{"id":2700,"date":"2026-01-20T17:46:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/wptest\/2026\/01\/20\/sap-remains-steadfastly-focused-on-malaysias-digital-economy-growth\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T17:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:54:32","slug":"sap-remains-steadfastly-focused-on-malaysias-digital-economy-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/2026\/01\/20\/sap-remains-steadfastly-focused-on-malaysias-digital-economy-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Sap Remains Steadfastly Focused On Malaysia’s Digital Economy Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (Bernama) —<\/strong>\u00a0Global enterprise software leader SAP today said that it remains steadfastly focused on the continued growth of Malaysia\u2019s Digital Economy.<\/span>
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Its President and Managing Director (Southeast Asia) Claus Andresen said that SAP\u2019s focus encompassed areas such as nurturing talent, growing the local ecosystem and in having established a service delivery centre in Kuala Lumpur for the SEA region.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSAP aims to support every company to become a best-run business. Together, we help the world run better and improve people\u2019s lives throughout the world. SAP has been in Malaysia for 27 years and have observed while playing our part in the country\u2019s Digital Economy growing from strength to strength,\u201d said Andresen.<\/span>
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According to Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), the Digital Economy contributed some 18.3% of GDP (gross domestic product) in 2017.<\/span>
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On the talent and education front, Andresen said that SAP continues to develop human capital for Malaysia.<\/span>
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\u201cUnder the SAP University Alliances initiative, SAP continues to collaborate with MDEC on the\u00a0MyUniAlliance\u00a0<\/em>programme which provides training for some three thousand students per year,\u201d said Andresen, adding that the programme started in 2011.<\/span>
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Eighteen Institutes of Higher Learning [IHL], including two foreign universities, have participated in the programme, he further said.<\/span>
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\u201cThese IHLs bring SAP’s technology and \u2018best practices\u2019 to students in undergraduate and graduate programmes,\u201d said Andresen. \u201cShould these graduates go on to become SAP consultants, they could expect to be one of the best consultants in industry.\u201d<\/span>
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On growing the local ecosystem, SAP continues to work with local business partners so that they may continue innovating on their home-grown solutions.<\/span>
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One such company is SBOne Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of publicly-listed TFP Solutions Berhad and certified SAP partner which offers professional SAP B1 consultancy and expertise to small medium enterprises (SMEs) throughout Malaysia.<\/span><\/p>\n

SBOne Vice President Davinder Singh said that, together with SAP Malaysia, the company is currently working with organisations like SME Corp to educate the SME community on the importance of technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSMEs need to realise the role of technology as a business enabler that paves the way to greater profitability and operational efficiencies,\u201d said Davinder. \u201cOur solutions based on the SAP B1 platform aims to simplify processes for them so that these SMEs become more productive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Davinder added that SBOne is also enhancing the SAP B1 platform to address the halal market’s needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSBOne shares SAP\u2019s vision that, being a best-run business means being an \u2018intelligent enterprise\u2019. Together with SAP, our strategy is therefore to deliver the \u2018intelligent enterprise\u2019 for our customers, so that they can achieve their desired outcomes,\u201d said Davinder. (For more details on SAP\u2019s local partners, please visit\u00a0SAP Partner Finder<\/span><\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n

On Malaysia as an ICT (information, communications and technology) hub, Andresen shared that, last year, SAP had chosen Malaysia for its Solution Delivery Centre (SDC) catering to enterprises throughout SEA.<\/span>
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The SDC has increased cost-effectiveness and scalable service delivery while addressing customer proximity for enterprises employing SAP technologies within SEA.<\/span>
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\u201cMalaysia lies at the heart of SEA where there are various multinational companies (MNCs) operating out of the country,\u201d said Andresen, citing the country\u2019s robust infrastructure, strategic location within SEA coupled with the country\u2019s dynamic business environment as contributors to the choice of location.<\/span>
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He added that skilled expertise is also one of Malaysia\u2019s greatest assets, and that the SDC team size is growing.<\/span>
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\u201cThe workforce in Malaysia is young, educated and productive, proving to be one of the best in the region. Diversity is one of Malaysia\u2019s greatest strengths, and our objective is to provide SAP\u2019s customers with access to the best global network of consultants with expertise in SAP\u2019s latest technologies,\u201d he added.<\/span>
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Today, SAP serves 437,000 customers in more than 180 countries worldwide, including 92% of Forbes Global 2000 companies, 98% of the 100 most valued brands and 100% of the Dow Jones top scoring sustainability companies.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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