KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): From 2021 to March 31, 2025, Malaysia recorded 25 approved investment projects in the data centre sector, with a total investment value of RM144.4 billion.

According to records from the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida), Miti said these projects were approved under the Digital Ecosystem Acceleration Scheme (DESAC) and are expected to create high-skilled, high-income jobs.

“These investments are projected to generate 1,429 new jobs, with roles requiring specialised expertise such as engineers, data scientists, big data analysts, cybersecurity engineers, and information technology (IT) engineers.

“Over 50%t of these roles will be high-income jobs, offering salaries of more than RM5,000,” Miti said in a written reply published on Parliament’s website on Tuesday.

The ministry was responding to a question from Aminolhuda Hassan (PH–Sri Gading), who asked Miti to detail job opportunities arising from the expanding data centre sector and the potential economic and labour market impacts.

On that front, the ministry said it will carry out a survey to assess the economic spillover effects of the data centre industry.

“Miti has identified several key parameters for data collection across four main segments in the data centre ecosystem.

“These include data centre companies and operators; major tech firms and content providers; telecommunications and mobile network operators; and equipment suppliers and service providers within the data centre industry,” it said.

In addition, Miti noted that several leading global tech companies have committed to creating around 67,000 direct and indirect jobs, mainly in the IT sector and related supply chains, once their projects are fully implemented.

Beyond job creation, the government is also leading efforts to promote vertical integration between the semiconductor industry and the data centre sector to maximise economic benefits for the country.

This includes the use of locally manufactured semiconductor products in the data centre supply chain.

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