International Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Datuk Lim Ban Hong (pic) said lack of technological knowledge has been one of the challenges SMEs faced in digitalising their businesses.
PETALING JAYA: The government is urging more public-private partnerships to help pave the way for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to become more technology-driven.
International Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Datuk Lim Ban Hong said lack of technological knowledge has been one of the challenges SMEs faced in digitalising their businesses.
“I hope the government agencies can be more proactive in reaching out to the businesses in need.
“Working together with industry associations is one of the good ways to approach the business community, ” he said in his speech yesterday at a ceremony that saw the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) signing memorandums of understanding (MoU) with the Malaysian Industrial Development Finance (MIDF) and Malaysian T
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JAYA: Malaysian Technology Development Corp (MTDC) plans to assist 80 to 100 companies to develop the digitisation and absorption of Industry 4.0 technology solutions in their businesses by the end of this year.
Chief executive officer Datuk Norhalim Yunus said the target was driven by a strategic partnership between MTDC and the Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YaPEIM), where it would assist entrepreneurs, including selected asnaf and B40 entrepreneurs, under the foundation.
“In the first phase, we will provide training and mentoring to these entrepreneurs, mentoring not only in terms of business but also technology injection.
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