KUCHING: The Premier of Sarawak, Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has referred to as upon the folks of Sarawak to mobilise the digital economy to obtain its goal of changing into a high-income state by 2030.
He stated the digital economy, which has made an influence all over the world, was necessary, particularly in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), enabling these enterprises to be linked globally, leading to a optimistic influence on the nation’s economy.
He stated Sarawak ought to harness the digital economy’s big potential because it was predicted to contribute 25% to the worldwide Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is equal to US$25 trillion, including that in accordance to the Statistics Department Malaysia, the nation recorded RM279bil in e-commerce income in 2020.
“E-commerce contributed 11.5% to Malaysia’s GDP in 2020 in contrast to 8.5% in 2019,” he stated when talking on the Ramah Tamah Aidilfitri and Mantar Gawai Dayak occasion hosted by the Sarawak Multimedia Authority right here Monday (May 23).
“Hence, we should additional strengthen Sarawak’s digital economy, we should settle for new applied sciences corresponding to Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud, Blockchain, Big Data, the newest expertise and others that can drive financial growth,” he added. – Bernama
