Malaysia made serious money from digital creative work last year. The country earned 5.3 billion ringgit from video games, animation and other digital content. Companies sold 800 million ringgit worth of creative products to other countries. The industry created more than 10,000 good-paying jobs for Malaysian workers. Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo shared these numbers at a special video game launch event.
The government wants Malaysia to become the top spot for digital content creation across Asia and the world. Officials plan to reach this goal before 2030 arrives. They created a special roadmap called DICE to help creative companies grow bigger and stronger. The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation runs two new programs to...