Multinational technology company, Microsoft Corp, today announced their ‘Bersama Malaysia’ (Together with Malaysia) initiative – a long-term commitment to empower the nation’s digital technology and advance digital transformation accross the private and public sectors.
The Bersama Malaysia initiative is a testament of Microsoft’s commitment to invest at least USD 1 billion (RM4 billion) over the next five years.
The investment includes the establishment of Microsoft’s first data centre region in Malaysia and empowering one million Malaysians with digital skills by the end of 2023
Speaking at the launch, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said according to International Data Corporation, the ripple effects of the data centre region investment today, could translate into USD6.9 (RM28.3) of revenue generated in the local cloud ecosystem for every USD1 (RM4.2) of Microsoft Malaysia’s cloud revenue by 2024.
To leverage on big data, he said Malaysia requires a backbone of not only connectivity and data storage but also skilled human capital with data science capabilities.
“For starters, the partners include Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU), Human Resources Development Fund, Petronas, Celcom and Grab.
“Being part of Bersama Malaysia initiative, I was also made to understand by Microsoft that these partnerships will help skill up to one million Malaysians by end of 2023.
“I hope these successful partnerships can be a template to bridge the digital divide and empower each Malaysian through technology adoption,” he said. – NST ONLINE
