ICT Graduates
MMU offers full scholarships in high-tech fields
Multimedia University (MMU) announced that it is offering full scholarships to high-achieving students who want to pursue careers in the high-growth fields of Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or Bioinformatics.
Why women in the ICT industry are paid less than men
According to the national ICT association Pikom, the main factor behind the 35% pay disparity between the genders is due to the years of experience and positions held by women.
ICT talent gap: Still a catch-up game
The spotlight has been cast on persisting gaps within the ICT workforce with only eight more years left till 2020, the deadline for achieving the status of a developed nation. However, the rapid evolution of the IT environment and industry has made it necessary to adapt current initiatives with the needs of a new reality.
Reflections on the state of ICT graduates
Over the past month, Digital News Asia's Edwin Yapp has interviewed a cross section of people to bring you our inaugural cover story, on the state of our information and communication technology (ICT) graduates. One of the most glaring takeaways unearthed while writing these stories was that many graduates today find it difficult to communicate, let alone pass stressful and stringent technical interviews. As a result, many employers struggle to fill positions because our ICT graduates in general aren't able to function well without this ability to communicate.
IT grads: Time to raise the bar
Computer Science used to be a four-year program in all our public universities, but was changed in the late 1990s under the mistaken belief that cutting one year off university education was the answer to the industry’s need for talent. It was a recipe for disaster, and USM is intent on turning the ride.
MNCs weigh in on local ICT grads
Multinationals too have a stake in seeing the Malaysian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) graduate dilemma being resolved. Digital News Asia spoke to these three companies to get a snapshot of what they believe are the challenges surrounding hiring Malaysian graduates, and how they should be addressed.
ICT grads: Views from the ground
THERE seems to be a mismatch in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) graduates and jobs equation. Demand is high, so is the supply. And they do not seem to intersect. Digital News Asia spoke to some independent software experts and an entrepreneur in the high technology space to get their views.
IT grads and jobs: A serious dichotomy
THE Malaysian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry is facing one of its greatest challenges and strangest dichotomies: A lack of skilled workers and a glut of jobs. In essence, there are too many jobs out there not being filled, while you get complaints that too many graduates cannot find jobs. DNA explores how we got to this impasse.
Glut of ICT grads, glut of jobs
The ICT sector in Malaysia faces several challenges that will likely impair its ability to compete effectively in an increasingly globalized world and perhaps even threaten the nation’s economic transformation. These challenges include the lack of a resource pool due to a shrinking enrolment in ICT courses, the general declining technical quality of such graduates, the lack of communication and critical thinking skills amongst these students, and the irrelevance of some courses being taught at local universities, say industry pundits.
