Left to right: Raymond Siva, Gopi Ganesalingam, Ramzi Abdullah, Jiv Sammanthan, Tan Sri Jagan Sabapathy, Richard Graham, YB Fahmi Fadzil, Mahadir Aziz, Dato Azmir Merican, Mano Verabathran,. | June 15, 2023
29 Dec 2020 / 16:01 H. The inaugural ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting (ADGMIN1) to be hosted by Malaysia in January 2021. Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR: The inaugural ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting (ADGMIN1) to be hosted by Malaysia in January 2021 will focus on strengthening ASEAN member states’ digital ecosystem in facing the post-Covid-19 era.
The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia’s (KKMM) International Division undersecretary Mano Verabathran said the ASEAN region had witnessed tremendous growth in the digital ecosystem including in e-commerce since the Covid-19 pandemic started early this year.
However, the member states are aware that the cybersecurity and personal data protection aspect has to be realigned in tandem with the growth of the digital ecosytem.