Altera
Competition with strong focus on engineering, computer science
The Innovate Malaysia Design competition came to a close recently. Karamjit Singh has the story.
Bleeding edge work at Altera in Penang
Altera Corp (M) managing director Sofi Osman tells Karamjit Singh about the strengths of Malaysia as a high-tech E&E hub, but also shares his concerns.
E&E sector undergoing transformation in Northern Corridor
Northern Corridor Implementation Agency (NCIA) CEO Datuk Redza Rafiq shares with Digital News Asia how the agency ensures investments into region benefit and upgrade the expertise of local companies.
Talent Corp tries to meet industry's ravenous appetite
The various professional development initiatives in Malaysia have seen the number of people taking part in up-skilling and training programs rising to 133,566 in 2010 versus the 39,606 in 2000, the majority of which were from the engineering and ICT sectors. But this is not enough to satiate the hunger of the tech industry for more talent.
