News & Reviews:   Gobind

Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo has revealed that Malaysia’s digital game industry has recorded sales and export revenue of RM45 million from government funds over the past decade. In a press release, Gobind elaborated that this number was from 2014 until 2024.

Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo has assured that there was no data leakage during the global IT outage on 19 July despite government agencies being affected. He further revealed that in total, 14 Malaysian entities were affected by the outage, including 5 government agencies.

Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo in Parliament yesterday clarified a common misconception about the Central Database Hub (PADU) in regard to the Personal Data Protection Act 2024 (PDPA). He asserted that PADU is not bound by PDPA as it gathers data on Malaysian citizens to assist in precise socio-economic measurements.

Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo today revealed more details about Malaysia’s upcoming second 5G network. Speaking during the launch of the TNG eWalle e-Mas, Gobind said that telcos for the 2nd network will be selected by the end of 2024.