Digital Economy

PIKOM launches industry internship program to bridge skills gap
Hands-on experience in tech industry through a paid internship 12 weeks program, participants assigned mentor to guide them
MyDIGITAL and World Bank kickstarts discussions on GovTech transformation
Challenges include institutional coordination, citizen-centric service design, data reuse Must recognize the challenges of scaling up and the need for a collaborative approach
MCMC To Take Stern Action And Regulate Digital Content To Tackle Online Harms
US$264.4 mil has been lost to scams between 2021 and April 2023 11,858 scam complaints have been received between Oct 2022 and April 2023
Malaysia Centre for 4IR to accelerate nation’s digital economy and green energy transition
Partners World Economic Forum to establish Malaysia Centre for 4IR Thematic focus on digital transformation and green energy transition
China-ASEAN Exchange Week and Forum paves road to better cooperation in higher education 
Guest professors for Belt and Road Industry-University-Research Center listed  Spark innovation, build ecosystem, push limits towards achieving excellence
Malaysia faces escalating cybersecurity breaches and skills gap: Fortinet Survey
45% of respondents experienced breaches costing over US$1mil in past year No single org or entity can solve problem alone, vital role for govts to play  Image source: 2023 Fortinet-IDC Asia Pacific SASE Survey
Fintech Association of Malaysia unveils committee line up for 2023 - 2025 
FAOM held its AGM recently and elected a new committee for its 2023/2025 term of office, reporting a growth of 40 new members.
Seeing ourselves as creators, not merely consumers
Malaysia is digitally savvy but startups often find it difficult to thrive Economy Ministry launches innovation hackathon open to all Malaysians
The building blocks of a profitable digital banking model
Digital finance adoption to spur emerging economies GDP by 6% by 2025 Digital banks next great frontier to unlock new innovations for fintech 
SOLS Foundation inclusion work gets boost from Aspen-HP Digital Equity Accelerator recognition
US$100k for scaling Skills Hub platform, US$100k worth of devices from HP Run workshops in 12 Orang Asli villages, touch 10k graduates for Skills Hub
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