BANGKOK, April 22 — Malaysia will continue to leverage digital innovation for better policy interventions and improved social protection programmes in meeting the sustainable...
Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib said Malaysia has been dedicated to sustainable development agenda with the launch of the New Economic Policy in the 1970s, focusing on poverty eradication and societal restructuring. — Bernama picBANGKOK, April 22 — Malaysia will continue to leverage digital innovation for better policy interventions and improved social protection programmes in meeting the sustainable development agenda.
“The achievement of SDGs requires strong regional cooperation and transformative partnerships and Malaysia calls for enhanced support and assistance for developing countries through adequate funding, technical knowledge, technology transfer, and continued capacity building,” she said in her pre-recorded video aired during the Eightieth Session of The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and The Pacific here, Monday.
She said strategies are currently underway to create an enabling environment for the digital economy and these efforts include expanding digitalisation, strengthening research and development capabilities, and fostering commercialisation and innovation. Recognising the importance of connectivity, Hanifah said Malaysia gazetted communication services as a public utility in June 2021 to ensure access for all individuals and businesses, with the goal of achieving 100 per cent 4G coverage in populated areas and mobile broadband speeds exceeding 100 Mbps by 2025.
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