KUCHING: Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has forcasted that the digital economy requires more than 1 million digital workers such as coders, application developers and software enginneers by 2025.
In lines with this, various initiatives have been launched by the Malaysian government in preparing today’s students for the future and a key priority of the Ministry of Education is to ensure that these students are equipped with the necessary skills to thrive in the future workforce.
‘The Future in Tech: Sarawak Workshop’ held at TEGAS Digital Innovation Hub, ICOM Square here yesterday sought to highlight the key skills and knowledge needed by students and children in facing the future.
The workshop was attended by 60 students and 10 teachers from 10 secondary schools in Kuching as well as 30 members of the public. It was jointly organised by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Australia) and TEGAS Digital Innovation Hub, and supported by Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) and The University of Melbourne.
Two speakers featured in the workshop yesterday were Associate Professor Dr Shanton Chang from the University of Melbourne’s Department of Computing and Information Systems and Amirin Arsyan, Community Coordinator, MaGIC Sarawak.
The event yesterday was attended by Assistant Minister for Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment, Datu Len Talif Salleh, who is also TEGAS’s chairman; Taliessin Reaburn, Trade Commissioner, Austrade Singapore; Awangku Merali Pengiran Mohamed, Chief Operating Officer, TEGAS; and Jagdish Singh, Director, Marketing and Recruitment, Swinburne Sarawak.
