MELAKA: The government is focused on creating an ecosystem to help local small entrepreneurs apply technology, especially information technology, to expand their businesses.
Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said today’s fast-paced technological advancements provide many opportunities especially for small entrepreneurs to expand, so it is important that they have this knowledge.
“The government is focused on all businesses to have the (technological) infrastructure and to use it to increase their knowledge to strengthen their businesses.
“This way, we can grab the golden opportunities where our market (with information technology) is not just domestic, but also a global one,” he told a press conference here today.
Earlier, Gobind met with five of the state’s small entrepreneurs under the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)’s e-Commerce (PeDAS) programme.
Also present was the Melaka exco for Communications, Multimedia, Non-Governmental Organisations, Youth and Sports Development, Kerk Chee Yee.
Gobind said the government is also focused on providing training to people of all levels of society and he believed that through the use of technology, especially information technology, human resources can be strengthened.
“Through technology, we can strengthen human resources, market ourselves globally, and provide guidance to those who participate in the programme to enable them to succeed. If we do not move forward, we will be left behind,” he added. – Feb 13, 2020, Bernama
