Committed to Establish Malaysia as a Leading Digital Nation and the Hub of Digital ASEAN
Flexibility is the key to stability – and we at MDEC, wholeheartedly embrace this. With the turbulence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rakyat’s wellbeing on the line, we build upon our strong foundation to REINVENT and REALIGN ourselves to the 12th Malaysia Plan and revisit our commitment to establish Malaysia as a leading digital nation.
This is reflected through our various initiatives and programmes. The #SayaDigital Movement and the flagship #MyDigitalMaker Virtual Fair, for instance, aims to increase digital literacy among the B40 group, youths, senior citizens, and the socio-economically vulnerable across 12 locations nationwide. This systematic and concerted effort will further reduce the digital divide among small, medium and even micro-entrepreneurs.
And for the workforce, the Global Online Workforce (GLOW) programme aims to cultivate successful digital freelancers and help thousands to secure jobs via digital platforms. Similarly, the eRezeki and eUsahawan are digital programmes to assist with the migration onto digital platforms and to educate Malaysians on digital marketing tools.
All of these and more support the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint (MyDIGITAL) – an initiative that aims to create 500,000 new jobs for the digital economy by 2030; implement digitalisation initiatives to benefit 875,000 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-entrepreneurs, and become the catalyst for 5,000 start-ups.
With this inaugural newsletter, we aim to strengthen our role in the national digital economy policy-making and drive impact. We will continue to boost digital adoption to bolster the nation’s economic recovery efforts.
