Geared Up With MYWiT

Gopi Ganesalingam, Senior Vice President, Ecosystem Development, MDEC

09-Aug-22 12:00

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In the modern work environment driven by technology, digital upskilling has become more crucial as employees seek to adapt in the new environment while addressing skills gaps that could make them redundant or obsolete. We discuss what digital upskilling means and how MDEC’s MYWiT program aims to help bring more Malaysians into the digital industry.

Apply before 31st August for MYWiT incentives. Find out more at mdec.my/mywit. Terms and conditions apply.

Brought to you by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, MDEC

Produced by: Freda Liu

Presented by: Richard Bradbury, Lily Chai

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Categories: the workplace, markets, SME, entrepreneurs, personal development, technology

Tags: malaysiadigital, sayadigital, mdec, mywit,

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