MDEC launches #SayaDigital towards a digital society

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation ( MDEC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia ( KKMM), has launched the #SayaDigital movement to empower and embolden Malaysians so they can quickly embrace digital skills and technologies.

This will enable them to grab hold of the opportunities that the nation’s digital economy has to offer. The movement’s primary aim is to accelerate a digital society and spur the country to make the digital leap into the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) to achieve shared prosperity for all.

“The ongoing pandemic, which show no sign of any positive outcomes in the short term, had already negatively impacted various industry sectors and the livelihood of many Malaysians,” commented Minister of COmmunications and Multimedia Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.

“This includes those who have lost jobs since April 2020, with the latest tally being 778,800. While these are critical concerns, the government had proactively addressed these issues via the various solutions and programmes that it developed and introduced to reduce the adverse effects for all Malaysians.

“This includes KKMM’s ongoing support for the growing list of digitalisation initiatives that MDEC developed.

“I truly welcome the launch of the #SayaDigital movement that is timely as the world now looks towards accelerating the digital economy. After all, the growing demand within and around the digital sector will re-invigorate the country’s economy and, in quick order, create even more new job and economic opportunities for all Malaysians.”

For August, #SayaDigital will feature several MDEC-led capacity-building programmes, providing businesses with various means to go digital and enabling Malaysians to be digitally skilled with speed and at scale.

The first two weeks of the movement focused on scaling digital adoption among businesses, while the subsequent two weeks provide opportunities for Malaysians to learn and enhance digital skills.

The recently held SME Digital Summit, the first of its kind in Malaysia, successfully attracted over 1 million digital participants during the three days summit, where they learned and implemented digital solutions to restart or expand their businesses. Among the industry players that collaborated to assist participants in their digital journey were Exabytes, Digi Telecommunications, commerce. asia, EasyParcel, Zetpy, Maxis, HEXA Food, SITEC and Zapptech.

As for initiatives from August 21 to 30, such as The Young Creators, #MYDigitalWorkforce Week and Gig and Freelance Expo (GFX), they will focus on cultivating digital skills of talents, enhancing the capabilities of all Malaysians to monetise their new abilities and matching digital jobs with the right talents. The brands collaborating with The Young Creators initiative includes TikTok, SnapChat and Binumi.

The content, which will be fully virtualised, consist of webinar sessions, panel discussions and digital engagement opportunities. There will also be digital career fairs, online competitions and other satellite events over the two weeks.

All virtual conferences will feature webinar sessions, panel discussions and digital engagement opportunities. There will also be digital career fairs, online competitions and other satellite events.