Global Market-Fit Programme for startups from Oct 4 to Dec 3

KUCHING: Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (Tegas) through its Digital Village has partnered with Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) to organise the Global Market-Fit Programme (GMP), which will run virtually from Oct 4 to Dec 3. The programme aims to support Sarawak startups to accelerate growth with new product/solution market-fit strategies expanding to […]

New agency to speed up nation’s economy

KUCHING: The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) is restructuring its two agencies to create a new technology commercialisation agency in accelerating Malaysia towards becoming an innovation-driven economy. The ministry said in a statement today, that the new mandate was approved by the Cabinet. “The synergy will bring together the best of both Technology […]

Another search for young innovators

KUCHING: The University Startup Challenge (USC) returns this year for another round of agile search for the next group of young innovators.   The Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) virtually launched the USC 2021 in Cyberjaya recently. This year’s challenge will be competed under new themes, development sessions and competition elements. MaGIC said the challenge since […]

AirAsia explores urban drone deliveries, to offer new, high-tech jobs

KUALA LUMPUR: Teleport, the logistics venture of airasia Digital, is exploring the use of automated drones to deliver goods from airasia’s e-commerce platforms, which is expected to create new job opportunities including for those who lost jobs in the aviation industry. AirAsia Group Bhd said Teleport was teaming up with Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity […]

MaGIC pushing start-ups to be digital ready

KUALA LUMPUR: As digitisation has become an inevitable change that needs to be adapted by businesses, be it big or small, the Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) has emerged as a catalyst for many local start-ups. Its chief executive officer, Dzuleira Abu Bakar said Malaysia’s overall innovation ecosystem has strengthened over time as […]