Digital Ministry Seeks Incentives To Help Small Businesses Adopt Technology
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- The Digital Ministry has submitted several proposals to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) for Budget 2027, including incentives to encourage small businesses to adopt technology.
Minister Gobind Singh Deo said the measures were aimed at ensuring that government-developed technology was not merely made available, but widely adopted to deliver tangible benefits to businesses and those who needed it.
“We have an engagement process where each ministry submits its proposals to the MOF. My ministry met with Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan two weeks ago, and I presented our proposals for Budget 2027 for consideration,” he told reporters after officiating the Scars of War - An International Photography and Art Exhibition at the Lin Xiang Xiong Art Gallery here today.
According to the Dewan Rakyat calendar, Budget 2027, themed ‘Malaysia Madani: Menggapai Di Langit, Mengakar di Bumi’, is expected to be tabled by Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Oct 9.
Gobind said the government was considering incentives to help small businesses adopt technology by reducing the cost of essential equipment and digital applications.
He said the focus was not merely on making technology available, but ensuring that it was adopted and delivered tangible benefits to the intended users.
“How can we ensure that technology designed to help small businesses is not only available, but actually used? We need to encourage people to adopt these technologies.
“The government should consider incentives to reduce the cost of the tools and other related requirements. For me, it is about ensuring adoption and making sure the technology has a meaningful impact on small businesses and those who need it,” he said.
Gobind said he would not disclose details of the proposals, leaving it to the MOF to decide before the Prime Minister announces them during or ahead of the Budget 2027 tabling.
-- BERNAMA