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Malaysia finally has an unemployment insurance scheme in place. Effective January 2018, retrenched and displaced workers will not only receive compensation but will also be matched to new jobs under SOCSO’s new Employee Insurance System. But with a monthly contribution of just 0.4% of a worker’s salary – the lowest rate among any other employment insurance schemes in the world - is the system sustainable? Chief Officer of the EIS at SOCSO, Dato Mohd Sahar Bin Darusman gives us the deets.

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More and more Malaysian SMEs are jumping onboard the technology revolution such as e-commerce, automation and smart technology, but what else is there out there? We speak to Neil Foo from SAME as he discusses how advanced technology such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and deep learning will bring Malaysian SMEs a step closer towards Industry 4.0.

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It’s that time of the month when the folks from OpenMinds Resources take over the airwaves to keep us up to speed on what’s new in the digital space to help marketers better strategise their online initiatives. This month it’s all about Facebook; Changes to its newsfeed and its effect on pages’ organic reach, the social media giant’s Page Posting Frequency, its new AR Studio and a new FB Messenger Plugin for business websites.

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Sustainability has been a buzzword in the business world now, but which part of the company does it really belong? Is it simply a CSR thing, or does it actually warrant a seat at the boardroom level? We caught up with Mischa Altmann to geek out over sustainable governance, as well as how sustainability is vital to ensure real business growth for both corporations as well as non-profit organisations.

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Talent management has caught the interest of many organisations lately. However, the way talent management is practiced by organisations differs considerably. This begets the question of what is talent management all about. Is it just another fad that will come and go? What differentiates between good and weak talent management practice? Are there successful stories of good talent management practice among Malaysian companies? We speak to Dr Rozhan Othman to find out more about the talent management bandwagon.

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The Belt and Road Initiative was first proposed in 2013 and is the signature foreign policy initiative of China’s President, Xi Jinping. Originally known as One Belt, One Road, the initiative aims to create the world’s largest platform for economic cooperation. We speak to ACCA President Brian McEnery on this development strategy, which focuses on connectivity and cooperation around 60 countries.

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No matter what industry you are in, Public Relations is something every company needs to pay attention to as it is literally about putting your best foot forward, but the pace by which PR strategies are evolving has been so breakneck, how can we tell what trend works for what kinds of campaigns? We speak to the Perspective Strategies about some of the important PR trends to look out for for 2018 and how your company can position itself to ride the PR trend wave.

It’s that time of the month when the folks from OpenMinds Resources take over the airwaves to keep us up to speed on what’s new in the digital space to help marketers better strategise their online initiatives. This is a special lookback episode featuring highlights for the year 2017 and a sneak peek of what to expect in 2018.

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Is it just us or did 2017 fly by way too quickly? This is a special lookback episode summing up Resource Centre for the year 2017 where we revisit startup stories by founders, management tools that defined 2017, as well as some of the most interesting guests we had on Resource Centre this year.

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Universities are more than just higher-education centers. They are also important research hubs for any country. And yet despite wanting to position themselves as front runners in their respective industries, few corporate companies engage universities, preferring to do their own research work. To clear the air where the age old feud between industry and academia, we speak to someone who had been on both sides of the coin, Dr Abdul Reezal from Steinbeis Malaysia Foundation and Agensi Inovasi Malaysia. Also making an appearance on the show is Foo Lee Khean, Chairman of SysArmy.

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