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Leading Malaysia’s Digital Economy Forward
As the world navigates unprecedented times, causing multiple industry disruptions, Malaysia continues to set the narrative for the region with its ongoing efforts to drive forward the digital economy.
MDEC’s mandate is to empower Malaysia makes the Digital Leap and embraces the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to drive shared prosperity and achieve the country’s ambition to be the Heart of Digital ASEAN.
Learn MoreMAKING MALAYSIA THE HEART OF DIGITAL ASEAN
Having established our credentials to develop ICT and digital technologies for close to 25years, Malaysia continues to innovate to expand its ecosystem of digitally powered businesses. We aim to be the benchmark of digital nation and embrace being the Heart of Digital ASEAN.
Digitally-Skilled Malaysians
Provide all Malaysians with access to the capabilities, tools, and know-how to take that digital leap. This includes facilitating new digital skills training and future jobs matching, resulting in a future-ready workforce.
Digitally Powered Business
Enable businesses to go digital, with speed and at scale. This includes supporting business automation, digitalisation, use of data and AI and digital marketing to expand market access.
Digital Investments
Malaysia’s strategic location, business-friendly policies, versatile and digitally-savvy workforce and high living standards will consider Malaysia as the ideal base for regional expansion.
The opportunities to invest in digital economy enablers, digital creative content and emerging tech are clearly here to be realised.
Programmes & Initiatives
Programmes & Initiatives
Programmes & Initiatives
Programmes & Initiatives
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE
DRIVING INDUSTRIES OF THE FUTURE
INVEST IN THE HEART OF ASEAN
Energising the Nation’s Digital Economy
WHAT'S HAPPENING
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
MDEC TO CONTINUE WITH WORK-FROM-HOME (WFH) ARRANGEMENT
- With the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) announced by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, on 5th June 2020, MDEC continues with its Work-From-Home (WFH) arrangement to help contain the spread of Covid-19 by safeguarding the health and wellbeing of our communities.
- All our offices (except for eXpats Centres – located at Cyberjaya and Penang and The Orbit – based in Bangsar South) will be temporarily closed for now.
- MDEC HQ, Cyberjaya
- LEVEL UP Inc, Bangsar South
- ADAX, Bangsar South
- Krea8tif! Inc (formerly known as [email protected]
- Therefore we will not be able to take any walk-in visitors to our offices and we encourage our visitors/partners to leverage alternative digital support channels to contact (i.e. telephone, email, message, video conferencing or conference call via mobile apps) our respective MDEC staff that you wish to get in touch. If you don’t manage to get through to one of the team members please send an email to [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as we can
- During this period, we will not be able to take any walk-in customers or visitors to our offices and we encourage our partners to leverage alternative digital support channels to contact us (i.e. video conferencing or conference call via mobile apps) with the respective MDEC staff that you wish to get in touch. If you do not have their contact details, please forward your queries to [email protected]
- As for the MSC Malaysia eXpats Centres located at Jalan Teknokrat in Cyberjaya and Northern Region Centre in Seberang Jaya, Pulau Pinang, the centres have started operating as usual since 13th May 2020. For any support queries, visitors are requested to schedule an online appointment before visiting the eXpats’ centres. You may book your appointment at appt.expats.com.my
- Meanwhile, The Orbit office located at Bangsar South has started operating since 1st June 2020. Maximum five visitors are allowed at a time and visitors are requested to schedule an appointment at least a day prior by contacting [email protected] It is also compulsory for visitors to adhere to health and safety guidelines.
The offices that are temporarily closed until further notice are as follows:
MDEC’s customer service operating hours during RMCO:
Monday to Friday : 9:00am to 6:00pm
For further details, you may reach us at :
1-800-88-8338 (within Malaysia)
+6 03 8315 3000 (International)
Email: [email protected]
We at MDEC will still be operating as usual and our team is working from home and committed to all MDEC’s initiatives. Our primary objective is to ensure that we are operating as “Business as Usual”.
MDEC is monitoring the situation closely and we will update accordingly in line with the Malaysian Government requirements. Your safety and health remains our top priority.
Thank you for your understanding. We positively assure you that we are deeply committed to supporting you during these unprecedented times.
Read our detailed announcementRead our COVID-19 FAQ
ISSUED BY MALAYSIA DIGITAL ECONOMY CORPORATION
SDN BHD (MDEC)
ALERT ON “SHOP MALAYSIA ONLINE”
We have recently been alerted of the following websites: “www.shopmalaysiaonline.com”, “www.shopmalaysiaonline.my” and “www.shopmalaysiaonline.com.my”.
Please be informed that these websites are not authorised or owned by or related to Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). As such, they are not associated in any form with MDEC or the Government initiative – “Shop Malaysia Online”, as announced by YAB Prime Minister on 5 June 2020 under Pelan Jana Semula Ekonomi Negara (PENJANA).
For clarification, please contact MDEC Client Contact Centre (CliC) at 1800-88-8338 / +603 – 8315 3000 (if you are calling from the overseas) or email at [email protected]
Thank you.
ISSUED BY MALAYSIA DIGITAL ECONOMY CORPORATION
SDN BHD (MDEC)
Important Announcement
Update of MSC malaysia Status Tax Incentive
Background
- We refer to the announcement by the Government of Malaysia on 12 June 2018, “Malaysia’s Commitment in International Tax Standard“, and the subsequent announcement by MDEC on 28 December 2018, titled “Important Update and Changes on MSC Malaysia BOG 5“.
- As stated in the aforesaid announcements, the identified tax incentives of Malaysia will need to be reviewed and amended to be consistent with the international standards, which also include the MSC Malaysia Bill of Guarantee (BOG) 5 (Tax Exemption).
- In accordance with the above exercise, the grant of MSC Malaysia Status and its incentives, including extension of income tax exemption period, or adding new MSC Malaysia Qualifying Activities, has been put on hold since 1 July 2018.
Changes to BOG 5 (Tax Exemption)
- Previously, the tax exemption for MSC Malaysia Status was granted for the income derived from MSC Malaysia Approved Activities. Moving forward, the tax exemption will be granted for income derived from either services activities (Services Incentive) and/or intellectual property (IP Incentive).
Status Update: Approval of MSC Malaysia Status Services Incentive (Non-IP)
- The MSC Malaysia Status Services Incentive has been approved by the Government and will be regulated under the new Income Tax (Exemption) (No. 10) Order 2018 [P.U.(A) 389/2018], which was gazetted on 31 December 2018.
- As for the MSC Malaysia Status IP Incentive, the policy is still under review process by the Government. MDEC will be releasing further information in due course.
Application of MSC Malaysia Status Services Incentive (Non-IP)
- Applications for MSC Malaysia Status Services Incentive can be made starting from 2nd April 2019.
- For more details about the eligibility criteria, and qualifying promoted activities and conditions, please refer to detailed Application Guidelines here.
- Application Forms can be downloaded from here and the completed application is to be forwarded to [email protected].
- For further enquiries, please contact MDEC Client Contact Centre (CliC) at 1-800-88-8338 (within Malaysia) or +603 8315 3000 (overseas) or email at [email protected]
FAQs
- For frequently asked questions, please refer here.