Author: Karamjit Singh

Point: ‘Make Malaysia a nation second to none’
With his regular appearances at AIM events, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is sending a clear signal that innovation is important to him and he wants to be the prime minister who is identified with championing it, writes Karamjit Singh.
The business side of a content play
Malaysia now has been involved in the multimedia space for at least a dozen years and there is enough experience in the industry to move the discussion beyond talent, writes Karamjit Singh.
Developers, the new rock-stars in the Philippines
Coming on the heels of its successful WebGeek DevCup Hackathon in August, which saw 38 teams take part, Smart DevNet and WebGeek are about to unleash a new hackathon on Dec 1.
Disrupt #3: Malaysia’s got creative talent, but is that enough?
The third of the monthly DNA-TeAM Disrupt series of sharing and networking events, on Nov 20, is on digital content. Specifically, our panelists are going to share their thoughts on the topic "Creative Content: Does Malaysia have talent? Is that talent enough to create success stories?” The panelists include Leon Tan of 'War of The Worlds: Goliath' fame and Chun Chong Leong, who has worked with Electronic Arts in Los Angeles and Shanghai, and headed Disney Interactive’s studio in Shanghai.
Mutual benefit brings TM and TeAM together
The challenge of cracking the SME market has got TM to partner the Technopreneurs Association of Malaysia (TeAM). The former has the marketing heft and the distribution channels, while the latter has the subject matter expertise and a better understanding of how to address the pain-points of SMEs.
Banks and compliance: Be nice to your CIO now
The majority of respondents in a recent survey on the banking industry named inadequate technological infrastructure as one of the key challenges in monitoring business compliance (81%) and compliance function activities (84%). Karamjit Singh explores the issue.
Opportunity in in-vehicle infotainment systems
Karamjit Singh looks into why CREST and Clarion Malaysia would organize an IVI solutions symposium, and why a trio of government agencies would support such an initiative.
E&E sector undergoing transformation in Northern Corridor
Northern Corridor Implementation Agency (NCIA) CEO Datuk Redza Rafiq shares with Digital News Asia how the agency ensures investments into region benefit and upgrade the expertise of local companies.
NCER scores big by letting the private sector lead
We like to talk about how entrepreneurs change business models and adapt quickly to shifts in markets or upon realizing their assumptions about a market were wrong – but what about when government agencies change models? That is what happened up north with the Northern Corridor Implementation Agency (NCIA) when Datuk Redza Rafiq took over as CEO in 2010, writes Karamjit Singh.
Are Malaysians ready for e-commerce?
Despite all the buzz around e-commerce in Malaysia, one dotcommer-turned-brick-and-mortar businessman remains skeptical.
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