Malaysia’s racial policy rears its head in ICT sector
A clear instance of the road to hell being paved with right intentions? National initiative to assist bumiputera technopreneurs in danger of being hijacked A NEW initiative to upgrade Malay or bumiputera marketers within the information and communications era (ICT) area is in danger of being hijacked with the aid of Malaysia’s race-based totally choice guidelines. On Nov 7, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (p.c) introduced the PUsh (Pemangkin Usahawan or Entrepreneur Catalyst) initiative to “prop up” the performance of bumiputera entrepreneurs inside the ICT and Creative sectors, with the purpose of creating “three massive worldwide groups by 2015,” English day by day The Star said . PUsh was installation by way of the New Entrepreneurs Foundation (MyNEF) in collaboration with the Malaysian Association of Bumiputera ICT Industry and Entrepreneurs (NEF) and in cooperation with numerous authorities groups, including the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), Bu...