The Malaysian IT Initiative

Initiated by the Malaysian Government to address the critical shortage of IT professionals at all levels in Malaysia and the region, Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) was tasked with producing IT professionals equipped with necessary skills required by the fast-growing multibillion-ringgit IT industry in Malaysia. The institute was established in 1993.

The R&D team was established in late 1998 for the purpose of using APIIT's academic resources to create commercial applications and associated intellectual property. They have completed five major projects.

-Realistic Talking Head Models
-Signature Recognition Engine (SIROX)
-Anti-Porn Solutions
-iSMART
-Car License Plate Extraction and Recognition Technology (C.A.R.P.E.T)