Budget for tech

By Qishin Tariq

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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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Symbol	Open	High	Low	Last	Chg	%Chg	Vol ('00)
HSI-PWHI	0.195	0.210	0.195	0.205	0.015	7.89	1,936,176
HSI-CWGX	0.250	0.250	0.230	0.230	-0.035	-13.21	1,730,445
HSI-CWGI	0.170	0.170	0.155	0.155	-0.030	-16.22	1,700,156
HSI-PWHV	0.180	0.200	0.175	0.185	0.010	5.71	1,400,245
HSI-CWGS	0.140	0.140	0.120	0.120	-0.025	-17.24	1,397,471
NEXG	0.515	0.530	0.515	0.525	0.010	1.94	996,383
FOCUS	0.010	0.010	0.005	0.010	0.000	0.00	868,755
ZETRIX	0.915	0.920	0.905	0.910	-0.005	-0.55	607,583
HSI-PWJF	0.140	0.150	0.140	0.145	0.005	3.57	490,787
TANCO	0.915	0.920	0.910	0.915	0.000	0.00	462,506
VELESTO	0.185	0.190	0.185	0.185	0.005	2.78	455,496
LCTITAN	0.700	0.730	0.675	0.695	-0.010	-1.42	381,126
ZETRIX-C9K	0.070	0.070	0.070	0.070	-0.080	-53.33	271,087
PHARMA	0.220	0.225	0.215	0.220	0.000	0.00	202,221
TENAGA	13.860	13.920	13.420	13.600	-0.340	-2.44	195,902

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