Leaders

"The Global Competitiveness Report 2021 states that countries which invested in innovation, digitalisation and a sound welfare system, which in turn resulted in greater social cohesion, have been better able to weather the crisis and rank higher in competitiveness."

"Currently, the nation is at war with Covid-19. In just one year, we’ve gone from two deaths to more than 2 million across the world. Covid-19 is not only a global pandemic and public health crisis; it has also severely affected the global economy and financial markets."

"Exponential technologies are disrupting traditional industries at an ever-increasing pace, and the pandemic has basically put these changes into hyper-speed."

"The future is actually about managing people with all the tech tools that we have at our disposal."

"Technologies help level the playing field; whether one is working from anywhere or being present at the office, in terms of communication, collaboration or presence. This paves the way for enhanced trust."

"As NUOF’s country representative and coordinator, MIGHT works hand in hand with United Kingdom’s Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). To date, 30 joint-programmes have been implemented under NUOF and MIGHT’s banner as well as other delivery partners from both countries."

"For Malaysia, the pandemic laid bare some pain points – that our supply chain while super connected is also highly vulnerable, our digital reach has yet to effectively meet the needs of the underserved segments of the population and that our food and border securities may not be as strong as we would like them to be."

"We have a whole suite of new technologies across various sectors—communication, agriculture, engineering and many others with the ability to drive change.”

"New technologies and business models don’t just create opportunities, they also create perils. Apparently, our businesses are exposed to the turbulent trends that disruptive 4th industrial revolution technologies can unleash."