08 Apr 2021 / 13:57 H.
KUALA LUMPUR: The need to develop a digital economy takes precedence over cabotage policy, and the exemption from this policy must be granted to make Malaysia an appealing investment destination for digital infrastructure, particularly in light of its aspirations to truly be the Heart of Digital ASEAN as outlined in the MyDigital blueprint.
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) chairman Datuk Wira Dr Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff said while there are two strong opposing views on the issue of cabotage policy and how it affects the undersea Internet cable industry, both appeared to have a strong argument with good intentions that requires clarification.
MDEC and CIMB Islamic sign MoU providing RM25 million to scale AgTech pilot
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Cyberjaya, 2 April 2021: The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (“CIMB Islamic”) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on extending an extensive micro-financing programme with an allocation of RM10 million as an initial funding package to catalyse Digital Agriculture Technology (Digital Agtech) in Malaysia. This allocation has the potential to be increased to RM25 million as the programme progresses.
MDEC, a long-time proponent of digitalising the agriculture sector, via a public-private partnership with the Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan Kuala Langat (PPKKL), initiated a pilot project in 2018 to spur yield and quality of crops utilising the latest technologies. It has seen farmers adopting an Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled fertigation system that helped them reduce monthly fertiliser usage by 20 percent, lower monthly manpower requiremen
MDEC launches RM100mn training and hiring incentive programme to boost Malaysia s digital economy Details Published: 06 April 2021
More than 300 companies within these sectors are expected to gain from MyDigitalWorkForce Work In Tech, while an estimated 6,000 job opportunities will be created with the aim to produce at least 1,000 quality tech talent.
The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has announced the launch of MyDigitalWorkForce Work In Tech (MyWiT), an RM100mn training and hiring incentive programme aimed at boosting the digital business services sector, as well as developing quality tech talent in Malaysia.
This initiative is an extension of the #MyDigitalWorkforce Movement launched last year, to help re-skill and up-skill Malaysians for digital economy jobs.
Against graft: Hussamuddin speaking at the event in Shah Alam. LOW BOON TAT/The Star
SHAH ALAM: Parents and teachers play a crucial role in instilling anti-corruption values in the young, says Datuk Hussamuddin Yaacub.
The anti-graft group Rasuah Busters’ leader and Karangkraf Media Group chairman said the movement to fight corruption must start early to reform the country’s value and moral system and to stop the “chain of corruption”.
“The vaccine (to cure corruption) is moral values and each of us has our own moral values. The best people to inject those values are our mothers, fathers and teachers.
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