IoT can transform Malaysia into a high income economy


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 08 Sep 2016

Digital transformation: Siva said that Malaysia's traditional agro and manufacturing industries can benefit from digitisation and the use of IOT to move up the value chain. — NORAFIFI EHSAN/The Star

The adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) will be the key driver in transforming Malaysia into a high-income economy.

Malaysia Digital Economic Corporation (MDEC) chief strategy officer Siva Ramanathan said that the rise of IoT will not only impact the way we live but also the way we make our decisions. He was speaking at the General Electrics Digital Advantage Conference in Kuala Lumpur.

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