Innovation

By Raphael John C. Siah, Sunway Group Brand Marketing & Communications With the dawn of modern-day digitalisation,...

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across industries. Under the new norm where movements are controlled and precautionary measures are being taken, consumers and businesses are switching to contactless services. International money transfers are no exception. Enjoy the convenience of sending money to your children studying abroad, your family in your home country or anyone overseas at any time, and from anywhere in Malaysia with Sunway Money.

Five up-and-coming Japanese start-ups have been selected for expansion in Malaysia through the successful partnership between Sunway iLabs and the Japanese External Trade Organisation (JETRO). With two of the five start-ups setting up their offices at Sunway FutureX houses in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur, Sunway hopes to create similar synergies with foreign and local talents to grow the innovation ecosystem in Malaysia.

The very foundation of Sunway City Kuala Lumpur began on a tin mine. Through the transformative vision of Tan Sri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah AO, he has turned Sunway City Kuala Lumpur from a wasteland to a wonderland, and with it, has seen various technological and educational innovations and progress. As the years roll on, the essence and objective have never wavered – to build a smart, sustainable city; and to bring about a lasting change.

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First established in Paris as Ecole (School) 42 and then in Silicon Valley, the 42 campus to be housed at FutureX building in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. 42KL, a groundbreaking coding school with a disruptive educational model as it has zero tuition fees, zero teachers and zero traditional classrooms, is a completely merit-based programme.

Sunway University is collaborating with PEMANDU Associates and Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Malaysia on the Global COVID-19 Index (GCI) The GCI is the world’s first holistic and comprehensive index on COVID-19, consolidating data on the pandemic from verified sources of 184 countries into a comprehensive index to which governments, businesses, and communities can reference

Sunway, Celcom and Huawei Malaysia join hands to explore Malaysia’s first tripartite collaboration towards advancing smart township solution. The partnership will see the development in the areas of public safety and security, telehealth, e-learning, hospitality, leisure and retail experience with 5G connectivity. Sunway City Kuala Lumpur will be the “launch pad” of this ground-breaking partnership.

The Malaysian government is providing more incentives to accelerate cashless and contactless payments towards advancing digital economy. Sunway has also adopted a range of contactless and digital payment systems to encourage cashless transactions, in our bid for a more sustainable economy.

As Sunway expand its presence across Asia and diversify into new ventures, effective IT systems and productivity platforms are also deployed to enable and support continuous growth. Our migration to Microsoft Office 365 in 2019 has allowed our people to collaborate, organise and deliver value to our stakeholders when, where we want, and how we want it.