Techies hope Budget 2019 will spur digital sector


Chief Operating Officer of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Dato' Ng Wan Peng gives a keynote address and opening remarks during the Digital Economy Forum 4.0 at Plaza VADS, Petaling Jaya, yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Tech experts hope Budget 2019 will include initiatives that will accelerate the fourth industrial revolution by developing and regulating the tech industry, as well as promoting digital technology in Malaysia.

The market is abuzz with talk that a digital tax will be introduced in Budget 2019.

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