Launch of Digi's Digital City exhibit at Petrosains

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Third from left: YM Tengku Nasariah Tengku Syed Ibrahim, CEO of Petrosains Fifth from left: Albern Murty, CEO of Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi)

Yesterday, Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi) did a collaboration with The Discovery Centre (Petrosains) and launched an exhibition called Digi’s Digital City. Held at the Petrosains, the exhibition’s purpose was to showcase the basis of interactive edutainment to educate and engage children on positive digital behaviors, as well as create awareness towards various internet risks including cyberbullying and cyber-grooming.

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Second Row from L-R: DSP Saroja, PDRM (CID Sexual, Women and Children Investigation Division (D11)); Col. Mustaffa Bin Ahmad(Retired), Cybersecurity Malaysia’s Senior Vice President, Outreach and Capacity Building Division; Datin Wong Poai Hong, Project Director of ChildLine Malaysia; Madeleine Yong, Founder of Protect and Save the Children; YM Tengku Nasariah Tengku Syed Ibrahim, CEO of Petrosains; Albern Murty, CEO of Digi; Marianne Clark-Hattingh, UNICEF Representative in Malaysia; Eneng Faridah Iskandar, MCMC’s Advocacy and Outreach Senior Director; Nick Foong, Yayasan Generasi Gemilang’s Director of Services; and students from SMK Seri Bintang Utara at the front row

This goes in line with Digi’s CyberSAFE initiative for 6 years now, where Digi had collaborated with various partners to carry out this digital citizenship programme in ensuring a safer online environment for the children. According to the findings of Digi CyberSAFE National Survey 2015 involving 18,000 schoolchildren across Malaysia, the survey showed that:

  • Most children disclosed that they are very uncomfortable with cyberbullying with 37% of the schoolchildren admitted to being bullied online
  • Many children also said they are uncomfortable with seeing sexual images on the Internet with 1 in 10 schoolchildren having been asked to upload intimate photos of videos of themselves on the internet
  • 1 out of 4 schoolchildren has admitted that they would consider meeting a person whom they first made contact through the internet

During the event, Chief Executive Officer of Petrosains, Tengku Nasariah Tengku Syed Ibrahim said:

“It is our joint responsibility as adults to help children become better digital citizens who are more resilient to online risks, and who are more responsible in online conduct.  This exhibition which is primarily oriented towards young children helps us to contribute to the society in a relevant and responsive way while providing our visitors with fresh offerings and providing a visit cum learning experience on science and technology education in cyber safety."

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From L-R: Students from SMK Seri Bintang Utaram, YM Tengku Nasariah Tengku Syed Ibrahim, CEO of Petrosains and Albern Murty, CEO of Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi)

In addition, visitors will also enjoy the interactive games that allow children to play different characters and personas within the game, enabling them to become more mindful of their actions. At the end of the experience, the children are encouraged to make a digital citizenship pledge, actively contributing towards creating a positive, safe and responsible future digital space.  

Some of the other collaborations that Digi has undertaken and will continue to work side by side with other partners which includes Parental Control solutions with MCMC, a nationwide roadshow on cybergrooming with UNICEF, R.AGE, Women:girls and PDRM, as well as teacher training programmes with CyberSecurity Malaysia. Other partners that Digi work closely with include Childline, Generasi Gemilang and Protect and Safe the Children.

Learn more about Digi’s CyberSAFE initiative by visiting www.digi.cybersafe.my.