THE Malaysian education system needs to introduce advanced information and communications technology knowledge in schools early.

This will ensure the country produces innovators to cope with the move to promote digital economy.

Former International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz, said it was time for the education system to trigger students to learn basic grounding of computing and how they could be positive disruptors to the traditional financial system and innovators.

“It is not the religious teaching, moral teaching or national language to be used in the system, more importantly is the computing language and ICT language,” she told a media conference in conjunction with the Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues today.

The four-day conference, attended by 300 international participants from 30 countries, is co-organised by California State University and Unitar International University. – Bernama, November 6, 2017.