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Updated Silicon Malaysia and Silicon Stars – Pearl of the Orient map launched MSIA has 225 members, spanning 10 states in Malaysia with headquarters in 18 countries At the launch of the two maps that showcase Malaysia’s world class semiconductor ecosystem, Wong Siew Hai, president of MSIA with Catherine Lian, MD of IBM Malaysia on hisRead more

Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg said Sarawak was on track to be a digitally developed and business-friendly state by 2030. — Picture by Firdaus Latif KUCHING, May 24 — Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg today said Sarawak was on track to be a digitally developed and business-friendly state by 2030. He said thereRead more

From left: Brende, Rafizi and Fabian at the launch. KUALA LUMPUR: The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Malaysian government today established a centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Malaysian Centre for 4IR) in Malaysia. The centre will focus on digital transformation and fast-growing sectors including green energy transition. The centre was jointly launched by EconomyRead more

(From left) WEF president Borge Brende, economy minister Rafizi Ramli, deputy economy minister Hanifah Hajar Taib, and MyDigital Corporation CEO Fabian Bigar at the C4IR Malaysia launch. KUALA LUMPUR: The economy ministry and World Economic Forum (WEF) have collaborated to establish the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Malaysia (C4IR), making it the firstRead more

Lack of access to financial services, rise in unemployment and high inflation remain the main obstacles of growth for women-led micro and small enterprises. As a result, conventional business development methodologies, including microfinance, are not reaching to the poorest and vulnerable, especially women entrepreneurs in informal economic sector. Informal economic sector is also often seenRead more

The state-of-the-art mega campus will provide 256MW of IT capacity to accommodate the increasing needs of hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises The firm will make an additional investment of RM13.3b to meet the rising customer demand for hyperscale data centre services VANTAGE Data Centers, a global leader in hyperscale data centre campuses, has announced plansRead more

Douglas Rushkoff told his Queens College students that the digital economy has “made a bunch of billionaires and a whole lot of really poor, unhappy people.” Writer and documentarian Douglas Rushkoff has changed his thinking on the digital boom, he told Wired. Rushkoff, who now teaches, said the digital economy made billionaires, but also “poor,Read more

DFI Retail Group has appointed Scott Price (pictured) as group chief executive with effect from 1 August. He will succeed Ian McLeod who has been the group chief executive since 2017 and will be stepping down. McLeod will remain with the group until the beginning of August to ensure a smooth transition of the businessRead more

KUCHING, May 20 (Bernama) — The 5G network coverage in Malaysia has reached 59.5 per cent as of the end of April, says Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said in Sarawak, the coverage stood at 34 per cent. “The access rate (in Sarawak) for me, is not enough, therefore I am asking theRead more

Change in the Asset and Facility Management industry is now accelerating at an exponential rate forcing industrial leaders to become business revolutionaries, even disruptors to prosper. Increasing innovative technologies and the demand for greater business intelligence due to underpinned staffing led many companies to seek out ways to become more efficient and meet management expectationsRead more