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Malay Mail
37 minutes ago
- Business
- Malay Mail
‘Malaysia is open for innovation': Gobind woos UK tech investors in London
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — Malaysia has called on the United Kingdom (UK) technology businesses to join hands in building a dynamic digital future in the country. Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo, speaking at the UK-Malaysia Digital Gateway Forum in London, also positioned Malaysia as a regional powerhouse for innovation, digital investment, and sustainable technology development. 'Malaysia is open for innovation. Our vision is anchored on three critical enablers—world-class infrastructure, trusted data governance, and institutional trust. 'These are the foundations that make Malaysia a prime destination for high-value tech investment in the region,' he said in a statement today. Gobind is currently in London for London Tech Week, which also serves as a valuable platform for Malaysia to gain insights and forge partnerships in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) governance, smart cities, and digital sustainability. At the forum, he reiterated Malaysia's commitment to becoming a thriving, future-ready digital hub that welcomes international partnerships and is poised for high-value, sustainable growth. He cited Malaysia's strong digital growth trajectory, highlighting robust investment figures from the first quarter of 2025. 'During this period, 107 new companies were approved under the Malaysia Digital framework, representing a combined investment value of RM13.1 billion (GBP2.3 billion). 'These investments are expected to generate 4,199 new jobs over the next five years,' he said. Gobind also extended an invitation to UK partners to participate in Malaysia's upcoming flagship events, including the Asean Malaysia AI Summit scheduled for August 2025, and the Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur, to be held in September 2025. — Bernama


New Straits Times
an hour ago
- Business
- New Straits Times
Malaysia invites UK tech firms to collaborate in building nation's digital future
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has invited technology businesses from the United Kingdom (UK) to collaborate in building a dynamic digital future in the country. Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo, speaking at the UK-Malaysia Digital Gateway Forum in London, also positioned Malaysia as a regional hub for innovation, digital investment, and sustainable technology development. "Malaysia is open for innovation. Our vision is anchored on three critical enablers — world-class infrastructure, trusted data governance, and institutional trust. "These are the foundations that make Malaysia a prime destination for high-value tech investment in the region," he said in a statement today. Gobind is currently in London for London Tech Week, which also serves as a valuable platform for Malaysia to gain insights and forge partnerships in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) governance, smart cities, and digital sustainability. At the forum, he reiterated Malaysia's commitment to becoming a thriving, future-ready digital hub that welcomes international partnerships and is poised for high-value, sustainable growth. He cited Malaysia's strong digital growth trajectory, highlighting robust investment figures from the first quarter of this year. "During this period, 107 new companies were approved under the Malaysia Digital framework, representing a combined investment value of RM13.1 billion (GBP2.3 billion). "These investments are expected to generate 4,199 new jobs over the next five years," he said. Gobind also extended an invitation to UK partners to participate in Malaysia's upcoming flagship events, including the Asean Malaysia AI Summit scheduled for August and the Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur, to be held in September. – BERNAMA


The Sun
3 hours ago
- Business
- The Sun
Malaysia courts UK tech firms to build a dynamic digital future
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has called on the United Kingdom (UK) technology businesses to join hands in building a dynamic digital future in the country. Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo, speaking at the UK-Malaysia Digital Gateway Forum in London, also positioned Malaysia as a regional powerhouse for innovation, digital investment, and sustainable technology development. 'Malaysia is open for innovation. Our vision is anchored on three critical enablers—world-class infrastructure, trusted data governance, and institutional trust. 'These are the foundations that make Malaysia a prime destination for high-value tech investment in the region,' he said in a statement today. Gobind is currently in London for London Tech Week, which also serves as a valuable platform for Malaysia to gain insights and forge partnerships in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) governance, smart cities, and digital sustainability. At the forum, he reiterated Malaysia's commitment to becoming a thriving, future-ready digital hub that welcomes international partnerships and is poised for high-value, sustainable growth. He cited Malaysia's strong digital growth trajectory, highlighting robust investment figures from the first quarter of 2025. 'During this period, 107 new companies were approved under the Malaysia Digital framework, representing a combined investment value of RM13.1 billion (GBP2.3 billion). 'These investments are expected to generate 4,199 new jobs over the next five years,' he said. Gobind also extended an invitation to UK partners to participate in Malaysia's upcoming flagship events, including the ASEAN Malaysia AI Summit scheduled for August 2025, and the Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur, to be held in September 2025.


The Sun
3 hours ago
- Business
- The Sun
M'sia courts UK tech firms to build dynamic digital future
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has called on the United Kingdom (UK) technology businesses to join hands in building a dynamic digital future in the country. Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo, speaking at the UK-Malaysia Digital Gateway Forum in London, also positioned Malaysia as a regional powerhouse for innovation, digital investment, and sustainable technology development. 'Malaysia is open for innovation. Our vision is anchored on three critical enablers—world-class infrastructure, trusted data governance, and institutional trust. 'These are the foundations that make Malaysia a prime destination for high-value tech investment in the region,' he said in a statement today. Gobind is currently in London for London Tech Week, which also serves as a valuable platform for Malaysia to gain insights and forge partnerships in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) governance, smart cities, and digital sustainability. At the forum, he reiterated Malaysia's commitment to becoming a thriving, future-ready digital hub that welcomes international partnerships and is poised for high-value, sustainable growth. He cited Malaysia's strong digital growth trajectory, highlighting robust investment figures from the first quarter of 2025. 'During this period, 107 new companies were approved under the Malaysia Digital framework, representing a combined investment value of RM13.1 billion (GBP2.3 billion). 'These investments are expected to generate 4,199 new jobs over the next five years,' he said. Gobind also extended an invitation to UK partners to participate in Malaysia's upcoming flagship events, including the ASEAN Malaysia AI Summit scheduled for August 2025, and the Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur, to be held in September 2025.

Barnama
16-05-2025
- Business
- Barnama
State Cooperation Essential To Ensure Success Of Malaysia Digital
GENERAL KUCHING, May 16 (Bernama) -- The Digital Ministry aims to ensure that all government services can be accessed through a national digital platform in line with the Malaysia Digital initiative, said its Minister, Gobind Singh Deo. He said the approach requires close cooperation between the federal government and state governments, especially in the aspect of secure and orderly data sharing. 'In the past few weeks, I have visited Penang, Selangor and this time Sarawak to see for myself the readiness of the states to implement digital transformation. 'We see that many states have successfully digitised their respective services, so now we want to establish cooperation so that there is no need to repeat the same process at the central level,' he said at a press conference after a visit to the Sarawak Information Systems Sdn Bhd (SAINS) office here, today. Gobind said Penang and Selangor have expressed their willingness to cooperate with the Federal government in terms of data sharing. Meanwhile, Sarawak, he said, also showed positive feedback after a discussion session this morning with Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. 'We passed the Data Sharing Bill in Parliament in December last year and it came into effect in April. "But this law only involves data between federal government agencies. Therefore, we encourage state governments to create similar bills to enable data sharing is done comprehensively," he said. According to him, data is an important element in the use of technology and artificial intelligence (AI), hence the security aspects and procedures for data use need to be detailed in each legal framework.