Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation
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The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), previously known as Multimedia Development Corporation, is a government-owned institution responsible for the management of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC Malaysia) in Malaysia as a technology industry and commerce zone.
The MDEC is charged with:
- attracting international ICT (Information & Communication Technology) businesses to set up shop in the MSC Malaysia, and providing them technical and administrative assistance in doing so
- engender relationships between MSC Malaysia businesses
- attracting talented ICT professionals to work in the MSC Malaysia
- connect new business operations with quality employees (through its KWX subsidiary)
- manage the digital infrastructure of the MSC Malaysia area (through its MSCTC subsidiary) and security (through its Trustgate subsidiary, which is also a commercial service)
- encourage investment in MSC Malaysia businesses (through its MSCVC subsidiary)
- advise the government on the development of technology-related laws
- maintain the MSC Malaysia's commercial and residential services
- assist other nations in National ICT Initiatives through its subsidiary, MSC Technology Centre [1]
The board of directors of the MDeC include major Southeast Asian technology investors, as well as the Malaysian Secretaries-General of the Treasury, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, and Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications|Energy and Communications. (See Politics of Malaysia.)
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