The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) is proud to declare its support of the move made by real estate technology group Juwai IQI, to build a data and technology team with more than 1,000 employees in Kuala Lumpur.
The new job roles are digital in nature and are expected to include roles including platform and mobile app developers, data scientists and social network community specialists.
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“MDEC lauds Juwai IQI’s move to create a technology hub in Malaysia, as it reaffirms Malaysia as Heart of Digital ASEAN. MDEC as the agency leading the digital economy forward will continue to focus on attracting and nurturing investors to ensure shared prosperity for the many as we strive towards realising Malaysia 5.0. Our agency’s emphasis on human-centred initiatives that benefit the many, not the few, as well as Juwai IQI’s creation of jobs, takes us one step closer to achieving the goals set out in the MyDIGITAL initiative.” MDEC Chairman, Datuk Wira Dr. Hj. Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff |
Juwai IQI’s move is in tandem with the Malaysian government’s MyDIGITAL initiative to attract 70 billion Ringgit (US$17.3 billion) in digitalisation investment by 2025.
The total of 1,000 jobs offered by the company is also in line with MyDIGITAL’s promise to create 500,000 jobs by 2025.
Read more: MDEC Website
Source: MDEC Website