By Alang Bendahara
SHAH ALAM, Dec 2 — As of November this year, 7,258 micro-entrepreneurs in Selangor have been guided on digitalisation when conducting their business.
State executive councillor for trade and investment Dato’ Teng Chang Khim said the hawkers and retailers were guided by the Selangor Digital Partner (Rakan Digital Selangor or RDS) Ambassador.
“The RDS Ambassadors have also managed to identify a total of 20,919 potential targets to be registered for the Selangor Platform (Plats),” he said during the Selangor State Legislative Assembly sitting here today.
The Bandar Baru Klang assemblyman was representing Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari, who was unable to attend the sitting to answer an oral question from Banting assemblyman Lau Weng San on RDS.
Teng said an RDS Ambassador’s task is to assist micro-businesses in registering their businesses with Plats, which is a promotional platform and digital directory developed to move the economy of Selangor’s hawkers and retailers.
“A total of 1,000 youths were appointed as RDS Ambassadors, who went down to the ground to provide guidance and lead the target group. ensuring they are not left behind during the modernisation and digitalisation era so they can face clients of the digital generation,” he said.
Teng added a total of RM3 million was allocated in the 2021 Selangor Budget for the RDS programme.
“This programme will be continued in the 2022 Budget, and intensified by Permodalan Negeri Selangor Berhad,” he said.
