Wednesday, 03 Jun 2020 07:09 PM MYTTun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said harnessing technology to move their business forward in areas like delivery of goods and communications could widen their customer reach as they were no longer limited to physical brick-and-mortar shops. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
“Business online is going to catch on and in the future even when there is no pandemic, we will use this online trading much more. “If you can’t cook, you can do something else,” he told host Natalie Sit in the Live Talk session organised by Creative Cloud Community Malaysia today. “What’s fantastic now is the whole world has become your market. It is no longer confined to your town or nearby areas.
Dr Mahathir also commented on the automation and robots which also provide new avenues for business for entrepreneurs in the country. “3D printing business, where you can print many things. Nowadays they can also print metal. The only problem is that it takes time. This is another area that we can go into because there are a lot of opportunities.Regarding this, Dr Mahathir also agreed that industrial certification has become more important than just academic qualifications for the young people to pursue.