Eight startups chosen for Cyberview Living Lab® Accelerator Programme

Current cohort focused on developing AI-powered digital solutions 
Solutions designed to serve the property, retail & healthcare sectors 

Cyberview’s Living Lab Accelerator (CLLA) Programme has selected eight local startups in the domains of smart city development: smart living, industrial IoT, and digital solutions. These startups were chosen from a pool of 20 applicants.
In…Continue Reading

APU’s latest career fair breaks record with over 10k jobs and internship opportunities

Over 1k interview conducted, 200 graduating students given job offers
Collaborated closely with MDEC for interview sessions with employers

The Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) held its annual Mega Career Fair, AMCF 23, on 14 June, with the participation of more than 170 employers with over 550 human resource and…Continue Reading

AmBank and Huawei sign MOU for sustainability financing and business solutions

Will introduce Solar Energy, Green Data Centers, EV Charging, and Energy Storage solutions
NRECC working on Long-Term Low Emissions Development Strategies

AmBank and Huawei Technologies Malaysia (Huawei Malaysia) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to propel their organisations’ sustainability agenda. The MoU scope entails both parties working together in support of the introduction…Continue Reading

Bread & Kaya: 2022 Cyberlaw cases of interest..Pt 1

Challenges to Constitutionality of s. 233 Communications and Multimedia Act 1998
Discovery of WhatsApp messages and marital privilege of the Evidence Act 1950

2022 saw the final appeal and incarceration of our former Prime Minister, Najib Razak. The result of his case caused effects on various laws including cyberlaw. One of them is the reliance of…Continue Reading

PIKOM honours MDEC’s Gopi Ganesalingam for championing tech growth

Receives special recognition for ‘Tech Growth Catalyst’
Role seen as enhancing visibility of tech firms beyond Malaysia

The National Tech Association of Malaysia (PIKOM) recently honoured Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) senior vice president Gopi Ganesalingam with a Special Recognition Award for ‘Tech Growth Catalyst’.
“As a prominent figure in Malaysia’s digital economy, Gopi’s…Continue Reading

Anchanto appoints Kamalanathan Magedran as Malaysia's new country head

Held multiple roles at DHL eCommerce & local startup, iStore iSend
Help customers bolster digital infrastructure & leverage e-commerce sector

Anchanto has appointed Kamalanathan Magedran (pic) as the new country head for its division in Malaysia. 
In a statement, the SaaS solutions provider for the e-commerce industry said, with over 12 years of extensive experience in…Continue Reading

APAC is struggling to upskill its workforce. Can online platforms like Coursera plug that gap?

86 million workers in the region need upskilling
Malaysians are motivated by government subsidies for green skilling 

75% of APAC employers, government officials and academics believe their country has a significant digital skill gap, this is according to a report by Economist Impact titled Bridging the skills gap: fuelling careers and the economy in Asia-Pacific….Continue Reading