{"id":39999,"date":"2021-03-14T10:07:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T02:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/penang-launches-rm50m-digital-transformation-masterplan\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T15:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T07:26:06","slug":"penang-launches-rm50m-digital-transformation-masterplan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/penang-launches-rm50m-digital-transformation-masterplan\/","title":{"rendered":"Penang Launches RM50m Digital Transformation Masterplan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sec-inner-banner&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1703741584745{background-image: url(https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/contact-banner-bg.jpg?id=20253) !important;}&#8221; 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css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1703764846254{background-color: #f3f5f8 !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;fade-in animate&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;120px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;height-x120&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;29685&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;single-featured-image&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;height-x60&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;content-row&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Mar 12 &#8211; Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow today launched the Penang Digital Transformation Masterplan to ramp up the state\u2019s technological leap forward over the next three years.<\/p>\n<p>The masterplan falls under the state\u2019s Digital Penang initiative formed nine months ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Digital Transformation Masterplan and the establishment of Digital Penang was identified as a foundational project during the announcement of the Penang2030 Vision,\u201d he said in his speech at the launching ceremony of the masterplan and new Digital Penang office at Wisma Yeap Chor Ee here.<\/p>\n<p>He said the release of the masterplan was timely in the face of a global pandemic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ml-lg-0 ml-sm-2 mb-3\">\n<div class=\"ads-container\">\n<div id=\"mm-story-mreg-2\" class=\"my-3 ads text-center \" data-google-query-id=\"CICjhI_Yru8CFRoZcgod10MA_A\">\n<div id=\"andbeyond3001\" data-google-query-id=\"CJmbnNXYru8CFdZbKwodH_wAug\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21796214895\/351567-300-250-1_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21796214895\/351567-300-250-1_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21796214895\/351567-300-250-1_0\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-google-container-id=\"k\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis plan, outlined over the next three years, begins with a simple question, how can Penang leverage technology to achieve the Penang2030 vision?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads-container\">\n<div id=\"mm-teads\" class=\"my-3 ads text-center \" data-google-query-id=\"CMrQgo_Yru8CFRoZcgod10MA_A\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/32246135\/1x1-teads_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/32246135\/1x1-teads_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/32246135\/1x1-teads_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-google-container-id=\"4\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said the state is expected to spend RM50 million over the next three years to meet the requirements of the masterplan.<\/p>\n<p>The plan is organised into four strategic pillars, economy, infrastructure, governance and community.<\/p>\n<p>Digital Penang chief executive Tony Yeoh said the priority for now is to focus on building up infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have identified key economic zones to install infrastructures for ease of digitalisation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Among the projects Digital Penang will undertake include helping local enterprises to digitalise and strengthening the local entrepreneur start-up system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a strong engineer entrepreneur\u2019s base so we need to strengthen it,\u201d Yeoh said.<\/p>\n<p>He said Digital Penang will also focus on attracting digital foreign direct investments into Penang.<\/p>\n<p>He said Digital Penang has already conducted community-based projects such as how to use the Penang Smart Parking and e-wallets and reached 15,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>He said they have been conducting online classes during the movement control order (MCO) but now, they can conduct physical classes.<\/p>\n<p>He added that digital economy will be the next engine of growth for the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur programmes will be designed to complement the heritage charms of Penang, which is why we are located within the heritage zone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malaymail.com\/news\/money\/2021\/03\/12\/penang-launches-rm50m-digital-transformation-masterplan\/1957201?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR0mEwjBt2PDTOXHq49FLoa0LH_73DM8gyOEuFjbX2FzNfKDjafhutba95Y#Echobox=1615529108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malay Mail<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;120px&#8221; 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