In line with the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint and MyDIGITAL that were launched on Feb 19, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin recently announced the Bersama Malaysia initiative by Microsoft. This includes a data centre region investment, commitment to skill one million Malaysians by the end of 2023, collaboration across public and private sectors, and a partnership with the Social & Economic Research Initiative (SERI) to form the MyDIGITAL Alliance Leadership Council a cross-sector collaborative platform bringing together stakeholders across the public sector, private sector, civil society and academia to develop policies fit for the digital era.
According to International Data Corp’s research, Microsoft’s investment in Malaysia will help generate up to US$4.6 billion in new revenues for the country’s ecosystem of local partners and cloud-consuming customers over the next four years. Additionally, the research estimates that Microsoft, its partners and cloud-using
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor dominated with 1,428 new cases.
The sharp rise in the number of cases is largely attributed to the Seruling cluster in Selangor, which recorded 842 new cases in just a day.
“Cases in Selangor are expected to remain high following the expansion of the foreign workers screening programme by Socso (Social Security Organisation).
“Employers in Klang Valley are also taking proactive measures to screen their workers, ” he said.
Meanwhile, the ministry is rigorously conducting active case detection and contact tracing activities in the state, he said.
“Those found positive for Covid-19 have been isolated at the Sungai Buloh Hospital and the MAEPS 2.0 Covid-19 low risk quarantine and treatment centre, ” he said.