Innovation

5G comes to Malaysia..pronto
In its desire to be seen as an attrative destination for foreign investment, the Malaysian government has accelerated, by 12 months its 5G rollout which will see a government company own and build the 5G network.
Digital Skills Key to Bolster Workforce Innovation
2 mil impacted under pillar of Digitally-Skilled Malaysians Do Malaysians have right skills to thrive in digital economy
Biotech leader Roche leverages Code4Life Hackathon to unlock innovation, tap talent
Two Taylor’s, one HELP team are winners from over 50 teams across 18 unis Roche benefits from infusion of new ideas, positions as employer of choice
KJ: To really support local tech talent, we need to put our money where our mouth is
MYHackathon 2020 about digitalising govt services with solutions from rakyat 1,850 submissions, 36 winning ideas, 18 pilots - hoping for govt procurement
Malaysia’s Science, Technology & Innovation Minister works govt levers in support of innovators
NTIS a testbed to support disruptive technologies, help nation solve key challenges Cross-ministry engagement to ensure government procurement prioritises local tech
MDEC Disburses US$581k to 47 SMEs and startups
Allocation part of Budget 2020 and PENJANA Digital Content grants Empower digitally-skilled talent, enable digitally-powered businesses
MYHackathon 2020 sees 36 winners with solutions worth over US$1.1mil showcased
Homegrown Ideas Churned from 6 Rounds impacting Key Public Services Encourage growth, development of techpreneurs, become tech developers
Are We Ready for the Exponential Government?
Governments will shift from a centralised to distributed governance model As opposed to using AI to displace jobs, Exponential Government sees augmentation
MaGIC CEO: 2020 highlights importance of innovation, technology, collaboration & capacity building
Covid-19 has tremendous impact on the startup scene, but a combination of foresight, planning and learning the right lessons has allowed both MaGIC and startups to remain resilient and adaptive in such uncertain times.
Innovation, Transformation and Resilience: To make GAP 2020 a success, MaGIC leads by example
Faced with the challenge of adapting the Global Accelerator Programme to a global pandemic, the Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre found that if they have to help startups transform to survive a pandemic, they too have to evolve.
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