Author: Karamjit Singh
At 5G big bash, Mahathir hammers home economic message
5G is no pie in the sky. It is a key foundation for Malaysia's economic strength, providing a set of tools for businesses and consumers to use to elevate their capabilities.
Malaysia's MESTECC Minister does the right thing
Yeo Bee Yin stays within limits of her authority in Mavcap CEO search
Mavcap will only make Fund of Funds investments, no more direct deals
Eye on the ball, MCMC swings for the fences with 5G
If MCMC and the government do not prepare the country for good, high quality, widely available and reliable networks, then the impact on the national economy can be grave.
Malaysian govt sees 5G as key economic enabler, looking past any spectrum lobbying
NFCP Protem Committee agrees to share infra in more ways, including active spectrum sharing
Communications Ministry, MCMC guided by what’s best for consumers, businesses, country
Malaysia on right track to be winner in Digital Economy
Strong interest in CS & IT over past five years also raises demand for lecturers
Malaysia ranked 11th in IMD’s World Digital Competitiveness for Training & Education
Finance talent ideal to connect the dots in a digital world
Have line of sight of end to end process flow of organizations
Executives who function in silos risk being replaceable, process knowledge key
Telco Deep Dive 2019: Maxis leverages data and analytics to be more relevant to users
Uses past, real time data to offer personalised recommendations, increase stickiness
Democratise & build data to be used across Maxis for forecasting, reporting, customer analytics
The best way to deal with Industry4.0? Focus on your human capital
Nations, education systems have to change way of thinking, of educating
Mastering the complexity in digitalization will be our most common challenge
Tourplus locks in US$400k, starts search for US$1mil seed round
Aiming to attract 3 million inbound travels to Southeast Asia
Indonesians, Filipinos, Aussies make up almost 60% of customers
Cradle to crank it up, looking for more hard tech startups
Organises first ever Cradle Startup Awards & Media Appreciation Night
To focus more in 2020 on spurring, supporting hard tech startups
