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Datacenters: Boon Or Bane For Malaysia?

Amy Wong, Executive Director, Knight Frank | Ong Chin Seong, Chairman, PIKOM

30-Sep-24 08:00

Datacenters: Boon Or Bane For Malaysia?

Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon Web Services are just some of the biggest names that have invested in the development of data centers in Malaysia, but will this industry really complement the transformation of this country’s digital economy, and will we see positive spillover effects? Amy Wong, Executive Director at Knight Frank & Ong Chin Seong, PIKOM Chairman joins us for a look behind the curtains of the sector.

Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning


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