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NADI – National Information Dissemination Centre

Malaysia · Cyberjaya · See the Malaysia profile

Malaysia's network of 1,099 community digital hubs (NADI, formerly PEDi) with 1.9 million members; free digital tuition to 42,000 students, entrepreneurship training to 4,000+ including 3,390 women via EmpowHER; WSIS 2025 Capacity Building winner.

1,099

Community digital hubs

1.9 million

Members

42,000

Students given free digital tuition

Details

Maturity: Established
Promoter: Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)
Period: 2013-present
Keywords: rural communities, remote areas, women, entrepreneurs, digital skills, public access

Context

Malaysia's NADI (formerly PEDi) is a national network of community digital hubs offering free digital tuition and entrepreneurship training.

Results

The network of 1,099 hubs has 1.9 million members, gave free digital tuition to 42,000 students and entrepreneurship training to 4,000+ (including 3,390 women via EmpowHER), and won a WSIS 2025 Capacity Building award.

Implementation

Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.

Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-21
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) — accessed 2026-06-21
WSIS Prizes 2025 – NADI, Capacity Building Category (ITU) — accessed 2026-06-21
GSMA: Women at the Heart of Malaysia's Digital Future – NADI EmpowHER — accessed 2026-06-21

Quality score: 88/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Top 18% in this catalogue (573 scored practices)

Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.

Evaluation

Evaluated by C-NAPSE

Score profile — the dimensions behind the score — how it's computed

Innovation level2/5

The simultaneous broadcast-tuition model (one teacher serving 42,000 students across 1,099 centres in real time) and NADI EmpowHER's digital-entrepreneurship pathway for women are technically distinctive features, though the broader community-hub model builds on established telecenter precedents.

Sustainability (ongoing)1/1

Established in 2013 (as PEDi), operating for 12+ years under government mandate; rebranded and expanded in 2024; accepted into the ITU's Digital Transformation Centres global network in April 2026.

Evaluation evidence1/1

MCMC data corroborated independently by GSMA (EmpowHER outcomes) and internationally by WSIS 2025 Capacity Building recognition confirm 1.9 million members, 42,000 students in free tuition, and 4,000+ trained entrepreneurs.

Demonstrated reach1/1

1,099 centres with 1.9 million registered members spanning rural Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, including Pulau Banggi—a remote island community of ~20,000 accessible only by ferry.

Documented learning1/1

WSIS 2025 submission and ITU DTC Network membership (2026) document the model; the broadcast-tuition approach and island-connectivity deployment are explicitly designed for replication and flagged for nationwide expansion by 2035.

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Evidoria. NADI – National Information Dissemination Centre. Persistent ID: 3a497701-de7b-4870-87dc-b33299b45616.

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