Talent
MDEC launches Digital Content Creators Challenge (DC3) 2023
Funded 372 projects, disbursed US$3.6mil in prize money since 2006
Assist content creators in developing world class digital content and IP
Employers, get comfortable with ‘Career Cushioning’ - it’s what your staff are thinking
Employment has to be seen as a relationship, with trust, with transparency
Bosses should allow open communication and trust into the relationship
Celebrating women's contributions, addressing gender disparities for greater participation in tech
WEF reports 57% of women in tech experience gender discrimination
Women require more exposure to STEM jobs and female role models
AWS study shines spotlight on value of digital skills for workers and countries
76% APAC firms accept digital certifications as substitutes for bachelor’s
Firms that hire advanced digital workers have 150% higher revenues
Reboot: How the Anwar Ibrahim government can jumpstart Malaysia’s Startup Ecosystem
Tap brightest of the over 100k international students in Malaysia
Encourage use of Malaysian solutions & spark virtuous cycle of innovation
Taylor’s University aims to prepare students for an XR world with 2 new programs
Over 50% jobs for technology professionals will come from non-tech firms
Merging of IOT, 3D printing, biological gene sequencing, AI will shape future
Grab appoints Adelene Foo as Managing Director of Grab Malaysia
10 year veteran at Grab has held various leadership roles
Concurrently holds CEO role at Jaya Grocer, aims to bring synergies
Cyberport Academy and iTrain Asia to build regional digital talent hub in Johor
Long term goal to turn Johor into the digital talent hub of Malaysia
Brings together digital technology training, certifications, skills-building workshop
Study Shows 60% Of Malaysian Employers Might Struggle To Retain Talent
Job movers will likely garner salary rises of 15% to 20%
Employers create employee retention initiatives to cater to lifestyle needs
[Ed Note: An earlier headline gave the wrong % and cited employees instead of employers. The mistakes are regretted.]
Tech jobs outpace Singapore’s overall job growth in 2022, demand for tech talent remains: Seek
Data from Seek states the growing demand for tech talent in Singapore remains strong despite recent layoffs by tech companies.
