MyDigital: Malaysia’s catalyst to drive native policies & digital-first economy

Managing Director Microsoft Malaysia, K Raman 

By MUHAMMAD ARIEF CHE SOH
arief@dagangnews.com

KUALA LUMPUR 19 Feb. - MyDIGITAL and the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, is an important milestone that will enable Malaysia to take advantage of the breadth of opportunity that technology offers. 

Managing Director Microsoft Malaysia, K Raman said, they congratulate the government for putting a bold digital vision forward. 

"We applaud the holistic approach and strategies outlined in the Blueprint encompassing digital connectivity, infrastructure and skil lsets, which will help Malaysia to be a digitally-driven high-income nation and a regional leader in the digital economy, in achieving inclusive, responsible and sustainable socio economic development.

"As the nation takes the next leap forward in its digital economy, Microsoft is ready and excited to play our part to help Malaysia realise the aspirations of MyDIGITAL. 

"We believe public-private partnerships will help further propel Malaysia’s digital economic growth forward. In this regard, we will continue to help enable a digitally-enabled government, empower businesses to innovate and build resilience digitally, and help bridge the digital divide to ensure Malaysians can enjoy improved digital literacy and improved social wellbeing," said K Raman in a statement today.

Accelerating innovation with Malaysia’s Cloud-First Strategy

Microsoft is committed to partnering Malaysia to lead the digital economy forward and achieve the Government’s Cloud-First strategy under the MyDIGITAL blueprint. 

They are confident that this will pave the way for the use of greater cloud services including Big Data, AI and IOT, thus enhancing government services and benefit the rakyat.

Additionally, they welcome the government’s faith in Microsoft to be one of the nation’s cloud service providers and we will continue to look for opportunities to expand our footprint in Malaysia.

"Further to this, we recognise that local businesses, including micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) and start-ups are the backbone of Malaysia’s growth.

"Microsoft will continue to bolster our efforts in partnership with the public and private sectors to strengthen upscale local MSMEs and strengthen the local start-up ecosystem, through digital innovation," added K Raman.

Empowering a digital workforce in Malaysia

Microsoft believes that expanded access to digital skills is an important step in accelerating economic recovery.

As Malaysia is open for business with its future anchored on a digital-first economy, the digital workforce will be an important driver for the nation’s economic recovery. 

People are the most important renewable resource that we must continue to invest in, especially job seekers who have been affected by COVID-19 pandemic.

Microsoft is committed to supporting the government in addressing unemployment challenges and matching talent supply with industry demand, through skilling initiatives and partnerships with academia. 

Partnering Malaysia towards a digitally-enabled and technology-driven high-income nation

The launch of MyDIGITAL marks the way forward to realise a shared future of prosperity for all Malaysians. 

Microsoft will continue to partner with Malaysia and deliver on our commitment to drive inclusive economic growth and innovation to ensure that every person, the private and public sectors can succeed in Malaysia’s digital-first economy. - DagangNews.com