MDeC
CIOs who don't evolve in the cloud era will be replaced
It’s no secret that the role of the CIO has been evolving over the past few years as information technology becomes more central and strategic for many enterprises.
Soft Space voted best Malaysian startup at APICTA awards
Mobile payment company Soft Space International Sdn Bhd was judged the ‘Best of Malaysian Startup Companies’ at the MSC Malaysia APICTA (Asia Pacific ICT Alliance) Awards 2013, jointly organised by the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) and the National ICT Association of Malaysia (Pikom).
MDeC driving four events during GES to boost startup ecosystem
MDeC will be holding four events in conjunction with the fourth Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) which be held in Kuala Lumpur from Oct 11-12.
Week in Review: Make the best of GES
While it will come as a disappointment to some that US President Barack Obama cannot attend next week’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), this in no manner should take away from what will be the most interesting week for entrepreneurs this year, writes Karamjit Singh.
MOL deepens its presence in North and Latin America
Building on its acquisition of Silicon Valley-based alternative payment platform provider Rixty Inc, MOL AccessPortal Sdn Bhd has launched the MOLPoints online game and digital goods payment platform in the United States and Brazil.
Week in Review: ‘How’s business?’
DNA founder and CEO Karamjit Singh has decided that ‘How’s business?’ is a question which he refuses to get used to. He explains why.
Pouring cold water on the startup Kool-Aid
Malaysia is a promising startup hub, and the entrepreneurial space here is heating up and getting more vibrant, but we should not paint a false picture that will come back to bite us, writes A. Asohan.
Digital Malaysia: First Year Report Card
The Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) said that since its launch in July 2012, the initial eight projects under Digital Malaysia have cumulatively contributed RM288 million (US$87.8 million) in Gross National Income (GNI) and saw the creation of 3,335 high-value jobs.
Week in Review: There’s so much more to hackathons
We should start capturing data from the various hackathons organised so that we can spot trends and key information that arises from these gatherings of mainly technically literate young people, suggests Karamjit Singh.
Pulsate assembles its big data dream team
Pulsate Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Bob Chua has his ‘dream team’ in place to push forward his big data play.
