Malaysian tech news headlines in Q1 of 2023 – January, February and March – touched on issues, subjects and developments in a range of industries. These included Shariah Law-compliant gold trading via mobile app, the Malaysian government’s moves to boost the country’s startup ecosystem, Huawei’s bid to have a role in the Malaysian 5G space, and more.
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January 2023 | February 2023 | March 2023
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Malaysia Startup Ecosystem Roadmap 2021-2030 (direct pdf link)
tech news: March 2023
- Malaysia’s CelcomDigi and South Korea’s SK Telecom ink MoU to develop Malaysia’s metaverse ecosystem, looking at verticals to work on including education, health, retail and entertainment
- Malaysia: Huawei lobbies for a consistent, possibly developing, role in Malaysia, with new gov’t to review its predecessor’s 5G plans, despite this likely leading to higher consumer costs
- Malaysia: $40M Future Malaysia Programme launches to boost the country’s startup ecosystem, operated by government Khazanah sovereign wealth fund
- Malaysia: Virtualtech Frontier, metaverse development startup backed by 500 Global, launches Mitoworld, a no-code browser-based metaverse-building platform
CSCAP: Regional Security Outlook 2023
tech news: February 2023
- Malaysia: An overview of the country’s moves into urban farming, vertical farms and hydroponic agriculture
- Malaysia: An overview of the Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation and what MRANTI Park offers to innovators, researchers and creators
- Malaysia: First two cohorts of 24 founders for the 100Soonicorns program have been selected, gaining mentoring, networks, support and more
- Malaysia’s Petronas FutureTech 3 accelerator program opens Asia Pacific region applications for first intake drawn from outside Malaysia
CSIS: Pulling back the curtain on China’s maritime militia
tech news: January 2023
- Malaysia’s HelloGold, Shariah-compliant app for buying, saving and selling gold, to shut down operations in home country and in Thailand from February 2nd
- Malaysia: Virtualtech Frontier gains new funding with services including Mitoworld no-code metaverse platform, enabling creation of metaverses for other businesses
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