Digitalization and development : ecosystem for promoting industrial revolution 4.0 technologies in Malaysia / edited by Rajah Rasiah, Wah Yun Low, and Nurliana Kamaruddin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Problematizing Digitalization and Industrial Revolution 4.0 / Rajah Rasiah, Nurliana Kamaruddin, and Wah Yun Low.-- 2. Improving Food Production through Digitalizing the Fertigation System / Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid .-- 3. Proliferation of IR4.0 Technologies in Large-Scale Agriculture / Suresh Palpanaban .-- 4. Diffusion of IR4.0 Technologies in Electronics Manufacturing: The Role of the Embedding Ecosystem / Yeap Khai Leang and Rajah Rasiah .-- 5. Ecosystem Supporting Industry 4.0 Technologies in Textile and Clothing Manufacturing / Kiranjeet Kaur, Hemant Kedia, and Rajah Rasiah .--6. Did Digitalization Help Manufacturers Cope with the Covid-19 Pandemic? / Shankaran Nambiar and Yip Tien Ming .-- 7. Creative Digital Pedagogies for Student Engagement: Preparing Students for Industry 4.0 / Dorothy DeWitt and Norlidah Alias .-- 8. Online Education in Malaysia: Institutional Change to Stimulate Digital Literacy / Nurliana Kamaruddin, Cecilia Cheong Yin Mei, Wah Yun Low, and Azirah Hashim .-- 9. E-commerce Expansion in Malaysia Tham Siew Yean and Andrew Kam Jia Yi .-- 10. Digitalization and the Gig Economy: Ecosystem System Supporting Consumer Services / Khairul Hanim Pazim, Yosuke Uchiyama, Fumitaka Furuoka, Beatrice Lim, and Jingi Li .-- 11. The Role of TVET in IR4.0 for Malaysia / Cheong Kee Cheok and Li Ran .-- 12. The Role of STRAND in Malaysia’s Industrial Transformation / Naguid Mohd Nor and Nazreen Mohd Nasir .-- 13. Government Initiatives to Promote Adoption of IR4.0 Technologies in Manufacturing / Abdul Latif and Saliza Saari .-- 14. Addressing Cybersecurity Issues / Maslina Daud and Rajah Rasiah.

"This book examines the diffusion of digitalization and industry 4.0 technologies in Malaysia by focusing on the ecosystem critical for its expansion. The chapters examine the digital proliferation in major sectors of agriculture, manufacturing, e-commerce and services, as well as the intermediary organizations essential for the orderly performance of socioeconomic agents. The book incisively reviews policy instruments critical for the effective and orderly development of the embedding organizations, and the regulatory framework needed to quicken the appropriation of socioeconomic synergies from digitalization and industry 4.0 technologies. It highlights the importance of collaboration between government, academic and industry partners, as well as makes key recommendations on how to encourage adoption of IR4.0 technologies in the short- and long-term. This book bridges the concepts and applications of digitalization and industry 4.0 and will be a must-read for policy makers seeking to quicken the adoption of its technologies"-- Provided by publisher.