KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD), via the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), last night recognised 37 individuals and companies for their outstanding achievements and contributions towards the growth of Malaysia’s digital economy.
In a statement, MDEC said the MDX 2023 Awards Night acknowledged individuals, including local and international organisations, through several categories of the digital economy landscape.
Among the recipients were Carsome Sdn Bhd for the Overall Top Investor for a Local Company (Digital Technology), Les’ Copaque Production Sdn Bhd for the Overall Top Investor for a Local Company (Digital Content), and Animonsta Studios Sdn Bhd for the Overall Top Investor for a Local Company (Digital Content).
The event also saw DHL Information Services (Asia-Pacific) Sdn Bhd and Infineon Technologies (Kulim) Sdn Bhd as recipients of the Overall Top Investor for a Foreign Company awards, as well as FoodPanda (Delivery Hero Malaysia Sdn Bhd) as the recipient of the Long-Standing Partnership in Advancing the Adoption of Sharing Economy Models – Foreign Platform award.
The awards night was officiated by Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Also present was MDEC chairman Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh.
MDEC said that the MDX 2023 Awards Night was part of the successful Malaysia Digital Expo (MDX) 2023, which aims to make the country a digital hub destination in Southeast Asia, in line with the goals of the Ekonomi Madani framework.
The country’s digital industry exports have grown exponentially in recent years, with its exports surpassing RM20.2 billion in the first half of 2022, and this is already 81 per cent of 2021’s total performance, it said.
Malaysia is attracting significant digital opportunities from both domestic and foreign companies, with over RM37.4 billion secured in the digital sector this year as of August, it added. – BERNAMA
