For a brief overview of technology news from Malaysia, as covered in October of 2023, hit the headlines below; each links to the Malaysian tech news item behind each headline, in full.
Items and technologies covered include: Malaysia’s shortfall in cybersecurity skills; the country’s moves into high-tech auto services, in partnership with China; shipping container-based agriculture, providing mobile food sources for cities; and more.
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e-Conomy Southeast Asia 2023 – Malaysia report (direct pdf link)
- Malaysia: She-Tech Asia Forum 2023 set for October 3rd, advance event in the World Congress on Innovation & Tech and Int’l Digital Economy Conference Sarawak 2023
- Malaysia: BoomGrow gains pre-A funding with ‘Machine Farms’, movable repurposed shipping containers growing pesticide-free vegetables to address urban food access
- Malaysia: MADCash fintech startup gains pre-A funding with zero-interest micro-funding for women entrepreneurs
- Malaysia Digital Economy Corp partners Acxyn web3 firm for metaverse initiative revolving around intellectual property
- APSCC Satellite Conference & Exhibition on now in Malaysia, bringing together market insight and partnership and business opportunities
- Malaysia: Automotive High-Technology Valley project formalised with agreement inked between Malaysia’s DRB-Hicom conglomerate and China’s Geely automaker
- Malaysia: Country requires around 27000 cyber-security experts but currently has only 15000, says Communications and Digital Minister
McKinsey: The economic potential of artificial intelligence
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