Sunway Innovation Labs (Sunway iLabs) has successfully concluded the third cohort of its Digital Transformation Acceleration Programme 2021 comprising Japanese companies Bee Informatica, Samaria, Scala Inc, Suncreer, and TBM.
Organised in collaboration with the Japanese External Trade Organization Kuala Lumpur (JETRO KL), a Japanese government-related organisation that promotes trade and investment, the programme hopes to help Japanese technology companies establish and expand across Southeast Asia, using Malaysia as well as the Sunway ecosystem as a launchpad and testbed.
“The companies in the third cohort of our Digital Transformation Acceleration Programme have definitely utilised this opportunity well to learn about the local market, as well as test their solutions and products with local players,” said Sunway Group Chief Innovation Officer and Sunway iLabs Director Matt van Leeuwen. “We are very pleased how this programme with JETRO has evolved over the last few years and we look forward to continuing working together with them and help more Japanese companies to expand into Malaysia and the wider Southeast Asian region,” added Matt.
JETRO KL Director Yuhei Enguchi said that the accelerator programme with Sunway had fruitful outcomes.
“This is our third time collaborating with Sunway iLabs. Throughout the past two programmes, we have supported ten Japanese cutting-edge companies. As a result, half of them successfully launched their business with Malaysian partners here in Malaysia. This year, we did not only provide support in terms of advice and networking opportunities, we also arranged pilot initiatives to assist them in achieving their goals. We hope to see some completely new solutions created through collaboration and open-innovation with their Malaysian partners in the near future as well,” said Yuhei Enguchi.
