Instructure welcomed the Government’s view that this year’s budget is “the Mother of all Budgets” that complements the nation’s 11th Malaysia Plan with TN50 (Transformasi Nasional 2050) to become one of the top global 20 nations in economic development, social advancement and innovation.

“The 2018 National Budget sets the stage for Malaysia to continue its aspirations of a knowledge-based, high-income nation by 2020, to one of the world’s top 20 performing nations by 2050. We laud the government’s practical allocation especially in the areas of advancing education standards through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), spurred by its TN50 aspirations. We look forward to a vibrant and dynamic education ecosystem, with technology as its catalyst,” said Troy Martin, Vice President, APAC for Canvas, Instructure. 

Malaysia, like the rest of the world, is on the brink of the fourth industrial revolution and digital economy era. 

“With the announcements made in the Malaysia Budget 2018, we see an increased emphasis on preparing the nation to become a fully-developed digital economy through targeted initiatives such as the Malaysian Digital Policy,” said Tervinderjit (TJ) Singh, Research Vice President at Gartner.

Standing at RM280.25billion and being the final one to be tabled before the next general election, Budget 2018 is predictably a rakyat-friendly one. 

“We are pleased to see the latest budget demonstrated the Government’s desire to improve the standard of living and well-being of the people, but remain focused on exercising fiscal discipline to accelerate the nation’s economic direction and providing positive implications to the capital market,” said Hanifah Hashim, Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Templeton GSC Malaysia.