; perceived ease-of-use and perceived self-efficacy) and the MPs e engagement. Through cross-sectional design, the sample size was 222 MPs from the House of Representative in Malaysia. Data collections were done through interviews, surveys and the evaluation of the MPs personal web site.
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    Environmental Policy In Malaysia: Biomedical Waste, Strategies And Issues
    (Journal of Administrative Science, 2013) Abdul Rauf Ambali; Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar; Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar
    Management of waste is a general acute problem around the globe. Waste management is of great concern as urbanization and economic development increase leading to generation of larger quantity of waste materials. The management of waste materials requires immediate attention of the newly emerging economy country such as Malaysia. To be more specific, biomedical wastes are becoming a topic of one cannot deny the important roles play by biomedical science and its activities on human life and fitness. However, these activities can generate some wastes that pose severe effects on human health and environment at large, especially if there is no proper management policy in place. Although some may argue that waste is generally unavoidable by-product of most human activities but the provision of expanded healthcare facilities today have added substantial quantities of biomedical waste into waste stream with severe environmental and human health consequences. This paper examines the level of biomedical waste in Malaysia. It also addresses the impacts of these biomedical wastes and the strategic measures taken by Malaysian government. Finally, it identifies some potential issues associated with policy measures and put forward some policy recommendations for precautionary measures in the future.
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    Environmental Policy In Malaysia: Biomedical Waste, Strategies And Issues
    (Journal of Administrative Science, 2013) Abdul Rauf Ambali; Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar; Farah Murni Merican
    Management of waste is a general acute problem around the globe. Waste management is of great concern as urbanization and economic development increase leading to generation of larger quantity of waste materials. The management of waste materials requires immediate attention of the newly emerging economy country such as Malaysia. To be more specific, biomedical wastes are becoming a topic of one cannot deny the important roles play by biomedical science and its activities on human life and fitness. However, these activities can generate some wastes that pose severe effects on human health and environment at large, especially if there is no proper management policy in place. Although some may argue that waste is generally unavoidable by-product of most human activities but the provision of expanded healthcare facilities today have added substantial quantities of biomedical waste into waste stream with severe environmental and human health consequences. This paper examines the level of biomedical waste in Malaysia. It also addresses the impacts of these biomedical wastes and the strategic measures taken by Malaysian government. Finally, it identifies some potential issues associated with policy measures and put forward some policy recommendations for precautionary measures in the future.