KUALA TERENGGANU, 11 July 2025 – CelcomDigi Berhad (“CelcomDigi”) kicked off its MY5G SME Digital Workshop nationwide programme aimed at equipping small and medium enterprises (SME) across Malaysia with practical understanding and skills to digitalise their businesses with speed and ease. Now in its third year, the 2025 edition combines hands-on workshops with on-ground engagements to benefit more SMEs. Having started in Kuala Terengganu, the programme will continue across key cities including Penang, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, and Kuching, with a target to reach 1,500 participants by year-end.
The MY5G SME Digital Workshop is supported by a network of strategic partners including Bank Simpanan Nasional, Commerze Capital, Funding Societies Malaysia, Hannan Medispa, MATRADE, MIDF, SME Corp. Malaysia, TERAJU, and TikTok Shop. Building on these strong collaborations, this year’s digital workshops introduced three new experiences for entrepreneurs – Business Matching which allows entrepreneurs to network, exchange ideas and explore potential collaborations; Live Streaming by TikTok Shop, offers hands-on guidance for SMEs to create and launch their first live content, and Arena Usahawan, a one-stop hub connecting entrepreneurs with funding, grants, and ecosystem support.
In addition to the digital workshops, this year’s programme goes further with Jelajah 5G SME — pairing impact with insight through on-ground visits with SMEs at their place of business in locations like Pasar Payang and Jalan Kampung Cina. These engagements provided the CelcomDigi team to better understand their challenges and digitalisation opportunities, encouraging business owners to take action and become advocates for how digital solutions can strengthen their operations.
Sharing his perspective on the power of digitalisation, Chief Enterprise Business Officer of CelcomDigi, Afizulazha Abdullah said, “Based on on-ground insights and direct engagement with the SMEs, we designed this programme to inspire them with real success stories, equip them with practical tools, and create opportunities to connect and collaborate. Digitalisation is no longer optional, it’s key to unlocking growth. SMEs must be visible and in demand online, and as their trusted digital partner, we’re helping them take meaningful steps toward long-term success.”
Afizulazha added that following the launch of the CelcomDigi MY5G Series, in the coming months, the company will also introduce a larger scale 5G business conference and tech showcase in Kuala Lumpur for all Corporate Malaysia and large SMEs to continue its effort in helping businesses realise the benefits of digitalisation as well as 5G adoption and applications. There will also be a series of digital workshops for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) across several states nationwide, as part of the company’s ongoing drive to support MSMEs in digitalising their businesses.
