Johor, the Southern Jewel of Malaysia 

Johor has grown into a robust technology hub and a desired location for digital investments. It boasts high growth potential and rapid development that investors can leverage and a sustainable economic ecosystem that supports investors looking to expand or establish their business in Malaysia. Iskandar Puteri is the largest urban integrated development in South-East Asia, comprising 9,712.5ha of signature developments aligned to Johor’s identified sectors and industries under Johor Vision 2030.

Digital elements support these focus areas. For instance, in 2019, the state, via its agency Johor Corporation and subsidiary N2W Corporation Sdn Bhd, signed a joint venture agreement with British company SmartMed Global to develop LifeMed, a remote health diagnostics and monitoring solution. 

Established in 2006, Iskandar Puteri has become a hub for emerging digital technologies and one of the frontrunners in Malaysia’s journey in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). 

Driving these initiatives is Iskandar NEXT (New Economy, Experience and Talent), a campaign executed by Invest Johor in collaboration with Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB) to boost digital innovation, emerging economics, and talent development. 

MDEC, through the Malaysia Digital initiative, will support more investments in Johor. Malaysia Digital intends to galvanise public-private partnerships to accelerate Malaysia’s transformation into a digital nation. Recently,  MDEC CEO Mahadhir Aziz met with Johor’s Menteri Besar, Datuk Onn Hafiz bin Dato' Ghazi, as well as Johor EXCO and the state’s Investment, Trade, and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman YB Lee Ting Han has reinforced this intention. 

One of MDEC’s strategic pillars Digital Investments, will facilitate and promote high-impact digital investments to increase the capacities and capabilities of Malaysia’s digital economy via the Digital Investments Office (DIO).

With these in place, Johor and Malaysia will further ascend as a 4IR tech hub of ASEAN.