PUTRAJAYA, Aug 25 — Seven global Indian companies in Malaysia have committed to train and hire at least 5,000 Malaysians, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom).

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23 — Google will keep third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, it said yesterday, after years of pledging to phase out the tiny packets of code meant to track users on the internet.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — A recent global IT outage caused airlines to lose millions in revenue and created chaos due to system failures, said Capital A Bhd chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Aziz today expressed hope that German technical and vocational education and training (TVET) will be intensified to address labour shortage in the semiconductor sector.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 —The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) and Deloitte have signed a memorandum of understanding to drive the New Industrial Master Plan (NIMP) 2030 via technology-led initiatives.

JAKARTA, June 20 — The Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) and Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) have inked a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on high-tech research and innovation initiatives.

GEORGE TOWN, May 20 — The Digital Ministry will discuss with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission a new policy for the 5G private network rollout to encourage industry adoption of the technology.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) has confirmed that an announcement on Google’s investment in Malaysia will be made in the near future.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — The KL20 Summit 2024 is strategically designed to introduce significant reforms, aimed at attracting high-quality and high-value investments from across the globe, while concurrently empowering local entrepreneurs to go global and seize emerging opportunities.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — Bumiputera entrepreneurs need to quickly master digital technology skills if they want to attain their economic empowerment goals, said Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia youth wing chairman Hisham Abdul Hamid.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Netherlands-based Neways, the global innovator in mission-critical technology for leading semiconductor, connectivity and smart mobility companies and key supplier to Dutch computer chip equipment maker ASML, has announced the establishment of a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Klang, Selangor.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Malaysia will be able to move up the value chain and simultaneously break free from chains of the middle-income trap if Malaysia’s industries, including agriculture, manufacturing and healthcare start exploring the realms of frontier science and technology.

PENDANG, March 4 —The Ala Sekinchan Large-Scale Smart Padi Field Project (Smart SBB) introduced by the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (Mada) can attract young people to take up padi farming as a career, said MADA chairman Datuk Dr Ismail Salleh.

BARCELONA, Feb 27 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today spent about an hour visiting the Huawei Pavilion, one of the largest pavilions at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2024 in Fira Gran Via here.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — The Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) will focus on regulatory reform, future talent, technology adoption and digitalisation to boost productivity growth in 2024.

CYBERJAYA, Feb 22 — Technology for solid waste management, camera monitoring systems for illegal waste disposal sites and smart city management are among the local technologies that can be applied at the local authority level (PBT) to enhance public service delivery, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang.

SANTUBONG, Feb 17 — Malaysia has expressed its commitment to collaborate with the European Union (EU), particularly on technology transfer for energy transition and water security in the nation, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 14 — The three-day Bumiputera Economic Congress (KEB) 2024 starting February 29 will delve into new technologies and economic opportunities to empower the Bumiputera community in the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

NEW YORK, Nov 21 — US multinational tech giant Amazon announced on Monday that it was launching a free skills programme to train people how to work with artificial intelligence (AI).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The high-growth high-value (HGHV) initiative blueprint for technology and digital-based industries is expected to be launched in February 2024.