KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) is reinvigorating the nation's push towards a digital-first future with the upcoming launch of its inaugural
SME Digital Summit.
The virtual platform will empower small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to take the digital leap by cultivating a digital transformation mindset among these businesses and enabling them to accelerate their digitalisation journey.
"As is, SMEs are the backbone of Malaysia's economy and their digitalisation is forecasted to add US$19 billion to US$24 billion to the country's gross domestic product by 2024," MDEC said in a statement today.
Running from August 11-13, the summit is expected to host up to 100,000 digital participants who will join various digital panel discussions, conferences, workshops, and training clinics that are organised in collaboration with the event's 60 partners.
Various multinational companies and local enterprises will be joining the summit including Maxis, Digi, Amazon Web Services and DELL Technologies.
There will be a total of 12 panel sessions throughout the event, featuring discussions on 10 areas of digitalisation and how they can be applied across 10 key business sectors.