The scope of Malaysia’s ICT ambitions is well captured by Cyberjaya, a technology centre launched by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in 1996 as an answer to Silicon Valley. The idea behind this smart city was to move past reliance on the primary and heavy industrial sectors to a service-driven model, as in the West and the Asian tigers of Hong Kong...
With communications as a key part of Malaysia’s current national development plans, the media and advertising sectors have seen major new interest from both investors and legislators. This renewed emphasis on the creative industries, with content generation and other value-added services brought to the fore, bodes well for the future of the sector, which is trying to make...
Requiring sophisticated manufacturing techniques, skilled labourers, reliable power supply and developed infrastructure, solar manufacturing fits neatly into the Malaysian government’s strong push into the development of value-added industrial capabilities. In addition, the government implemented a new feed-in tariff renewable energy incentive...
In an effort to reduce accident and fatality rates on Malaysia’s roads, the government is working to implement a series of new safety standards. The new policies, the majority of which are based on international safety standards developed by the UN and other regional and international entities, are expected to have a major positive impact on the...
Over the past five years Malaysia has become a major destination for foreigners seeking medical treatment. In 2011 over 578,000 foreign patients sought treatment in Malaysian hospitals and clinics, spending RM511m ($164.8m), up almost 19% on foreign health care expenditure in 2010. At a conference in Kuala Lumpur (KL) in July 2012, Liow Tiong Lai,...
Long associated with call centres in low-income economies like India and the Philippines, outsourcing is seen as a growth industry in Malaysia under the government’s Economic Transformation Programme (ETP). While Malaysia cannot compete with these cheaper competitors for basic services on the basis of cost, it is bidding for competiveness in higher-...
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