MSC Malaysia

TeAM urges tax incentives for corporates, review of bankruptcy laws
The Technopreneurs Association of Malaysia (TeAM), through its Policy Institute (TeAM-PI), is in discussions with the relevant government agencies to get the Malaysian Government to review existing bankruptcy laws in a bid to spur entrepreneurship, and is also working on a slew of other initiatives.
HR Excellence: Two tech companies among top 3 employers
Two technology companies won gold awards as employers of choice at the Malaysia HR (Human Resource) Awards, edged out by ‘grand award’ winner Shell Business Service Centre Sdn Bhd.
Has the cloud finally 'arrived' in Malaysia?
Edwin Yapp attended the MSC Cloud Computing Conference and comes away with some thoughts about how the cloud is finally breaking into the Malaysian enterprise scene.
MDeC driving four events during GES to boost startup ecosystem
MDeC will be holding four events in conjunction with the fourth Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) which be held in Kuala Lumpur from Oct 11-12.
Pouring cold water on the startup Kool-Aid
Malaysia is a promising startup hub, and the entrepreneurial space here is heating up and getting more vibrant, but we should not paint a false picture that will come back to bite us, writes A. Asohan.
MDeC to move from Science to Multimedia ministry
An announcement may be made today that MDeC is going to be moved to the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia from its current ‘home’ in the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation; Karamjit Singh explores the implications.
Finance SSO industry faces talent crunch: ACCA survey
Only 53% of finance and accounting professionals working in Malaysia’s SSO industry are satisfied with their current job, according to a survey conducted by the ACCA and MDeC.
ICT acronyms: What’s hot, what’s not
The ICT (there’s your first one) industry is notorious for its acronyms, but it pays to put some effort into coming up with proper ones, writes A. Asohan.
MDeC an ‘output-driven’ organisation, says its CEO
In Part 3 of his interview with MDeC CEO Badlisham Ghazali, DNA’s Karamjit Singh asks if there have been too many reorganisations and if the goal of hitting three companies with US$500mil revenue a year is gone.
A festering pain, and MDeC goes to the Valley
In Part 2 of an interview with MDeC’s Badlisham Ghazali, the focus is on the International Advisory Panel being held in the Silicon Valley and the need for MSC companies to be based in high-rent cyber centres.
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