The Digital Ministry said 5,331 companies have been granted Malaysia Digital (MD) status as of March 31, with over 73 per cent of them local firms.
The ministry said these local companies explore and conduct activities in the provision of high-value digital products and services using the latest technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, internet of things, cybersecurity, financial technology, and drones.
“Various incentives and benefits are also offered to MD companies to accelerate growth and increase spillover effects to the economy as well as strengthening the country’s digital ecosystem,” the Digital Ministry said in the Dewan Rakyat today in a written reply to V. Ganabatirau (PH-Klang), who asked about the statistics with regard to local companies in the field of information technology from 2020 to 2023, and if there are plans to increase them.
The Digital Ministry, through the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, is working to increase the potential and competitiveness of local companies in providing hi-tech products and services that can penetrate global markets via the Gateway Amplify Invest Nurture programme.
“As of March 2024, 300 companies have participated in this programme, recording a cumulative export total of RM11.265 billion,” it said.
