PM: Blackberry expresses intention to collaborate with M’sia

Canadian company BlackBerry, which offers software and cyber security solutions, expressed its intention to support the country’s economic growth through collaborations with Malaysia.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said this was informed to him during a courtesy visit by the Canadian High Commissioner to Malaysia Wayne Robson.

Also at yesterday’s visit was BlackBerry Cybersecurity president and CEO John Gianmatteo, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairperson Mohamad Salim Fateh Din, and National Cyber Security Agency (Nacsa) chief executive Megat Zuhairy Megat Tajuddin.

Anwar, who is also the finance minister, said on Facebook yesterday that Gianmatteo spoke of the company’s plans to open the first BlackBerry Cyber Security Centre of Excellence in the Asia Pacific region.

“I stated Malaysia’s stance to continue to open up opportunities and facilitate quality investments that foreign parties want to bring in.

“May the commitment and integrated efforts being carried out by the unity government in structuring the economy attract the interest of more foreign investors,” Anwar said.

- Bernama

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