Malaysia
Funding to improve lives of 3 billion people, not to find next unicorn
3B Ventures investment portfolio is guided by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, by bringing Nordic innovation into the Southeast Asian market.
MaGIC to amplify impact of Malaysian social ventures through growth-focused accelerator
MaGIC extends the date for its impact driven enterprises focussed accelerator to Sept 23.
Government will create right ecosystem for Malaysia to be globally competitive
Malaysia’s technology minister calls for corporate leaders to help the government build a better Malaysia and for talent to be adaptive.
HK-based Lalamove’s entry into Malaysia’s delivery market welcomed by competitors
Hong Kong based on-demand delivery player Lalamove launches in Malaysia, competitors welcome its entry.
Samsung unpacks the Galaxy Note 9
New Galaxy Note 9 will retail on 24 Aug with prices starting at RM3,699
Ups battery capacity to 4,000mAh and storage up to 512GB
Week in Review: World Bank zooms in on Malaysia’s Digital Economy & What’s Next welcomes Condom King
World Bank’s Economic Monitor highlights poor digital adoption by corporate Malaysia
Brick&Mortar CEO whose customers are pure digital natives will talk about his challenges
IV&V to finally be part of Malaysian government ICT project rollout
Malaysian government to make it mandatory for IV&V to be a component of its critical & high impact ICT projects
MAMPU also aims to get academia to be involved in the IV&V initiative to help create a virtuous cycle
Cyber-security is not just an IT problem, it’s a business problem
Too many companies are not taking cyber-security seriously even as losses are mounting due to cybersecurity incidents.
Week in Review: Is the Malaysian government against innovation and disruption?
Karamjit Singh ponders on the question of where the Malaysian government stands when it comes to innovation and disruptive business models.
Week in Review: Let’s not put Alibaba on a pedestal
Alibaba’s initiatives into Malaysia should be judged on the positive impact they have on businesses and not on its rhetoric.
