The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Malaysia (Malaysia Centre for 4IR) was officially launched yesterday by the Minister of Economy, Rafizi Ramli and the President of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Børge Brende.
Partners World Economic Forum to establish Malaysia Centre for 4IRThe Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Malaysia was officially launched yesterday by the Minister of Economy, Rafizi Ramli and the President of the World Economic Forum , Børge Brende.
Hosted by MyDIGITAL Corporation with its CEO, Fabian Bigar also acting as Head of Malaysia Centre for 4IR. With thematic focuses for some of the WEF’s Centres the Malaysia centre will focus on the digital economy and energy and is expected to play a crucial role in driving the advancement of both in Malaysia. Further details of the workings of the Centre will be shared by MyDigital later.
The World Economic Forum describes its global Centre for 4IR network, which it launched in March 2017, as a platform for multi stakeholder collaboration, bringing together the public and private sectors to maximize technological benefits to society while minimizing the risks associated with 4IR technologies.
In both his speech and press conference, Rafizi stressed that the Malaysia Centre for 4IR will serve as a public-private platform, bringing together leaders from government, business, civil society, academia and other sectors to advance new partnerships and initiatives that can unlock the value of technology for Malaysia's economy and society.
The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim said in his pre-recorded opening speech, “Malaysia is honoured to be part of the global network of Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution with the first Centre for 4IR in Southeast Asia. This is a testament to the critical value of Malaysia’s efforts to become an advanced, digitally-driven, high-income nation and a regional digital economy leader fostering innovation, entrepreneurship and collaborations between stakeholders.
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