Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation
The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Sdn Bhd (abbreviated MDEC), previously known as Multimedia Development Corporation, is a government-owned institution responsible for the management of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC Malaysia) in Malaysia as a technology industry and commerce zone.
Native name | Perbadanan Ekonomi Digital Malaysia |
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Formerly | Multimedia Development Corporation Sdn Bhd |
Government-linked company (GLC) | |
Founded | 5 June 1996 |
Headquarters | 2360, Persiaran APEC, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
Key people | Surina Shukri (CEO) Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff (Chairman) |
Parent | Minister of Finance (Incorporated) Ministry of Communications and Multimedia |
Website | www |
The board of directors of the MDeC include major Southeast Asian technology investors, as well as the Malaysian Secretaries-General of the Treasury, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), and Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment & Climate Change (MESTECC). (See Politics of Malaysia.)
In mid-2020, MDEC collaborates with Coursera to provide free online courses for unemployed Malaysian during the outbreak of COVID-19.
Function
The MDEC is responsible for:
- attracting international ICT (Information & Communication Technology) businesses to set up shop in the MSC Malaysia, and providing them technical and administrative assistance in doing so
- engender relationships between MSC Malaysia businesses
- attracting talented ICT professionals to work in the MSC Malaysia
- connect new business operations with quality employees (through its KWX subsidiary)
- manage the digital infrastructure of the MSC Malaysia area (through its MSCTC subsidiary) and security (through its Trustgate subsidiary, which is also a commercial service)
- encourage investment in MSC Malaysia businesses (through its MSCVC subsidiary)
- advise the government on the development of technology-related laws
- maintain the MSC Malaysia's commercial and residential services
- assist other nations in National ICT Initiatives through its subsidiary, MSC Technology Centre
MDEC Premier Institutions
Premier Digital Tech Universities and Premier Digital Tech Polytechnics are Malaysia’s leading digital tech-focused tertiary institutions with a proven track record in producing high quality graduates for digital tech-based high value jobs.
Premier Digital Tech University
Currently there are 11 Premier Digital Tech Universities:
- University of Malaya (UM)
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
- Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
- International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
- Multimedia University (MMU)
- Sunway University
- Asia Pacific University (APU)
- HELP University
- Taylor's University
- Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TARUC)
Premier Digital Tech Polytechnic
Currently there are 5 Premier Digital Tech Polytechnics: