Economy
Survive-to-Restart Package
Tied to its fiscal rule, stimulus packages seem to represent ‘drip feed’ efforts
New normal for economic & industry behaviours must also be anticipated or re-imagined
Eye on the ball, MCMC swings for the fences with 5G
If MCMC and the government do not prepare the country for good, high quality, widely available and reliable networks, then the impact on the national economy can be grave.
Engineering powerhouse Penang flatters to deceive in digital economy
Despite having largest number of world-class engineers, digital adoption seriously lags
CM says digital transformation plan finally about to be acted on, led by Penang Digital unit
Digerati50: Infused with the ‘Boleh’ spirit
Patrick Grove keeps pushing it as he seeks to help shape the Digital Economy not just in Malaysia, but Southeast Asia as DNA’s only 3-peat Digerati50.
Central bank raises overnight policy rate
As expected by the industry, Bank Negara Malaysia on Jan 25 raised the OPR by 25 basis points.
Week in Review: Southeast Asia is a hot region and part of a sexy acronym
Patrick Grove reiterates that Southeast Asia is hot and happening, driven by mobile and new Chinese investment. Whose to argue.
Week in Review: #mydigitalmaker boosts Malaysia’s efforts to keep up
Secondary school kids in Malaysia to be exposed to coding via Design Technology/Comp Science
Computational thinking methodology as part of teaching tool kit expands to more teachers
What’s Next: Who's to say the ‘big fish’ can’t be fast and nimble?
What's Next speaker from Maybank challenge notion that big fish can't be fast and nimble or grow to be bigger. But Brick & Mortars do face generational challenge understanding digital innovation.
Week in Review: Singapore gears its SMEs for a Digital Economy
Governments in Southeast Asia would do well to learn from how Singapore is pushing its SMEs to be ready for a Digital Economy.
Experian appoints Mohan Jayaraman to lead APAC expansion for DA, BI
EXPERIAN promotes its MD for India, Mohan Jayaraman, into the newly created role of regional MD Asia Pacific for decisions analytics (DA), business information services (BI) and data.
