Published on: Monday, January 25, 2021
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Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation’s (MDEC) expectation to hit 20 per cent growth in e-commerce contribution to the digital economy can be achieved as the Covid-19 pandemic has given a huge boost to digital adoption among entrepreneurs.
Vice-president of digitally powered businesses (industry-supply) Gopi Ganesalingam said that in 2019, the digital economy had contributed 19.1 per cent to the gross domestic product (GDP).
“Sectors like MedTech, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) and Agri Tech will be forerunners in 2021, contributing to the rise in digital revenue,” he told Bernama.
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Gopi said Asean is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Connecting and promoting Malaysian tech business to the region, as a start, will be a huge boost.
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 24): The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation’s (MDEC) expectation to hit 20% growth in e-commerce contribution to the digital economy can be achieved, as the Covid-19 pandemic has given a huge boost to digital adoption among entrepreneurs.
Vice-president of digitally powered businesses (industry-supply) Gopi Ganesalingam said that in 2019, the digital economy had contributed 19.1% to the gross domestic product (GDP).
“Sectors like MedTech, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) and Agri Tech will be forerunners in 2021, contributing to the rise in digital revenue,” he told
Bernama.
Gopi said ASEAN is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Connecting and promoting Malaysian tech business to the region, as a start, will be a huge boost.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation’s (MDEC) expectation to hit 20% growth in e-commerce contribution to the digital economy can be.
Malaysia-Sweden collaborate to launch Digital Health Innovation Challenge
Malaysia-Sweden collaborate to launch Digital Health Innovation Challenge 22 January 2021 | News The initiative invites startups registered in Malaysia to identify next-generation solutions for healthcare challenges, esp. non-communicable diseases (NCD)
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Malaysia and Sweden have collaboratively introduced the Digital Health Innovation Challenge on Jan 15 2021. The Innovation Challenge invites startups registered in Malaysia to identify solutions in solving healthcare challenges, especially related to non-communicable diseases (NCD).
The initiative is a collaboration between Team Sweden, comprising of the Embassy of Sweden, Business Sweden and AstraZeneca; and Malaysian partners Sunway iLabs, Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC).