By Jerry Choong SHAH ALAM, Nov 12 — The sixth edition of the Selangor Smart City and Digital Economy Convention (Sidec) will take place next Friday (November 19) at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, with over 700 companies expected to participate. The convention, Southeast Asia’s premier...

By Amin Ridzuan Ishak SHAH ALAM, Nov 8 — The digitalisation initiatives empowered by the state government, including expanding online payment, have succeeded in reducing the economic and social impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the initiatives led...

By Mustakim Ramli KLANG, Oct 28 — The Selangor Freelance initiative by the state government is offering 5,000 training opportunities to increase digital freelance working skills, as well as the chance to generate additional income. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the initiative,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — Malaysia needs more investments in new technologies, including in the development of digital systems that will strengthen the country's economic growth under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), said chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 — The government will need to focus on the digital economy and digital infrastructure as well as productivity in the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) to restore the country’s growth following the Covid-19 pandemic and hence realise the aim of becoming a high-income economy as early as 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Lazada Malaysia and the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) are accelerating digitalisation among the local farmers and the overall agricultural sector through the Onboarding of Agrofood Products on eCommerce Platform programme.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — Malaysia’s export growth is projected to rebound by 8.2 per cent in 2021 driven by the improvement in external demand, said Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Senator Datuk Lim Ban Hong.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) is undertaking various efforts to provide more interactive digital services and publication materials towards empowering the Malay language, said its director-general Datuk Abang Sallehuddin Abg Shokeran.

SHAH ALAM, June 23 — The state government has approved 350 applications and close to RM500,000 for the Selangor SME Digitalisation Matching Grant.

By Amin Ridzuan Ishak SHAH ALAM, June 22 — The digitalisation efforts that has been emphasised throughout Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari’s three-year leadership as the Selangor Menteri Besar has boosted the state’s economic sector despite the challenges faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. State...

By Ida Nadirah Ibrahim THE Covid-19 pandemic shocked the world when it first emerged in late 2019 and very quickly moved to paralyse global activities in its path. Entire industries, from travel to construction, came to almost a halt. However, while the coronavirus did impair many sectors, it...

By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, May 11 — The Selangor government and Lazada Malaysia today held an online discussion on the potential of the digitalisation industry in the state. Participating in the discussion are Selangor Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari, state executive councillor on...

SHAH ALAM, May 10 — The application deadline for the Selangor SME Digitalisation Matching Grant has been extended to June 15 from May 15 following the enforced movement control order (MCO) in several districts in the state.

By Alang Bendahara IN his 2021 New Year address, Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari mentioned that the golden state is set on encouraging more people to embrace the digital shift, and that his administration will ease the process by offering a few innovations. As Malaysia’s most...

SHAH ALAM, April 12 — The Selangor government has today launched the Selangor SME Digitalisation Matching Grant worth RM5 million, which aims to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the state to digitalise their businesses.

By Khairul Azran Hussin SHAH ALAM, April 8 — The success of Selangor in becoming a Smart State by 2025 is dependent on how the civil servants in the state adapt to the digitalisation ecosystem. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said conventional tasks such as manual filing systems...

KUALA PILAH, April 6 — The JPJeBid (electronic bidding for vehicle registration number plates) system is one of the highest contributors to the revenue collection of the Road Transport Department (RTD), with a total of RM177 million collected last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Malaysia can emerge stronger in the post-pandemic future by accelerating strategies to address the three D’s of supply side reforms known as accelerating digitalisation, rethinking downstreaming, and reducing distortion.

By Alang Bendahara DURING the tabling of the 2021 Selangor Budget in October last year, the Selangor government had dedicated RM369 million, or one-third of its development expenditure, towards the digitalisation agenda. As the state aims to become a liveable Smart State in the region by 2025, it...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — FGV Holdings Bhd (FGV) will be introducing four new e-wallet application features starting next month for its migrant plantation workers, namely e-grievances, e-attendance, panic button and e-learning.