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The government has developed Malaysia Digital (MD), an initiative to accelerate the growth of the nation’s digital economy, driven by three key principles — flexibility, agility and relevance. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the initiative, via MD Catalytic Programmes (PEMANGKIN), will function holistically in transforming Malaysia’s digital economy ecosystem through three strategicRead more

Experts and insiders called for international cooperation to promote high-quality digital economy development at the 2022 Global Digital Economy Conference, which wrapped up in Beijing on Saturday. Themed “Embrace a Digital Future — New Factors, New Rules, New Patterns,” the three-day conference showcased cutting-edge digital technologies in the metaverse, virtual reality, and holographic projection andRead more

30 June 2022 – The Malaysia Digital Economy Forum 2022 is a national event and is one of the most comprehensive and happening digital based event in Malaysia’s Calendar annually. Theme – The Next Big Things, Beyond Endemic!, the event showcase and provide a platform of meetings for digital industrialist from adoption to implementation onRead more

In recent years, many nations have pursued partnerships with the purpose of advancing alliances on emerging and critical technologies. For instance, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue between the United States, Japan, India and Australia has a working group on critical and emerging technology, which looks into technical standards, 5G diversification and deployment, horizon scanning and technologyRead more

Surging cross-border data flows require a balanced global governance approach that maximizes development gains, spreads the benefits equitably and minimizes the risks and harms. “Governance is what will determine the outcome of digital transformation,” UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan said on 25 April at a high-level session of the organization’s eCommerce Week 2022. The event thatRead more

Google on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Telangana government to bring benefits of digital economy to youth and women entrepreneurs, and also kicked off the ground-up development of its three million square foot building in the city. The MoU was exchanged in the presence of Telangana IT and Industries Minister K TRead more

Web 3.0 is the next generation of internet architecture. Make sure your business is ready for the changes this era might bring. Web 3.0 is the third generation of the World Wide Web. It is a network that provides a decentralized, distributed and global control of information. Web 3.0 is the next generation of internetRead more

The emphasis of the new Dubai is on creating a knowledge-based economy. To this end, it has ushered in many reforms, including issuing long-term visas to attract global talent. In fact, the Golden Visa program has become a hit with many young tech-savvy people aspiring to become entrepreneurs. So what attracts them to Dubai? “DigitalRead more

Anyone seeking to manage China’s regional economic integration must proceed with caution, but not without hope. Influencing Asia’s largest economy and political player is not going to be easy, especially given the growth and nature of China–US tensions. Past thinking assumed Asian economic integration could be neatly ordered, as described by the metaphor of ‘flyingRead more

The AsiaForward Startup Day: Exchanging Asia’s brightest ideas organised by Alibaba partner, Handsprofit Sdn Bhd, aims to accelerate digital transformation for local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups in growing their businesses via cloud infrastructure on March 24. According to Tham Lih Chung, executive director of Handsprofit Sdn Bhd, the pandemic has accelerated digitalRead more