KUALA LUMPUR: Digital economy should be taught in tertiary education so that prospective workers in all sectors can be at an advantage, says Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) senior vice president Datuk Fadzli Abdul Wahit
He said the digital economy module in tertiary education can benefit crucial sectors such as engineering, accounting and even forestry.
“We need to put digitalisation into the tertiary level, only then it will be a basic introduction to the digital economy.
“They will be able to adapt this knowledge they have on the digital economy,” said Fadzli during a panel discussion titled “The Digital and Green Economy - Asean’s Future Engines of Growth”.
Fadzli was responding to HSBC CEO Datuk Omar Siddiq who was moderating the session.
Earlier, Omar had asked how Asean can ensure that all of its member countries benefit equally.
According to Fadzli , it was difficult for all Asean member countries to benefit equally unless every country had achieved a certain level of skill.
“Unless that happens, awareness and education are crucial to this,” added Fadzli .
Meanwhile, YTL Power executive director Yeoh Keong Hann, who spoke subsequently, said the reason why Johor was growing as a data centre hub was because of its close proximity to Singapore.
The same can be done at less developed countries in Timor Leste, if other countries are generous enough to develop the necessary infrastructure for that purpose, said Yeoh.
“We want to encourage less developing countries to actually improve democracy, governance and rule of law and learn from more developing countries how to attract some of these investments,” added Yeoh.
The two-day Asean Economic Opinion Leaders Conference: Outlook for 2025, of which Star Media Group is an exclusive media partner, is discussing many key economic issues and the sustainable future of the regional group.
It is set to conclude on Thursday (Jan 9).
