Malaysia Plans to Move towards a Digital Economy Spurred by COVID-19

Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economic Affairs), stated that the social distancing restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 have changed the way the country uses digital technology.

At a forum titled Accelerating Digital ID to Enable Digital Economy in the New Norm hosted by the NEC Corporation on the 15th of June 2020, Mustapa spoke about how Malaysians have been increasing their skills in the use of technology for day-to-day operations, guided by the work-from-home concept, which has also provided a major boost for the government, highlighting the importance of accelerating the digitalisation programme.

Looking at the overall picture,...