Ericsson has established a network operations centre (NOC) in Malaysia dedicated to Digital Nasional Bhd's (DNB) 5G network.

The DNB 5G NOC, based at Ericsson's premises in Malaysia, will monitor, maintain and manage network faults, security and performance KPIs of the DNB network, leveraging the state-of-the-art Ericsson Operations Engine.

The NOC is part of Ericsson's managed services offering for the DNB 5G network and entails managing the performance of the 5G network end to end.

"Powered by advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms, the Ericsson Operations Engine predicts potential network issues caused by hardware, software, or external factors.

"Every day, it automates nearly one million network commands, and processes alarms to prevent network issues before they happen," Ericsson said in a statement today.

We would like to welcome Artsana Group as a new advocacy member of EUROCHAM Malaysia! We are excited to work alongside your esteemed organisation to continuously enhance the EU-MY business community. We are #strongertogether as we work to provide the utmost best service to our ecosystem.

Artsana is a leading International Group in Baby Care, Toys, and Health Care markets. It manufactures and distributes products with some of the major brands in these Industries such as Chicco, Recaro, NeoBaby, Prénatal, and Toys Center Italy.

On behalf of the EU-ASEAN Business Council, as a supporting partner, EUROCHAM Malaysia would like to invite our members to participate in the upcoming webinar by EU-ASEAN Business Council regarding ASEAN in 2022: Economic Outlook & Driver’s Growth happening Thursday 27 January 2022, 4 PM (SGT).

ASEAN is beginning to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccination rates in some member states are well above the global average while the rest are ramping up efforts to inoculate citizens, enabling the region to experience a strong recovery. The strong desire to focus on sustainable growth and digitalisation, renewed promises to achieve economic integration, and the growing consumption power of the middle-class are positive signs of growth in ASEAN. However, while some forecasts are optimistic, others remain cautious, citing the capricious nature of the coronavirus and its variants as a significant source for worry alongside increasing geopolitical tensions.

The Ministry of Health Malaysia has issued a media statement regarding Vaccination Program for Children Aged 5-11 Years – media statement as follows:

• Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has been monitoring the status of COVID-19 infection, especially in adolescents and children.

• From 25 January 2020 to 19 January 2022, the total number of COVID-19 cases involving individuals under the age of 18 was 579,624 cases. Of the total, 269,773 cases involved children aged 5 to 11 years.

• Although children usually experience only mild symptoms, several children experience severe symptoms and need treatment in hospitals, including in the intensive care unit (ICU).

EUROCHAM Malaysia’s Chairman, Mr. Oliver Roche was invited to participate as one of the panellists during the panel session at the Annual Property Developers Conference, CEO Series, organised by Redha Institute.

The CEO Series 2022 by Redha Institute was more than a developer’s driven event as they highlighted a number of important topics, such as:

1. International perspective: factors impacting Malaysia’s 2022 economic outlook;
2. Malaysia’s key sectors outlooks for 2022 post-COVID 19: trends & opportunities;
3. Charting Malaysia’s recovery: how can industry stakeholders work together to rebuild Malaysia’s economy; and
4. Attracting strategic foreign investments into Malaysia: how can Malaysia differentiate itself regionally.

During the panel session, Mr. Oliver Roche thanked the Malaysian Government for always being willing to listen, discuss and procure solutions to continuously grow the nation’s economic outlook. He highlighted that Malaysia has a strong investment ecosystem while expressing his hopes for improvements in terms of consistency and clarity of policies of Malaysia to further attract new investment projects.

Today, the Commission and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) launched the new EU SME Fund, which offers vouchers for EU-based SMEs to help them protect their intellectual property (IP) rights. This is the second EU SME Fund aiming at supporting SMEs in the COVID-19 recovery and green and digital transitions for the next three years (2022-2024).

Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “Small is beautiful, but if SMEs want to grow or take the lead in new technologies, they need to protect their inventions and creations, as big companies do. New ideas and expertise are the main added value we have in the EU. With this Fund, we want to support SMEs to face those peculiar times and remain strong and innovative through the decades to come.”

Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, said: “It goes without saying that SMEs have been particularly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. But what does not change is that they remain the backbone of our economy, of our ecosystems. This Fund will support SMEs to valorise their innovations and creativity. And this is crucial for SMEs to recapitalise and drive the green and digital transitions.”