Author: A. Asohan
UN control of the Net: Freedom wins … for now
The WCIT meeting in Dubai which discussed bringing the Internet under the control of the UN could not reach a consensus. A battle was won, but the war to preserve Internet freedom goes on, writes A. Asohan.
Malaysian Govt website and portal ratings see a drop
The Malaysia Government Portals and Websites Assessment (MGPWA) 2012 report saw a drop in the number of such sites with five- and four-star ratings, despite public services delivery improvement being a key part of the administration’s transformation program.
Samsung launches Enterprise Business Division in Malaysia
Samsung Malaysia Electronics has launched its new Enterprise Business Division, aiming to take its success in the consumer space into the business frontier.
PropertyGuru: Yesterday Singapore, today SEA, tomorrow … ?
In this second of a two-part series on PropertyGuru, founder Steve Melhuish speaks to DNA about the property portal’s regional expansion and its entry into Malaysia.
PropertyGuru’s boot-strapped path to success
PropertyGuru’s ascendancy provides many lessons for aspiring technopreneurs. Founder Steve Melhuish talks to DNA about the early bootstrap days and how to build a business in a market that isn’t there yet.
Pivot to K-Pop leads to possible US$400,000 seed funding
They started with a generic online music video platform, but a pivot into a more focused site – Korean pop music – has led Eumakh close to sealing US$400,000 in seed funding.
Malaysia’s racial policy rears its head in ICT sector
A new initiative to upgrade Malay or bumiputera entrepreneurs in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector is in danger of being hijacked by Malaysia’s race-based preference policies.
Disrupt: Malaysia’s creative content industry missing key pieces
The Malaysian creative content industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the last 15 years, but despite all the pipelines and talents that have been developed, is still missing some key elements for it to emerge as a truly global player, panelists said at the recent DNA-TeAM Disrupt session.
Counterpoint: PM’s Genovasi drive just doesn’t jive
Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has launched the Genovasi Challenge, which urges youths to “stop complaining and do something” – yet his own Administration punishes those who do so.
‘There’s a lot of Malaysia in this movie’
War of The Worlds: Goliath director Joe Pearson explains why, despite it being an international effort, the movie is very much Malaysia’s.
