Malaysia embarks on digitalisation journey with national 4IR policy launch


Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed (left) and Khairy Jamaluddin. -filepic

PETALING JAYA: A national policy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (National 4IR Policy) was launched on Thursday (July 1), with the aim of transforming Malaysia into a high-income nation through the use of technology and digitalisation.

The policy also seeks to increase the country’s readiness in making use of the 4IR, while supporting the country's development policies such as Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (SPV 2030) and Five-year Malaysia Plans.

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