Resources

This page is a curated hub for learning and practicing data analytics in Malaysia. Explore the various sections below to find relevant tools, training, and content.

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Available Resources

• Communities: Discover local and global data science groups, meetups, and forums.
• Courses: Explore curated lists of free and paid data analytics training programs.
• Content Creators: Follow top voices in Data Science and Machine Learning.
• GitHub Repositories: Check out recommended codebases, frameworks, and projects.
• YouTube Channels: Watch and learn from top Data Science YouTubers.

Malaysian Data Sources

🏆 Highlight: Malaysia ranked 1st globally in the Open Data Inventory (ODIN) 2024/25 assessment by Open Data Watch! Scoring an impressive 90/100 overall (with a near-perfect 99 in data openness). This historic leap from 67th place is driven by DOSM's major improvements to data catalogs and visualizations, especially through the OpenDOSM NextGen platform.

• data.gov.my - cross-agency open data catalog.
• OpenDOSM - population, labor, CPI, trade, and GDP datasets.
• Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) - monetary statistics and exchange rates.
• Other useful sources: Bursa Malaysia, MET Malaysia, Penang Institute, and GitHub/Kaggle community datasets.