IF there is one thing we can all learn from the pandemic is that without robust internet connectivity we will never be able to recover economically as quickly as we would like to. Businesses that have adopted digital solutions with the support of a good connection plan have shown to be more resilient than those that did not, this was evident when the lockdown occurred and people migrated online to make their purchases.
The pandemic was clealtly a wake-up call to many businesses especially the micro-small enterprises, faced with a global crisis the need to be connected become ever more apparent than before with many quickly rushing to digitalise their businesses.
It was during this time that Unifi Business saw an unprecedented uptake of its plans and the feedback from customers on the challenges they faced, helped the telco develop new packages that can assist business owners to accelerate their growth.
The increased grant from the Government for digitalisation with another RM200 million next year will definitely ramp up the transformation agenda for the sector which really needs a boost. According to Unifi Business the increase is a big step in the right direction and is expected to have a significant impact on the push for digitalisation especially in a period when businesses are looking at technology to fast track their road to recovery and beyond.
Anand Vijayan, Chief Commercial Officer of Telekom Malaysia Berhad said MSMEs should fully utilise this opportunity to accelerate their digitalisation journey and unifi Business is here to support them.
“The decision to raise the digitalisation grant to RM200 million is a big move in the right direction and we’re ready to support the needs of MSMEs in Malaysia that want to accelerate their digitalisation journey.”
“As a government-appointed Technology Service Provider Partner (TSP) under the MSME Digitalisation Grant, we have the complete range of digitalisation solutions for MSMEs in every step of their digitalisation journey,” said Anand during a virtual media briefing session held today.
Currently, unifi serves a significant portion of the nation’s MSME ecosystem with more than 375,000 MSMEs subscribed its solutions nationwide.
Under this Grant, MSME entrepreneurs can subscribe to unifi Business Solution packages with savings of up to 50% across 12 months. In addition, unifi is offering prizes worth RM1.5 million to encourage MSME entrepreneurs to start digitising their businesses.
Meanwhile, Mohamad Yusman Ammeran, unifi Head of SME Segment who was also present at the session said feedback from MSMEs showed that digitalisation served as a booster that helped these businesses recover and thrive.
“The pandemic has transformed the business landscape in Malaysia and digitalisation is the way forward. We see a positive impact in the many businesses that we’ve supported during this very challenging period and I’m happy to see that many not only recover but have thrived thanks to our digitalisation solutions despite the challenges,” said Mohamad Yusman.
unifi has a host of solutions to cater to the different needs of individual MSMEs.
These include Microsoft 365 which allows businesses to increase productivity with real-time solutions to connect and collaborate anytime, anywhere. This solution also offers access to files in real time across multiple devices while ensuring a high degree of data integrity.
For new businesses venturing into the digital marketplace, unifi offers a comprehensive Digital Marketing Solution where they can enhance their online presence with increased visibility especially on social media.
Another unifi Business innovation is the cari@unifi Premium Listing site,a solution that allows businesses to reach a wider customer base through online listings and articles on the hugely popular local e-commerce platform, cari@unifi.
In addition, unifi also organises complimentary awareness and training programs for MSMEs to increase their digital proficiency.
