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Aimed at driving cross-border collaboration in smart city and digital innovation sectors Positioned Malaysian startups within global smart city ecosystems to drive collaboration, market expansion The Selangor Information Technology and Digital Economy Corporation (Sidec) led a delegation of ten Malaysian startups to the Smart City Summit & Expo (SCSE) 2026 in Taipei and Kaohsiung, aimed at expanding […]

Opens US$15 mil innovation lab to support applied research and training Introduces industry-based engineering degree through work-based learning model Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow has officiated the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between ViTrox College and UCSI University, alongside the opening of the ViTrox Innovation Lab. In a statement, ViTrox said the partnership

Malaysia’s depth of cyber and operations talent made it natural choice for first multidisciplinary Global Fusion Centre GBS investments rose from US$184mil in 2021 to US$2.48bil in 2024, as country strengthens standing as global services hub Standard Chartered Global Business Services Malaysia inaugurated its first Global Fusion Centre on 3 April as it celebrated its 25th anniversary in Kuala Lumpur,

Nearly doubled its Singapore workforce to 300+ and expects 400 by 2030 Investment reflects confidence in Singapore as APAC’s AI infrastructure anchor Digital Realty, the cloud-and carrier-neutral data centre platform, has announced that it is targeting nearly US$5.2 billion (RM24 billion) of total investment in Singapore, including more than US$3.2 billion (RM15 billion) for new

Brings over a decade of experience at Akamai, most recently leading Greater China Will lead growth across APJ, focusing on customer engagement & scaling cloud, security & AI Akamai Technologies has appointed Sean Li (pic) as senior vice president and managing director for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), promoting a long-time executive to lead one

Funds will be used to expand engineering team, accelerate AI product development Platform targets fragmented communication driving delays, disputes in construction Singapore-based startup OnSite has raised US$1.3 million (RM5.2 million) in a seed funding round co-led by Tin Men Capital and Alter Global, with participation from Hustle Fund and Gondor Capital. The funding will be

Previously served as PropertyGuru’s country manager for Malaysia Company’s focus shifts beyond food delivery to grocery and quick commerce foodpanda Malaysia has appointed Kenneth Soh (pic) as managing director, as the company sharpens its focus on food delivery, grocery and quick commerce in Malaysia. In his new role, Soh will oversee business strategy and operations

Expanded role brings India and APJ under unified leadership structure Veteran Intel executive brings over two decades of regional experience Intel Corporation has appointed Santhosh Viswanathan (pic) as vice president and managing director for its Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, expanding his leadership scope beyond India to oversee one of the company’s largest and

Local peering seen as key to strengthening Malaysia’s network resilience Traffic growth underscores rising dependence on domestic connectivity Rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia and potential risks to submarine cables are highlighting the need for Malaysia to keep more internet traffic local, as concerns grow over global connectivity risks and potential disruptions to critical digital

Brings 20+ years’ enterprise tech experience across APJ Tasked to drive go-to-market and partnerships across APJ Dataiku, the platform for AI Success, announced the appointment of Andrew Boyd (pic) as senior vice president and general manager for the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, where he will lead regional operations and help enterprises turn AI