The BSN MyRinggit-i Comsis scheme, for students who had taken PTPTN loans, would enable them to purchase laptops for online learning. — AFP
Allocations in Budget 2021 look set to beef up the country’s tech industry, with money pumped into Internet connectivity, online education, entrepreneurship and cybersecurity.
To recap, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, when tabling Budget 2021 on Nov 6, announced that RM500mil would be allocated towards the National Digital Network Initiative (Jendela) to improve connectivity in 430 schools and that RM42mil will go towards improving Internet connectivity in 25 industrial parks.
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