Malaysia’s ambition to become a digital economy hub still at the halfway mark

Malaysia’s ambition to become a digital economy hub still at the halfway mark

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Alex Block/Unsplash

Malaysia is not short of initiatives when it comes to the digital economy. But as the deadly coronavirus sweeps across the world, crushing the global economy and stranding people without access to online products and services, the Malaysian government is under pressure to rethink its strategies and to make its digital economy more inclusive.