MDeC
Five MSC companies get TAP innovation boost
Five Malaysian companies have received support through the Technology Acceleration Programme (TAP), an initiative driven by a tripartite partnership between Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), Mimos Bhd and NVIDIA Corporation.
Huawei gets MDeC talent development award
MDeC has presented Huawei with the ‘ICT Industry and Talent Development in Malaysia’ award, recognising the company’s contribution to nurturing ICT talent in the country.
TeAM urges tax incentives for corporates, review of bankruptcy laws
The Technopreneurs Association of Malaysia (TeAM), through its Policy Institute (TeAM-PI), is in discussions with the relevant government agencies to get the Malaysian Government to review existing bankruptcy laws in a bid to spur entrepreneurship, and is also working on a slew of other initiatives.
Malaysian Data Centre Alliance launched
The Malaysian Data Centre Alliance (MDCA), a professional alliance for the data centre industry, has been launched to oversee the collective development of data centres in Malaysia.
Budget 2014: Entrepreneurship and connectivity main focus for tech
There was nothing specific for the tech ecosystem in the Budget 2014 proposal announced by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Oct 25, beyond the promise of strengthening broadband connectivity in the country and the continued focus on supporting entrepreneurship in general.
Founder Institute CEO Ressi puts his money down on Malaysia
The the Founder Institute has opened up applications for its second semester in Kuala Lumpur that will kick off in the first quarter of 2014, and its CEO Adeo Ressi said he would personally fund one or two startups from the programme.
Malaysian IT vet Harres Tan gets award from regional body Asocio
The Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (Asocio) has recognised Malaysian entrepreneur Harres Tan for his 30 years of outstanding contribution to the growth of ICT in the region.
Has the cloud finally 'arrived' in Malaysia?
Edwin Yapp attended the MSC Cloud Computing Conference and comes away with some thoughts about how the cloud is finally breaking into the Malaysian enterprise scene.
Pitching platform to connect startups with investors
MDeC said it will collaborate with the Malaysian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association to launch Deal Quest, a platform that would give local businesses the opportunity to attract investments from both local and regional venture capitalists and private equity players.
GSY: Beanbag battles and working with strangers
Day Two of the Global Startup Youth initiative saw participants going through the growing pains of being a startup with their project and teammates. With international teams, overcoming differences in culture, approach to ideas and working styles was a key lesson learnt.
