M’sia, S’pore to collaborate on busting online scams
Comms minister says both nations will also optimise data in growing digital economies
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia and Singapore are working together to share information and expertise as well as best practices in dealing with online scams more effectively, said Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil.
He said in the bilateral meeting with his Singaporean counterpart, Josephine Teo, here, today, they also discussed collaboration to optimise the use of data as a valuable commodity resource in the growth of both countries’ digital economy.
“(The meeting) discussed in depth the direction of cooperation between Malaysia and Singapore in the field of personal data protection, cybersecurity and digital economy in addition to the field of communication,” he said in a media statement after the meeting with the republic’s communications and information minister.
According to Fahmi, Malaysia and Singapore have just renewed cooperation in the field of personal data protection, cybersecurity and digital economy with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on January 30 in the neighbouring country.
It thus provides a platform for agencies in both countries to initiate deeper cooperation in the three fields, he said.
Fahmi also welcomed Teo and his delegation to attend the Muzika Ekstravaganza concert hosted by Malaysia tonight.
“The concert tonight, jointly organised by Radio Television Malaysia and MediaCorp Suria Singapura, is its 14th edition…it aims to raise the standard of the music industry of both countries through the exchange of expertise and experience, as well as the use of technology, in addition to giving exposure to the work culture between the two broadcasting stations,” said Fahmi.
Also participating in the meeting session were Singapore’s High Commissioner to Malaysia, Vanu Gopala Menon; Malaysian Communications and Digital Ministry secretary-general, Datuk Seri Mohammad Mentek; Singapore Communications and Information Ministry’s permanent secretary, Joseph Leong; Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission interim chairman, Datuk Muhammad Azmi Mohd Zain; Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation chief executive officer (CEO), Mahadhir Aziz, and CyberSecurity Malaysia CEO, Datuk Amirudin Abdul Wahab.
source – Bernama
