The Ministry of Digital, established on December 12, 2023, spearheads Malaysia’s national digital agenda through its Strategic Policy and Management sectors, encompassing seven divisions. It oversees key digital initiatives and operations via two departments—the National Digital Department (JDN) and the Department of Personal Data Protection (JPDP)—as well as five agencies: Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), MyDIGITAL Corporation, CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM), Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), and MYNIC Berhad. Together, these entities drive innovation, cybersecurity, and digital economy growth across the nation.
YBhg. Mr. Fabian Bigar was appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Digital on 24 June 2024. In this role, he leads Malaysia's digital strategies, oversees national digital transformation, and collaborates with various stakeholders to enhance the government's digital services and infrastructure.
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Mouna Aouri is an Institute Fellow at the Tech For Good Institute. As a social entrepreneur, impact investor, and engineer, her experience spans over two decades in the MENA region, South East Asia, and Japan. She is founder of Woomentum, a Singapore-based platform dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs in APAC through skill development and access to growth capital through strategic collaborations with corporate entities, investors and government partners.
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Dr Ming Tan is Senior Fellow at the Tech for Good Institute; where she served as founding Executive Director of the non-profit focused on research and policy at the intersection of technology, society and the economy in Southeast Asia. She is concurrently a Senior Fellow at and the Centre for Governance and Sustainability at the National University of Singapore and Advisor to the Founder of the COMO Group, a Singaporean portfolio of lifestyle companies operating in 15 countries worldwide. Ming was previously Managing Director of IPOS International, part of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore. Prior to joining the public sector, she was Head of Stewardship of the COMO Group.
Ming also serves on the boards of several private companies, Singapore’s National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre, Singapore Network Information Centre (SGNIC), and on the Digital and Technology Advisory Panel for Esplanade–Theatres on the Bay, Singapore’s national performing arts centre. Her current portfolio spans philanthropy, social impact, sustainability and innovation.
