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    Why Malaysia?

    • Expanding Digital Focus Nationwide

    • Mature, Innovative Digital ecosystem & Infrastructure​

    • Multilingual & Digitally – savvy Talent Pool​

    • Value Driven Cost of Doing Business​

    • Expanding Digital Focus Nationwide

    Introduction to Malaysia Digital

    Malaysia Digital (MD) is a national strategic initiative by the government to encourage and attract companies, talents and investment while enabling Malaysian businesses and the Rakyat to play a leading part in the global digital economy.

    The Mission

    • 3
      Support local tech companies to become “Malaysian champions” and successful international players.
    • 2
      Attract high-value digital investments.
    • 3
      Support local tech companies to become “Malaysian champions” and successful international players.

    Grow your business opportunities in Malaysia

    Situated in a strategic location within ASEAN, Malaysia is a business hub for Industrial, Supply Chain and Global Business Services activities. A world leader in IT where technology drives value across all industries, Malaysia is uniquely positioned as the scalable location of choice for knowledge and digital business.

    Malaysia Digital Promoted Sectors
    DIO is supporting the development of technologies under Malaysia Digital’s 9 key sectors:

    • Islamic Digital Economy

    • Digital Services

    • Digital Cities

    • Digital Health

    • Digital Finance

    • Digital Trade

    • Digital Content

    • Digital Tourism

    • Islamic Digital Economy

    MALAYSIA DIGITAL PROMOTED TECH ENABLERS

    • Advanced 5G network connectivity and/or telecommunication technology

    • Blockchain

    • Cloud & Data Centre

    • Cybersecurity

    • DroneTech

    • Internet of Things

    • Robotic, Automation & Extended Reality

    • Creative Media Technology including extended reality (XR) and/or mixed reality (MR)

    • Integrated circuit (IC) design and/or embedded software

    • Advanced 5G network connectivity and/or telecommunication technology

    THE MALAYSIA DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES​

    Spurring investment by developing new key sectors and digital hubs across Malaysia, anchoring on catalytic companies to create local MSME ecosystem*

    Malaysia Digital envisions Malaysia to be the preferred hub for world class digital businesses and talents.

        Greater KL

    Digital Agriculture/ Digital GBS / Digital Cities / Digital Trade / Digital Agriculture / Digital Tourism / Islamic Digital Economys / Digital Health / Digital Finance / Digital Trade / Digital Content / Digital Tourism / AI/ Blockchain / Cloud & Data Centre / Cybersecurity / IoT / Robotic & Automation

    WP Kuala Lumpur / Selangor /Negeri Sembilan

        Northen Region

    Digital Agriculture / Digital Global Business Services / Digital Trade / Digital Content / Digital Tourism / Islamic Digital Economy / Cloud & Data Centre / Dronetech / IoT/ Robotic & Automation

    Perlis, Kedah, Perak & Pulau Pinang

        East Coast Region

    Digital Agriculture / Digital Global Business Services / Digital Trade / Digital Tourism / Cloud & Data Centre

    Potential New Hub: Digital Content & Cybersecurity

    Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu

        Southern Region

    Digital Agriculture / Digital Global Business Services / Digital Health / Digital Content / Digital Tourism / Blockchain / Cloud & Data Centre / Dronetech

    Potential New Hub: Digital Content

    Melaka & Johor

        Sarawak

    Digital Agriculture / Digital Global Business Services / Digital Health / Digital Tourism / Islamic Digital Economy /Cloud & Data Centre

    Potential New Hub: Digital Global Business Services / Digital Agriculture / Digital Health / Digital Tourism / Cloud & Data Centre

        Sabah

    Digital Agriculture / Digital Tourism / Islamic Digital Economy / Cloud & Data Centre

    Potential New Hub: Digital Global Business Services

    * non-exhaustive

    QUICK FACTS

    • Digital Global Business Services

      3rd best location in Kearney’s Global Services Location Index since 2004

    • Cybersecurity

      As of July 2023, Malaysia reached the highest score on the National Cyber Security Index among countries in the Asia-Pacific region, 79.22 out of 100

      Blockchain

      A thriving blockchain ecosystem at Blockchain Village @Medini (BV@M)

    • Digital Agriculture

      Malaysia ranks second in ASEAN on the 2022 Global Food Security Index (GFSI)

      Digital Cities

      Kuala Lumpur ranks 7th in Asia and 23rd in the world in the Economist Impact’s Digital Cities Index 2022

    • Islamic Digital Economy

      Malaysia ranks 1st in DinarStandard’s Global Islamic Economy Indicator 2023/24

      Fintech

      Malaysia ranks 1st in DinarStandard’s Global Islamic Fintech (GIFT) Index 2023/24

    • Digital Global Business Services

      3rd best location in Kearney’s Global Services Location Index since 2004

    Malaysia, A Digital Nation

    • 97.4%

      Malaysia’s internet penetration rate of the total population at the start of 2024

    • 9th

      Malaysia’s rank in the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2023 among Asia-Pacific countries

    • 1st

      Malaysia’s rank on the National Cyber Security Index among Asia-Pacific countries

    • 3rd

      Malaysia's rank globally in the Kearney's Global Services Location Index 2023

    • 1st

      Malaysia's rank globally in the Global Islamic Fintech Index 2023/24

    • 3rd

      Malaysia's rank in the Upper Middle-Income category in the WIPO Global Innovation Index 2023

    • 6th

      Malaysia's rank in Asia in the Digital Quality of Life Index 2023

    • 4th

      Malaysia's rank globally in the Best Places for Expats 2023 by InterNations

    • 97.4%

      Malaysia’s internet penetration rate of the total population at the start of 2024

    Learn how we are Reinventing Malaysia as a Global & Regional Leader in Digital Tech Industries

    Digital Investment Announcements

    • Xsolla announces new office In KL as part of expansion

      13 January 2023

      Xsolla celebrates opening a new office in Kuala Lumpur, the largest Xsolla office globally outside of Los Angeles, where it is headquartered.

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    • Malaysia aims to showcase at least 40 5G private network use cases – Gobind

      6 June 2024

      Malaysia plans to present at least 40 5G private network use cases in sectors such as manufacturing, oil and gas, logistics, healthcare, and plantations ahead of its ASEAN chairmanship in 2025.

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      Gobind: Malaysia strategically positioned to capitalise on AI boom

      30 May 2024

      Malaysia is strategically positioned to capitalise on the AI boom and emerge as the premier data centre hub in ASEAN, according to Minister of Digital YB Gobind Singh Deo.

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    • Miti: Google to invest RM9.4b for first Google data centre, Google Cloud region in Malaysia

      30 May 2024

      Google will invest RM9.4 billion to house its first Google data centre and Google Cloud region in Malaysia, with a commitment to support 26,500 jobs across various sectors - with a total economic impact valued at RM15.04 billion.

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      Gobind: Microsoft’s US$2.2b investment shows Malaysia right fit for world’s tech leaders

      3 May 2024

      Minister of Digital YB Gobind Singh Deo stated that Microsoft's RM10.5 billion investment to develop AI and cloud computing here underscores Malaysia’s attractiveness to mega investors.

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    • Masverse unveils platform to 'revolutionise' digital ecosystem

      23 April 2024

      Blockchain specialist Masverse Sdn Bhd has launched MasChain, a platform to ‘revolutionise’ the digital ecosystem for the government, enterprises and industries by enhancing the security and trustworthiness of transactions via Proof of Authority.

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      Gobind: 193 companies awarded Malaysia Digital Status by MDEC in 1Q

      22 April 2024

      A total of 193 companies were awarded the Malaysia Digital Status by MDEC in 1Q2024, with half of the recipients being infotech companies leveraging technologies like blockchain, Web3 and AI.

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    • BlackBerry opens cybersecurity center of excellence in Malaysia

      26 March 2024

      BlackBerry Limited has officially opened a Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Kuala Lumpur, delivering cybersecurity training and cyber threat intelligence.

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      Gobind: Govt up efforts to boost digital economy contribution to GDP

      20 February 2024

      Digital Minister YB Gobind Singh DEO said that the government has increased efforts to ensure the digital economy sector is on the right track to be a major contributor to Malaysia's GDP.

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    • Fahmi: Malaysia secures RM37.4b investment commitments in digital sector

      25 September 2023

      In an announcement made in September 2023, Malaysia had secured over RM37.4 billion in investment commitments in the digital technology sector as of August 2023, promising the creation of at least 15,895 high-value jobs.

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      AWS to invest US$6bil in Malaysia by 2037 for its Infrastructure Region

      2 March 2023

      Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a US$6 billion (RM25.5 billion) investment into building an AWS infrastructure Region in Malaysia.

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    • Xsolla announces new office In KL as part of expansion

      13 January 2023

      Xsolla celebrates opening a new office in Kuala Lumpur, the largest Xsolla office globally outside of Los Angeles, where it is headquartered.

      + Read More

    A key factor on why Malaysia is a magnet for FinTech is that the country has a set of comprehensive regulatory guidelines that clearly list the requirements for fintech players to operate their businesses.


    Wong Wai Ken

    Country Manager, StashAway Malaysia

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