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24 Aug 2020

MDEC urges SMEs to register with Digital Xccelerator platform

Creative Arts & Design, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Industry 4.0, Smart City, Social Innovation

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 14): The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has urged Malaysian small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to accelerate and scale up their digital transformation journey. It said the entrepreneurs could register with the Digital Xccelerator (DX) platform and take the #digitalleap to ensure they can sustain their operations and expand further from there. Chief executive officer Surina Shukri said the DX platform is designed to help SMEs gain access to available programmes, incentives and technology solutions that best match their specific digitalisation needs. "The DX platform is a new free-of-charge initiative that was launched during the MDEC inaugural SME…

21 Aug 2020

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MDEC anjur ekspo e-dagang bantu usahawan

Creative Arts & Design, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Farming & Agriculture, FinTech, Fishing, Industry 4.0, Social Innovation

KUALA LUMPUR: Perbadanan Ekonomi Digital Malaysia (MDEC) akan menganjurkan ekspo e-dagang (eDX) yang pertama dan terbesar mulai 4 hingga 8 Mei ini sebagai usaha untuk mempercepatkan pendigitalan sejajar dengan norma baharu berikutan pandemik COVID-19. Pada acara maya selama lima hari yang bertujuan membabitkan 500,000 penjual mikro, perniagaan tempatan dan pengeksport mengenai manfaat e-dagang itu, terdapat juga webinar dan sesi panel mengenai panduan untuk berjaya dalam e-dagang, berkembang melangkaui sempadan dan kisah kejayaan yang memberi inspirasi. Bersedia untuk membawa perniagaan luar talian kepada dalam talian dan seterusnya untuk dieksport, sesi itu akan diterajui oleh rakan e-Dagang MDEC seperti Shopee, Lazada, Carousell,…

09 Aug 2020

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Fund to facilitate youths’ entry to creative industry

Creative Arts & Design, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Sarawak, Social Innovation

KUCHING: Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has once again called upon all talented young Sarawakians to apply for capital under the Sarawak Youth Creative Industry Fund. According to him, the Sarawak government has set aside an allocation of RM9 million, slated for youths who want to venture into the creative industry. The application form can be downloaded via https://myss.sarawak.gov.my/modules/web/pages.php?mod=download&id=23&menu_id=0&sub_id=189. “Talented youths in Sarawak can apply for this fund to pursue their interest in the fields of arts and culture,” said Abdul Karim, who is also Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, in his opening remarks for…

03 Aug 2020

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AZAM SARAWAK ATTENDS FINAS CREATIVE INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS SESSION

Community Initiative, Creative Arts & Design, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Our Community, Sarawak, Social Innovation

AZAM Sarawak officers and board member, Alice Wee attended a meet the creative industry stakeholders session by FINAS at the FINAS Sarawak Branch on July 10, 2020. At the function, among other things, the Chairman of FINAS, YBrs. Tuan Zakaria Abdul Hamid, had the opportunity to introduce a new member of the Corporation, namely YBhg. Dato ‘Norhyati Mohd Ismail who is also a board member of AZAM. Dato’ Norhyati is also the Chairman of the Sarawak (film) Industry Development Committee. The event is also to brief local industry players on the latest facilities and immediate post covid19 assistance in terms…

01 Aug 2020

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MDEC to partner with more tech players in creating Digital Tech Faculty experts

Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, FinTech, Industry 4.0, Smart City, Social Innovation

KUALA LUMPUR (July 29): The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM), via its agency Malaysia Digital Economy Corp (MDEC), will be working closely with the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) to partner with more tech companies such as Acestar, AWS, Cisco Academy, Microsoft, Oracle, Quandatics, and SAS Institute to create digitally-skilled faculty experts and graduates. In a statement, MDEC said as part of its commitment to ensuring industry-relevant curriculum delivery at all MDEC’s Premier Digital Tech Institutions (PDTIs) and Data Partner Universities, MDEC will be working closely with more technology partners to expand its Digital Tech Faculty Expert (DTeX) programme. It said…

24 Jul 2020

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SELAMAT MENYAMBUT HARI SARAWAK!

Community Initiative, Creative Arts & Design, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Farming & Agriculture, Industry 4.0, Our Community, Sarawak, Social Innovation, Upcoming Programs & Events

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT HARI SARAWAK! Saksikan Rancangan Khas Sambutan Hari Sarawak 2020 yang akan bersiaran secara langsung di TV3 pada 22 Julai 2020 (Rabu) 9.00 malam. Ianya akan turut disiarkan secara langsung di Astro Awani, TV Sarawak, Sarawak Event Channel dan Facebook Live Salam Sejahtera dari Unit Protokol dan Pengurusan Acara Negeri (UPPAN) #sarawakcemerlang #tokboksarawak [Source: Facebook Norhayati Bidin]

11 Jul 2020

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Sabah’s only innovation and creativity centre on track to shape resilient community

Community Initiative, Creative Arts & Design, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Our Community, Sabah, Smart City, Social Innovation

KOTA KINABALU: Having only begun operating for four months, the Sabah Creative Economy and Innovation Centre has achieved several accomplishments in fostering an innovative and resilient community despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Highlights include the concept of Augmented Reality (AR) or Virtual Reality (VR) in tourism, pushing for innovation among locals, and establishing a partnership with the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC). The centre's general manager Viviantie Sarjuni said the AR/VR Tourism idea was picked to be among the top 10 in the Startup Weekend online organised by Techstar - an American seed accelerator founded in 2006 in Boulder,…

06 Jul 2020

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Bandung smart city model for Kuching

Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, FinTech, Industry 4.0, Sarawak, Smart City, Social Innovation

INDONESIA: Sarawak is using Bandung smart city as a model to develop Kuching as the first smart city in the state. Assistant Minister in Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the success of Bandung as a smart city for four years will be the best model for Kuching. “Bandung, with population of 2.57 million or 167.67 people per square km, has been transformed into modern-day city while retaining local cultural heritage via digital creativity and innovation,” he said after paying a courtesy visit on West Java Governor Mochamad Ridwan Kamil at the latter’s office in…

06 Jul 2020

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Nancy: Efforts will boost tourism and preserve songket and keringkam

Community Initiative, Creative Arts & Design, Sarawak, Social Innovation

KUCHING: More efforts should be made to promote Sarawak songket and keringkam among locals and visitors, says Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said promoting local handicraft would help to boost tourism besides preserving them for future generations. “The state tourism ministry needs to create something so that people will wear songket and keringkam. We want an influx of people coming into Sarawak to take back Sarawak’s handicraft when they leave. “We are here to promote local tourism, which is not just about travelling to places but having something to take back, ” she said when…

06 Jul 2020

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‘Bandung a great smart city model’

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Industry 4.0, Sarawak, Smart City, Social Innovation

KUCHING: Bandung serves as the best model for Kuching in its transformation into becoming a smart city. The highland city of Indonesia, about a couple of hours’ drive away from Jakarta, was declared a smart city four years ago, said Assistant Minister in Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and Kuching North City Commission) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. “Bandung is a city that covers an area of 167.57 square kilometres and has a population of 2.57 million. “It has managed to transform, from an old city into a modern one, and retained the local culture through creativity and digital innovation,”…