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PIKOM as the Voice of the Industry, on the other hand, is pushing forward the ICT market to
achieve RM95billion revenue by 2017 through focusing on the following thrusts:- Globalise
the Malaysian ICT industry; Increase competitiveness of the ICT industry; Promote human
capital development; Lead the digital trend Enhance value to members Accelerate
growth of Malaysian ICT demand.
Malaysia has a vibrant economy which offers various advantages to foreign
investments and collaborations. The country is backed by a politically stable
environment, and geographically it is located strategically in the ASEAN region.
Moreover, it provides the gateway to the 600 million populations in ASEAN as well as to the
OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) countries. With the advent of the ASEAN
Economic Community, the opportunities for partnership and growth are immense.
Globally, Malaysia was ranked 18th out of 140 countries for its competitiveness by the World
Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016. The report cited Malaysia’s
efficient and competitive market for goods and services, its well-developed and sound
financial market and its business-friendly institutional framework as among its most notable
advantages. This is due to efforts by the government to create a conducive environment
for business and investments through various measures such as the Economic
Transformation Programme (ETP).
I hope you will find this publication a useful resource and look forward to enhancing your
partnership with Malaysian companies. Lastly, I would like to thank everyone whom has
contributed to this directory and look forward to more editions in the future.
ollowing the success of the previous edition, PIKOM is
in collaboration again with the Malaysia External Trade
Development Corporation (MATRADE), Malaysia Digital
Economy Corporation (MDeC) and Creative Content
Association Malaysia (CCAM) to produce the latest edition
of this one-stop reference to Malaysia ICT Industry. As we
are gearing towards building a high-income nation by
2020, the Malaysian government has put great emphasis
on ICT as an enabler to achieve the aspiration.
F
CHIN CHEE SEONG
Chairman
National ICT Association (PIKOM)
MESSAGE FROM
Chairman of the National ICT Association
of Malaysia (PIKOM)
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