[This is a sponsored article with MaGIC.] Last week, 39 startups emerged from their eye-opening 3-month journey through the Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC)’s Global Accelerator Programme (GAP). But unlike previous GAP cohorts, this year’s programme was completely virtual and its main focus was to build and equip …
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As each year reaches the end, it sparks me to sit down and reflect how the year has turned out so far. What have I gained and learnt? What can I take with me to the next year? After speaking to entrepreneurs and putting together stories on their business journeys, …
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From November 20-22, Bursa Malaysia Berhad in partnership with CGS-CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd will be hosting the inaugural InvestHack hackathon event. Themed “InvestHack: Reimagine Investing”, its goal is to develop innovative solutions and offerings that can enhance retail investor participation in the marketplace. Dictionary Time: A retail investor, also known …
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Singapore is a prime business destination and many global companies — from America to China — have all flocked to our island nation to set up their businesses here. However, this year has been a rather rocky one with economies heading south and businesses struggling to stay afloat. Despite the …
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Alright, so it looks like we’re ending the year on a not-so-good note, but there are still little sparks of positivity to be found here and there. One of them that I’m personally looking forward to is the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation’s (MDEC) Malaysia Tech Month 2020 (MTM 2020). In …
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Covid-19 have forced us to stay home more, sparking the rise of telehealth that brings key medical services straight to our doorsteps. Since the late 2010s, the medical industry has caught on to rapid consumer technologies with the launch of integrated ICT platforms that offer consumers affordable, on-demand and remote …
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At MaGIC’s online E-Nation, we sat in on Agility and Adaptability: Speeding Up The Innovation and Pivoting Strategies. The panel was moderated by Dr. Sivapalan Vivekarajah, co-founder & Senior Partner, ScaleUp Malaysia Accelerator. 3 panellists from homegrown tech startups were invited to share their experiences with how they adapted their …
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Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC) kicks off Monday with a keynote speech by CEO Jensen Huang, who has led the company to a market value of $ 322 billion. The now virtual conference will highlight an ecosystem with millions of …
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During this Covid-19 pandemic, some buzzwords in the working world seems to be “reskilling” and “upskilling”. The former refers to learning new skills to do a different job, whilst the latter refers to teaching workers new skills to do their jobs better. With Singaporeans getting retrenched and fresh graduates being …
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