MDEC SUPPORTS MINISTER'S CALL TO ADVANCE WITH TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTEGRITY IN 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 -- The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) welcomes Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah’s new year message “Moving Forward to 2021” and reaffirms its commitment to implementing significant change in its operating model and people culture, focused on the clarion call for Transparency, Accountability and Integrity.

The reinvention of MDEC includes bringing in exceptional talents with new approaches and thinking. These upcoming new additions will intensify MDEC’s initiatives to grow the nation’s digital economy for the many, especially in navigating unprecedented disruption and opportunities in the new norm.

“MDEC fully supports the Minister’s guidance to advance in 2021 with a new mindset focused on Transparency, Accountability and Integrity. The organisation’s ‘Reinvent’ agenda is crucial to inject new, fresh ideas, enthusiasm and skills. If we are to realise our vision of Malaysia 5.0 and establish Malaysia as the heart of digital ASEAN, there must be a paradigm shift in our approach,” said MDEC chairman Datuk Wira Dr Rais Hussin said in a statement.

He said the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) has the power to move society into the informational age - Malaysia 5.0 as it is termed - in which society is at the centre of technology and data is decentralised into the control of its creators to innovate and even monetise.

“With the deep integration of 4IR technologies at every level of society; individual, industry, government and environment, we can democratise the process of wealth creation back in the hands of the people (through the decentralised power of AI, blockchain and fintech).

“We hope this mission to realise Malaysia 5.0 will be a significant step to bring the digital economy for the many, and shared prosperity for all in 2021 and beyond.

“Following the restructuring, he said MDEC will now focus on four key thrusts - Digital Talent, Digital Business, Digital Investments and Digital MDEC - to drive high-impact digital outreach and outcomes for our society and economy,” he added.

-- BERNAMA