Public Policy in a Digital World : Conference Review (Anglais)

The conference on public policy in a digital world was organized as part of the World Bank Group global knowledge and research hub in Malaysia’s ongoing engagement on the digital economy, in collaboration with the Malaysian Ministry of Finance (MOF). ...  Voir la suite The conference on public policy in a digital world was organized as part of the World Bank Group global knowledge and research hub in Malaysia’s ongoing engagement on the digital economy, in collaboration with the Malaysian Ministry of Finance (MOF). This conference review covers five sessions as follows: 1) First session aims to provide an overview of the region’s digital economy adoption and understand broad policy challenges moving forward; 2) Second session examines the state of digital adoption in Malaysia, particularly in the business sector, and discusses obstacles that limit smaller businesses from riding the wave of the digital economy; 3)Third session explores options to raise revenue from the digital economy, outlining the key challenges while considering recent actions by the international community; 4) Fourth session provides an overview of the digital connectivity in Malaysia, and how this is impacted by the market structure and regulatory regime; and 5) Fifth session looks into Malaysia’s digital entrepreneurship ecosystem, the efforts by key players, and discusses primary challenges as it moves forward.  Réduire