SUPER Attracts Over 78,000 Highly Skilled Foreign Tech Talent

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has attracted 78,138 highly skilled foreign tech talent as of Sept 30 through interventions under the Malaysia Startup Ecosystem Roadmap (SUPER) 2021-2030.

Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Mohamad Yusof Apdal said the achievement stemmed from the ministry's focus on Intervention 6 under the roadmap, which accelerates visa approvals to facilitate the entry of foreign tech talent into the country.

He said efforts to strengthen the startup ecosystem also included improvements to the funding framework to enhance efficiency and attract high-quality investments.

“As of Sept 30, these efforts had contributed to more than RM51.17 billion in investments flowing into startups, providing capital to support their growth and scaling within the ecosystem,” he said during the question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.

He was replying to a question from S. Kesavan (PH-Sungai Siput) on government efforts to attract foreign talent, investors and high-tech startups to the country.

Mohamad Yusof said 5,016 local and foreign startups had registered on the MYStartup single-window platform, including companies from Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.

On future plans, he said the government would continue with SUPER 2.0 for 2026 to 2030 to ensure continuity in funding, attract high-quality investments and improve local startups' access to global markets.

Replying to a supplementary question from Kesavan on the reach of the startup ecosystem beyond the Klang Valley, including in Perak, Mohamad Yusof said the government continued to ensure inclusive participation nationwide through various programmes and online platforms.

-- BERNAMA