ICT Industry Outlook in Malaysia 2019
The ICT Industry in Malaysia continues to grow in size and distribution to the economy, albeit at a pace slower than the desired rate to reach 20.0% of national gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020. As reported in PIKOM’s ICT Strategic Review 2018/2019 published in November 2018, the industry grew by 10.3% year-on-year in 2017
THE RETURN of THE INVESTORS
Datuk Darell Leiking made history when he was appointed the first Sabahan and the first person from East Malaysia to head the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). He spoke to MY.IT exclusively about investors coming back to Malaysia, how MITI is pushing e-commerce to even those in rural villages and how Malaysia needs to
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THE RETURN OF THE INVESTORS THE RETURN
THE RETURN
PIKOM’s new CEO of the Secretariat, Alan Fung, is a familiar face in the ICT industry and in PIKOM. He talks to My.IT about the his vision as CEO and what he hopes to accomplish during his tenure. When PIKOM, the National ICT Association of Malaysia, announced in the various sub-sectors of the
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PIKOM CIO CHAPTER
What started out as a chapter with just eight members has now grown to more than 100 CIOs who represent the major corporations. PCC has big plans afoot to grow even bigger. PIKOM started out as a vendors’ association, explains PCC Chair Chia Nam Liang, who is the CIO of Hap Seng
MAKING MALAYSIA A GLOBAL HUB FOR OUTSOURCING
Outsourcing Malaysia plays an important role in developing the nation’s outsourcing and business services industry. Outsourcing Malaysia (OM) was the first chapter of PIKOM and was formed in 2006 with the aim to promote and develop Malaysia’s outsourcing services industry as a global hub for high-value outsourcing. “OM plays a pivotal role in shaping