Malaysia
Seeing ourselves as creators, not merely consumers
Malaysia is digitally savvy but startups often find it difficult to thrive
Economy Ministry launches innovation hackathon open to all Malaysians
MDEC launches Digital Content Creators Challenge (DC3) 2023
Funded 372 projects, disbursed US$3.6mil in prize money since 2006
Assist content creators in developing world class digital content and IP
Employers, get comfortable with ‘Career Cushioning’ - it’s what your staff are thinking
Employment has to be seen as a relationship, with trust, with transparency
Bosses should allow open communication and trust into the relationship
Failure to respond to rise in cost-of-living tops EY telecoms risk radar
Security function undermined by weak relationships with wider business
Response to cost-of-living is entrant at No.1 on Top 10 telecoms risk radar
Jendela's strong progress sees MCMC winning World Summit on the Information Society Prizes 2023, infrastructure category
It also won the WSIS Prize 2023
Targets include fibre optic connectivity, mobile data rate, and 4G coverage
Working with Crest, Wong Peng Wen aims to create a world-class RF ecosystem in Malaysia
Left role as head at Huawei's R&D Lab in Sweden, to 'do something for Malaysia'
Help firms embrace RF technologies like 5G/6G and IoT, support value-added RF activities
CPA Australia: Young Malaysian small business owners drive up tech focus
72.2% expect to grow in 2023, compared to 54.6% last year
Increasing attention on innovation & technology will support long term growth
Pikom signals caution in economic outlook for Malaysia in 2023
BNM expects sustained domestic demand & spending to continue anchoring growth
Pikom sees need to be cautious over strong and sustained headwinds in months ahead
e-Payment adoption in Malaysia going full steam ahead
Real-time transactions unlocked US$394mil of additional economic output
e-Payment adoption key focus area in Financial Sector Blueprint 2022-2026
Asia Mobiliti makes it to Entrepreneurship World Cup global finals 2022
Sole M’sian to compete with startups from 53 nations for US$300k grand prize
250 companies invited to participate in a 3-day bootcamp, with 100 selected
