Digitalising for the benefit of all

“Digital economy will create an entirely new dimension of development and growth for Sarawak, including creating new jobs for young people in urban centres and rural areas, transforming the way we live and do business.”

IT is only right that Sarawak’s digital transformation must be aDributed to our Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. ACer all many of the strategic, futuristic, and pragmatic initiatives began with him and werer implemented according to his directives.

Among the first steps was the International ICT Infrastructure and Digital Economy Conference Sarawak (IDECS) held in April 2017, when eight initiatives were identified, namely Development Bank of Sarawak (DBOS), Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA), SarawakDigitalEconomy Corporation (SDEC), ICT infrastructure, Digital Village, e-Learning, Data Hosting and Big Data, and Digital Economy Labs.

To keep the momentum going, the Sarawak government launched a number of digital services via mobile apps to provide convenience to the public.

On top of that, two mobile apps were launched, namely Sarawak Gov and e-wallet Sarawak Pay – now known as S Pay Global.

The state’s digital economy initiatives have proven to be successful in increasing the economic development of Sarawak through the transformation of several sectors, including agriculture, e-commerce, financial technology, digital government, smart cities, smart tourism, and many more.