MDeC
MDEC developing ‘digital maturity index’ for digitalisation
Malaysia is in the process of trying to develop an index to measure how mature organisations are in their quest to become digitalised, according to the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation.
SEA's fintech ecosystem has a long way to go
Fintech is the catalyst for transformation in the financial sector
Banks and regulators have much to do to improve the state of fintech in SEA
#mydigitalmaker aims for students to be ready for future jobs
While parents can look forward to computational skills being part of the national education curriculum from January 2017, MDEC is already looking to enhance the computing skills of students with its Maker Movement, writes Karamjit Singh.
Outsourcing Malaysia programme to widen GBS talent pool
The GBS sector is growing and Malaysia can benefit from this, but only if it can produce enough skilled workers to meet demand, noted Outsourcing Malaysia.
HKVFX and Escape Studios team up to grow VFX talent base in Malaysia
HKVFX, a training centre focusingon the visual effects scene, is tying up with Europe's Escape Studios to help grow the country's animation and visual effects talent pool.
Computational thinking comes to the fore in Malaysian schools
It will be one big leap for Malaysia into the digital economy with computational thinking and computer science being embedded into national education system, writes Karamjit Singh.
What’s Next 2016: The third digital disruption wave is here
While many are still caught up in the second wave of digital disruption – where startups are disrupting incumbents – the third wave is already here, according to a panel discussion at DNA’s What’s Next 2016.
IoT-Smart City hackathon to be held in Cyberjaya
KL-based creative agency Pixaworks Creative said that its JomHack Malaysia initiative is organising the ‘Smart Cities with LoRa’ 24-hour hackathon in Cyberjaya from Aug 5-7.
Malaysia to make coding part of school syllabus … 25+ years later
The pretty big announcement that coding would be part of the Malaysian school syllabus from next year onwards came very quietly … which is not surprising because we’ve heard this all before, writes A. Asohan.
Slow Internet speeds damping Malaysia’s digital economy aspirations: MDEC CEO
Malaysia's digital economy aspiration is being dampened by the relatively slow Internet speeds available here, the head of the country’s national ICT custodian admitted.
