Yasmin Mahmood
Asean games associations agree on collaboration
Games association leaders from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam have agreed to support the development of a SEA Games Industry survey, the Asean ‘Game Jam’ and GameFounders Asia in Kuala Lumpur.
MDeC announces ‘MSC Malaysia for Startups,’ support from MaGIC
Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) has officially launched the MSC Malaysia for Startups programme to facilitate and accelerate local startups in obtaining MSC Malaysia status.
MDeC bullish on attracting investments in 2015
Malaysia’s national ICT custodian Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) is bullish on the technology sector’s investment climate for this year, saying that foreign and domestic companies continue to show interest in setting up or expanding their presence in the country.
Mimos launches Big Data Digital Government Lab
Malaysia’s national research and development agency Mimos has launched the Big Data Analytics (BDA) Digital Government Lab, part of the wider Digital Government Innovation Network announced in January.
Malaysia’s cloud and data centre industry grows 26%, new hub in Iskandar
Malaysia’s cloud services and data centre industry recorded US$219 million in revenue for 2014, a 26% increase from the US$173 million in 2013, and a new data hub was announced in Iskandar Malaysia.
MDeC drives government Open Data via partnership, national champions
In an attempt to get government ministries and agencies to open up their data sets, Malaysia’s national ICT custodian the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) has announced two Open Data initiatives.
Yasmin Mahmood – driver, not the driven
Karamjit Singh shares his thoughts on Yasmin Mahmood being the driver at Malaysia's Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) as its chief executive officer.
Week in Review: Does quality come through quantity?
Two comments by a senior civil servant caught Karamjit Singh’s attention this week: One was on quantity leading to quality, and the other was on overlaps in Malaysian Government initiatives.
What keeps the MDeC CEO awake at night
In Part 2 of her interview with Karamjit Singh, MDeC CEO Yasmin Mahmood talks about what keeps her awake at night, and why the perception about her interest on the Infotech cluster is wrong.
Yasmin Mahmood starts to shape MDeC
Malaysian Multimedia Development Corporation’s new chief executive officer Yasmin Mahmood sat down to have a talk with Karamjit Singh on how she views her role, making a difference and not being afraid to fail.
