Monday, 05 Apr 2021 03:52 PM MYT
BY KEERTAN AYAMANY
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong arrives for a press conference in Putrajaya April 5, 2021. Picture by Firdaus Latif
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 In a rebuttal to Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong’s claims that Malaysia was bypassed in several undersea cable projects because it lacked the proper infrastructure, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) chairman Datuk Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff has asked the minister to better verify his statements.
“Dr Wee said the data centre was built in Singapore because Malaysia lacked the appropriate data centre infrastructure.
MDEC appoints Razif Abdul Aziz Vice President of Investment and Grants
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Cyberjaya, 1 April 2021: Continuing its ‘Reinvent’ mission, the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) announced Razif Abdul Aziz as its new Vice President of Investment and Grants. Razif will manage the ongoing and upcoming initiatives to drive investments in Malaysia’s digital economy and to manage grants distribution across all MDEC programmes. He will report to Raymond Siva, Senior Vice President of Investment and Brand, and CMO of MDEC.
Of immediate importance, Razif will lead the efforts to strengthen the integrity of the grants framework and institutionalising best practices in the evaluation, disbursement and monitoring of all MDEC-managed grants and its alignment to MDEC’s investment attraction objectives.
MDEC Allocates RM14 Million to 70 SMEs and Start-Ups to Strengthen the Digital Ecosystem
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Cyberjaya, 1 April 2021: The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) announced today that it has approved another RM10.5 million worth of grants benefiting 50 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups. Additionally, MDEC is in the midst of disbursing RM3.5 million worth of grant claims to 20 recipients, mainly from the digital creative content industry.
The grant allocation is part of MDEC’s initiatives under the Digital Content Grant (DCG) and Smart Automation Grant (SAG) that have been designed to encourage local SMEs and start-ups to embrace new digital technologies and services which will increase their business productivity and sustainability.
Thursday, 01 Apr 2021 09:04 PM MYT
Datuk Wira Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff speaks during the Malaysian Strategic Financial Outlook Forum in Kuala Lumpur in this file picture taken on March 12, 2019. Picture by Choo Choy May
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) today approved another RM10.5 million worth of grants benefiting 50 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups.
Chairman Datuk Wira Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff said additionally, MDEC is in the midst of disbursing RM3.5 million worth of grant claims to 20 recipients, mainly from the digital creative content industry.
Juwai IQI to build 1,000+ strong data and technology team in Kuala Lumpur
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Asian real estate technology group Juwai IQI announced plans today to build a data and technology team in Kuala Lumpur that it expects to eventually reach more than 1,000 persons. The move has been warmly welcomed by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and is in line with the government’s MyDIGITAL initiative to attract RM70 billion investment in digitalisation by 2025.
Juwai IQI’s technology hub will be located at Millerz Square at Old Klang Road. Millerz Square is a 6.8-acre mixed development project consisting of residential and commercial towers with a gross development value of RM1.8 billion that is being developed by EXSIM Group. Juwai IQI has begun the process of designing and fitting out its new space, with plans to move in during the first quarter of 2022.