MSC Malaysia
Digerati50: Thorn amongst the roses
Digital News Asia (DNA) continues a weekly series that profiles the top 50 influencers, movers and shakers who are helping shape Malaysia’s Digital Economy. These articles are from Digerati50, a special print publication released in January 2014. For information on customised reprints of Digerati50, email [email protected].
Malaysia’s big data policy framework ready soon
Malaysia’s ambitions to make the country a big data and analytics hub for the region will be guided by a Policy Framework document that is due to be completed and presented to the Prime Minister by the third quarter of this year, according to a senior Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) official.
Government’s role in the startup ecosystem
Startup failure rates are high, and they’re supposed to be
Propping up mediocre enterprises should not be the concern of govt
Altair chooses Malaysia for its Asean Hq
Altair Engineering Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based simulation technology and engineering services company Altair, has chosen Kuala Lumpur as its new regional headquarters to spearhead its expansion into South-East Asia.
More funds for creative content creators via MSC Malaysia IPCC 2014
Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) said there will be more incentives and grants available for its 9th MSC Malaysia Intellectual Property Creators Challenge (IPCC) competition, kicked off on Aug 1 and ends Sept 30.
Internet censorship: You’ve already won, Dr Mahathir
Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has once again gone on record to call for the Internet to be censored in Malaysia. He's already got his way, actually, and Malaysians are paying the heavy price, argues DNA executive editor A. Asohan.
UTM and UPM bag top prizes in MSC startup gig
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) bagged top prizes at the 10th MSC Malaysia – Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) – MSC Malaysia Startup Challenge 2013/14 awards.
Gamification a promising and untapped market: MDeC
MDeC believes that gamification is a potentially disruptive technology that can help companies transform themselves, and is urging Malaysian ICT companies to explore this relatively untapped market.
Second Alpha Startups pre-accelerator semester to kick off
1337 Ventures, in partnership with the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), has announced its second Alpha Startups pre-accelerator programme in Malaysia, formed to help early stage startups get from raw idea to validated minimum viable product (MVP).
Week in Review: Badlisham the bridge across that ‘trust chasm’?
DNA founder Karamjit Singh has high expectations of Badlisham Ghazali becoming the very bridge that he sought to build as MDeC CEO for nearly nine years.
