Embracing The Sharing Economy
Utilising Digital Platforms in the Sharing of Goods, Assets and Services
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What is Sharing Economy?
Sharing Economy is about accessing and leveraging idle assets, goods and skills of the crowd/ people, facilitated via digital platforms. Other popular terms used together with Sharing Economy include gig and freelance economy.
GLOBAL TREND OF SHARING ECONOMY
Sharing Economy contributes
USD2.7 trillion
to Global Economy
Sharing Economy is disrupting economic sectors at global scale i.e logistics, transportations, professional services, tourism, household and financial services
BY 2025
Projected Market Revenue
USD335 billion
20% of global workforce will be Freelancers
Overview of Sharing Economy in Malaysia
As Malaysia dives into the opportunities of Sharing Economy, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) is championing the Sharing Economy development in Malaysia in terms of:
Filling the supply and demand gap by facilitating long-term growth and support for Sharing Economy platforms.
Facilitating adoption of Sharing Economy services and solutions among businesses.
Close to 700,000 Malaysiansearning RM1.3 billion in income since 2016

Thousands of jobs are posted on Sharing Economy platforms daily, offering a variety of work opportunities for those with the right skills.

For Digital work, people can do this from anywhere in the world and at any time they want.

Most of the jobs are ideal for Malaysian with reasonable talent/skills and a reliable internet connection. The part-time jobs / gigs will help them to generate additional income while maintaining their full-time jobs.
HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN SHARING ECONOMY?

eRezeki
Earn extra income as gig workers and freelancers on validated gig and Sharing Economy platforms. All you need is a device and internet connection to perform your gigs.

Sharing Economy for Business
Level-up your business by adopting Sharing Economy models or beef up your branding by becoming one of the MDEC’s endorsed Sharing Economy platforms.
Types of Sharing Economy

Physical Assets Sharing
Temporary access to underutilised physical assets

Intangible Assets Sharing
Temporary access to less tangible e.g. time & skills

Goods Sharing
Passing down, exchanging, or selling used or pre-owned goods

Money Sharing
Enable sharing of funds to invest in entrepreneurs, artists, projects, etc.
HOW IT WORKS
Sharing Economy platforms facilitate the transactions between the market demand and the providers of services, which are the people (freelancers or gig workers and businesses).
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MARKET
Businesses and household (Global and local market)

SHARING ECONOMY PLATFORMS
Matching demand and supply of services, and managing distribution, transactions, quality, etc.

PEOPLE & BUSINESSES AS PROVIDER OF SERVICES
SERVICES/ASSETS
SERVICES/ASSETS
Our Partners
Success Stories
Additional Income With eRezeki "Kama works as a technician as his permanent job. However, with the current economy situation, he needs to find ways to generate more income to support his family. He saw an opportunity as freelance rider after joining eRezeki programme and successful generate additional income."

Rtist – Creative Freelancers Platform “Rtist was very fast in providing us with reliable freelancers who provided us with creative design services.”

Earn Income consistently as Freelancer “Staying far from the city has limited his job opportunities. Haziq, unable to find a job after graduating, has now generated a consistent income as a freelancer after joining the GLOW program.”

Additional Income With eRezeki "Kama works as a technician as his permanent job. However, with the current economy situation, he needs to find ways to generate more income to support his family. He saw an opportunity as freelance rider after joining eRezeki programme and successful generate additional income."

Rtist – Creative Freelancers Platform “Rtist was very fast in providing us with reliable freelancers who provided us with creative design services.”

Earn Income consistently as Freelancer “Staying far from the city has limited his job opportunities. Haziq, unable to find a job after graduating, has now generated a consistent income as a freelancer after joining the GLOW program.”

Resource Centre
Malaysia's Sharing Economy: Are we up to the challenge?
Sharing Economy in Retail and F&B subsectors
Digital Platform Work: How digital access and competencies affect job-seeking
Frequently Asked Questions
Sharing Economy is about accessing and leveraging idle assets, goods and skills of the crowd/ people, facilitated via digital platforms. Other popular terms used together with Sharing Economy include gig and freelance economy.
Sharing Economy platforms match the market demand from customers and businesses with the service providers or asset owners whom are gig workers and freelancers. These platforms also manage the distribution, transaction and quality of the services provided, enabling individuals to work on a short-term basis and perform different kinds of jobs or tasks and receive payment for their services.
Sharing Economy Platform Partners are platforms which have been validated by MDEC and the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia (KKMM). These platforms are validated to ensure that the services provided are legitimate, and that their customers, gig workers and freelancers who are subscribing to and working on these platforms are protected.
MDEC has built strong partnerships with many Sharing Economy platforms that covers multiple economy sectors. MDEC offers value-added services to these Platform Partners that include access to trained gig workers and freelancers; market development facilitation; various forms of assistance; awareness programmes and incentives by MDEC and/or any other Government agencies or ministries which are targeted specifically for Sharing Economy businesses and/or gig and freelance workers.
The Platform Partners enable gig and freelance workers to connect with a wide range of jobs with varying degrees of specialization. These might include physical tasks such as driving for ride-hailing services, simple online tasks like completing surveys or complex tasks such as programming for animation.
Sharing Economy platforms/ providers/ operators in all economic sectors having valid business entity with permanent establishment (business entity) in Malaysia can apply by complying to the following mandatory criteria:
- 1. A registered legal entity with SSM and incorporated under the Companies Act, 2016.
- Carry out one or more types of *Sharing Economy promoted by MDEC.
- Types of Sharing Economy promoted by MDEC refers to activities in relation to any of the following:
- Assets – based services (temporary access to owned physical assets)
- Intangible (skills, time) (collaborate or exchange less-tangible assets)
- Types of Sharing Economy promoted by MDEC refers to activities in relation to any of the following:
- Core business activity is part of one or more Sharing Economy model that will benefit the Malaysian community as follows:
- Digital Micro Tasks: Simple online tasks that can be completed digitally within minutes and do not require prior experience or a specific skill to perform.
- Digitally Enabled Tasks: On-demand physical tasks/ location-based services (LBS) that are distributed online but require on-site presence and may require specific skills.
- Digital Work: Professional work, mostly domain-specific that is performed digitally and requires specific skills and qualifications. Commonly offered through assessment or bidding.
You can register your application with us at the registration section HERE
- Exclusive Access
- Access to trained gig workers and freelancers
- Participation in regular talks and seminars, exclusive discussions and roundtables with leaders of industry, government agencies and ministries
- Brand Awareness & Business Opportunities
- Participation in relevant programmes by MDEC which can either increase the adoption of the platforms’ services, increase the number of gig workers and freelancers, ultimately expanding their market and brand awareness
- Support & Collaboration
- Access to various forms of support e.g. approval letter to operate during National Recovery Plan, regulatory issues etc.
- Access to the Sharing Economy network of mentors.
eRezeki enables Malaysians, especially the low and middle-income communities, generate additional income by doing digital tasks or jobs via gig or Sharing Economy platforms.
Registration can be done at https://corpwebv3prd.wpengine.com/erezeki. You need to have an email address ready before the registration process. Once registered, a validation link will be send to your email account for the next process. Once the link is validated, you will be able to log in eRezeki system
Global Online Workforce (GLOW) will equip you with skills and know-how to become successful digital freelancers. The programme has helped thousands of Malaysians to secure and carry out freelance jobs via digital platforms.
Registration can be done at https://corpwebv3prd.wpengine.com/glowmalaysia/. You need to be a Malaysian, above 18 years old, with good English spoken and written proficiency and basic ICT skills. You must also possess specialised in-demand skill sets
Contact Us
For General enquiries: 1-800-88-8338 / +603-83153000 (if you are calling from outside of Malaysia) Email: clic@mdec.com.my