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Pushing Malaysia's Digital Creators to New Heights
Shining the spotlight on creativity
Our Focus Areas
Talent
Boosting capability through upskilling and enhance capacity by raising awareness and broadening access to the digital content industry
Industry
Boosting industry growth by improving quality and global competitiveness of local digital content through funding and business support
IP Commercialisation
Catalysing IP commercialisation to grow size and scope of local digital content companies via investment support
Regional Hub
Positioning Malaysia as a regional hub for digital content by developing a cohesive structure of processes, incentives messaging
Malaysia is shaping global champions in Digital Content
Malaysia's rapidly maturing digital creative industry, which includes animations, movies, and video games, is proving to be a significant growth driver for the nation.
National Impact
Malaysia's digital content market has grown substantially over the years. Here are the end-of-the-year figures based on Malaysia Digital Industry Report (MDIR) for 2023.
RM5.31 bil
In Revenue
RM0.84 bil
In Export Sales
10,154
Jobs Created
RM887 mil
Investment
Industry Size
As Malaysia's digital content market continues to grow, the local digital creative content industry has also expanded in order to accommodate said growth.
156
Animation Companies
64
Creative Tech Companies
91
Games & Interactive Media Companies
Our Highlights
Other Programmes & Initiatives
SEA Game Awards
The SEA Game Awards is organised by MDEC, throughout the Southeast Asia countries and territories including other countries for the purpose of awarding outstanding games that have been developed in the Southeast Asian region.
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SEA Kre8tif! Awards
The SEA Kre8tif! Awards is organised by MDEC, throughout the Southeast Asia countries and territories including other countries, for the purpose of awarding outstanding creative and advertising items for their outstanding works.
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Digital Creative Content (DCC) Industry Catalogue
A centralised catalogue of Malaysian creative companies, designed to promote their services and content creators, and to connect them with buyers and distributors of digital content.
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Digital Content Creators Challenge (DC3)
Digital Content Creators Challenge (DC3) is a platform for local talents to show their creativity and innovation in the digital content creation sector.
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Digital Content Grant (DCG)
The Digital Content Grant (DCG) is a government initiative launched in 2016, designed to support local creative content companies in developing, producing, and marketing their digital content in animation, digital games, digital comics, and creative technology content.
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Malaysia Virtual Production Originals (MyVirtuo)
MYVIRTUO (Malaysia Virtual Production Originals) is an initiative aimed at supporting and accelerating the adoption of Virtual Production (VP) technologies in Malaysia. It seeks to empower local creators by providing funding, resources, and opportunities for industry collaboration to develop high-quality VP content.
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Digital Games Testbed Programme
Digital Games Testbed Programme aims to provide opportunities for excellent local game developers to identify and solve any gameplay, technical and performance issues that will be enhanced by crowdsourced feedback from a small group of players by developing games.
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Animated Shorts Challenge
The Animated Shorts Challenge is a platform to produce Malaysia's next generation of animation creators by bridging creators with international opportunities. It helps talents to inspire and challenge recognition.
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