Digital Society Research Grant

The Digital Society Research Grant (DSRG) is an MCMC grant that supports research projects focusing on Digital Citizenship & Cyber Wellness and Digital Inclusion. It was launched in 2020, starting with one cycle per year, and has been expanded to two cycles per year since 2021 to accommodate increasing research needs.  Each awarded research project will receive a grant of up to RM10,000 with a maximum project duration of nine (9) months, including six (6) months of research activities and three (3) months of administrative closure.

The DSRG-funded research projects build the research evidence base necessary to promote and improve society’s understanding of the human and social factors which affect and contribute to the adoption and usage of digital technologies and services. In so doing, DSRG-funded research works provide inputs in ensuring that the advancements in communications infrastructure and services contribute to the inclusion and participation of all segments of the population in the realisation of a Digitally Connected and Informed Society (Digital Society).

Objective

• To grow the evidence-based research for internal MCMC customers to build a better understanding of the digital communications and services landscape in the Communications and Multimedia industry.
• To assist the development of policy, programmes, and interventions aimed at promoting the inclusion and participation of all population segments as the nation transitions towards being a fully digitally connected and informed society.

Focus Area

• Focus Area 1: Digital Citizenship & Cyber Wellness: Clarifying regulatory and developmental gap areas influencing participation, positive uptake, and wellness in an increasingly digitally dependent world.
• Focus Area 2: Digital Inclusion: Clarifying regulatory and developmental gap areas related to factors that impede equality of access and challenge the paradigm of ensuring that no one is left behind or is deprived of digital connectivity and its benefits.