Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) is an agency under Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia. Since its establishment in 1996, MDEC has driven significant digital transformation and adoption across the public and private sectors in Malaysia. As the world moves rapidly into the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0), MDEC is ready and fully focused on leading Malaysia’s Digital Economy forward by accelerating: 1. Formulation of policies and coordination of agencies to enable success 2. Development of future proof workforce to grow the Digital Economy ecosystem 3. Creation of global champions to increase contribution from the Digital Economy to GDP In future proofing our youth for the jobs of the future, MDEC, supported by Ministry of Education Malaysia (MoE) launched #mydigitalmaker movement in August 2016 with the aim to create a nation of digital innovators amongst school students via Public-Private-Academia partnership. 2 key strategies: 1.Formal Education: Supporting MoE to integrate Computational Thinking (CT) and Computer Science (CS) into national school curriculum 2. Informal Education: Partnering with industry and academia to nurture and groom young Malaysians to become future digital innovators Programs - Formal Education: 1.Integrating CT and CS in National School Curriculum: Teaching modules developed by MDEC and MoE to support the implementation of new KSSR & KSSM beginning with Year 1, Form 1, and Form 4 in 2017 2.Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Centers: CPD centres are a group of public universities certified by MDEC to train educators in integrating CT and CS in teaching & learning 3.Digital Competency Score (DCS): A gamified assessment tool to gauge the digital competency level of the youth towards preparing them for the future of workforce

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Each person should have the opportunity to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge in order to understand, participate actively in, and benefit fully from, the Information Society and the knowledge economy. Literacy and universal primary education are key factors for building a fully inclusive information society, paying particular attention to the special needs of girls and women. Given the wide range of ICT and information specialists required at all levels, building institutional capacity deserves special attention. Continuous and adult education, re-training, life-long learning, distance-learning and other special services, such as telemedicine, can make an essential contribution to employability and help people benefit from the new opportunities offered by ICTs for traditional jobs, self-employment and new professions. Awareness and literacy in ICTs are an essential foundation in this regard. To achieve a sustainable development of the Information Society, national capability in ICT research and development should be enhanced. Furthermore, partnerships, in particular between and among developed and developing countries, including countries with economies in transition, in research and development, technology transfer, manufacturing and utilization of ICT products and services are crucial for promoting capacity building and global participation in the Information Society. The manufacture of ICTs presents a significant opportunity for creation of wealth. The attainment of our shared aspirations, in particular for developing countries and countries with economies in transition, to become fully-fledged members of the Information Society, and their positive integration into the knowledge economy, depends largely on increased capacity building in the areas of education, technology know-how and access to information, which are major factors in determining development and competitiveness.