In a statement by the Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil today (May 16), the main Digital Industry grants issued by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), an agency under the Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD), namely the Digital Content Grant (DCG), the Malaysia Digital X-Port Grant (MDXG) and the Malaysia Digital Catalyst Grant (MDCG) received encouraging response since applications opened on 2 May 2023.
This is evidenced by the participation of close to 1,000 digital industry players at the briefing session which was held virtually on 9 May 2023. More than 300 questions and information regarding the grant application eligibility criteria were shared by the digital industry players present at the session.
Selected applications must attend a presentation session scheduled to take place in June 2023. Application results are expected to be announced in July 2023, subject to the number of applications received.
“I urge more local creative industry players to take this opportunity and apply for these grants provided, and to take advantage of it in order to remain competitive in the local market and penetrate the global market,” he added.
The closing date for grants application is on 1 June 2023 and further information can be found at www.mdec.my/grants.
