JELI (April 10): Only 4% of the RM1.7 billion allocated for the digital sector through four economic stimulus packages has been utilised, said Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. "Through several programmes such as the Digital @ Jeli programme, we will ask the participants whether they know about the four packages that the government has launched previously," he said. He said this to reporters after attending the Digital @ Jeli programme, organised by the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) and Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) at Pondok Moden here today. Among the four economic stimulus packages for the sector are the SME Digitalisation Grant under the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package and the Industry Digitalisation Transformation Scheme under the National Economic Recovery Plan (PENJANA), with allocations of RM100 million and RM16 million respectively. On the Digital @ Jeli programme, Mustapa said it is a course to help 30 small entrepreneurs earning less than RM3,000 by teaching them to expand their business through digital platforms.

Source: The Edge Markets April 10, 2021 10:18 UTC