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Penang government lauds Western Digital Lighthouse award
The chief minister of Penang Chow Kon Yeow has congratulated Western Digital for its achievement in being admitted into the prestigious Global Lighthouse Network (GLN) by The World Economic Forum (WEF).
MDEC CEO Surina Shukri in World’s 50 Most Influential Revolutionising Governance
Inaugural list by Apolitical & WEF’s Global Future Council on Agile Governance
Believes 2021 year of execution to drive regulatory reform, rekindle growth
Edtech startup Youthopia and its outcome-based learning
Cofounder of Youthopia, Manu Menon, shares his plans for the platform and how its bite-sized learning modules promote the 4Cs – critical thinking, communication, creativity and collaboration
World Economic Forum & MDEC Announce Collaboration on Drones
Objective is to co-design and pilot policy principles & regulatory frameworks
Partnership firmly establishes Malaysia as the Heart of Digital ASEAN
GoGet explores platform-as-a-service model
Aims to assign jobs more efficiently, help provide better feedback and measurability of tasks.
AwanTunai raises US$4.3mil in Series A funding
Indonesian fintech platform enables micro-merchants access working capital and accept payment.
SAP expands innovation footprint in APJ with Leonardo Centre Singapore
The fifth in the global network of SAP Leonardo Centres.
Most entrepreneurs start businesses out of opportunity not necessity
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2017/2018 shows opportunity-driven entrepreneurship predominates, while men are more likely than women to be entrepreneurs.
Microsoft celebrates Hour of Code in Asia
Launches a series of programmes across the region to equip youth with digital skills.
Accenture’s Digital Performance Index makes case for speed in execution
Corporates well recognise the importance of digital to their future, but, due to the lack of a follow-up action agenda behind their digital awareness, there is cause for concern.
