StartUp Borneo Kerjasama Digital Ekonomi dengan Untan

31Mar 2019 by Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

StartUp Borneo Kerjasama Digital Ekonomi dengan Untan

Community Initiative, Creative Arts & Design, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Farming & Agriculture, FinTech, Industry 4.0, Kalimantan, Sarawak, Smart City

PONTIANAK, SP - Chief Tekhnical Officer Startup Borneo bentuk kerjasama dengan Universitas Tanjungpura, untuk membangun digital ekonomi. Chief Tekhnical Officer Start Up Borneo, Abdul Qaiyum Alidin mengatakan, hari ini, merupakan hari terakhir lawatan delegasi dari Serawak di Pontianak. "Pada lawatan kali ini, ia ingin menyampaikan ekonomi digital dari Serawak," ujar Abdul. Dirinya juga mengatakan, sekarang Serawak masih dalam usaha membangunkan Bandara Kucing sebagai bandara pintar. "Kita juga sudah mengenal banyak mahasiswa di Kalbar yang bisa berkolaborasi untuk startup usahawan dari Serawak," ujar. Abdul juga mengucapkan terimaksih kepada Himpi, karena banyak memudahkan aktivitas lawatan dari negeri Serawak. "Hari ini kita bersama Ketum Hipmi Kalbar, Denia melawat Rektor Untan melanjutkan kolaborasi lain dalam masa datang," lanjutnya. Kedatangan rombongan kerajaan Serawak bersama Hipmi untuk membentuk kerjasama dengan pihak Untan, dalam membangun digital ekonomi. Dia…

31Mar 2019 by Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

Indonesia Festival at Waterfront promises to be wonderful

Community Initiative, Creative Arts & Design, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Sarawak, Smart City

KUCHING: With its theme “Sharing Our Similarities and Celebrating Our Differences”, the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism is inviting the public to the Wonderful Indonesia Festival 2019 at the Waterfront here this weekend. The three-day festival is a collaboration with the Consulate-General Republic of Indonesia here, and supported by the Sarawak government. Duo Petromax will also be performing with Cita Citata. Initiated to enhance ties between the two countries, the festival will be officiated by Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah on March 30 at 8pm. Prior to the increase of 17.9 per cent Malaysian tourist arrivals to Indonesia last year, its government is expecting to welcome 2.9 million Malaysian tourists this year. Its assistant deputy director of marketing for Borneo region Novi Rahayu said…

31Mar 2019 by Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

Old Kuching Smart Heritage launched

Community Initiative, Creative Arts & Design, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, FinTech, Industry 4.0, Our Community, Sarawak, Smart City

Abang Johari (fifth left) and Abang Abdul Wahap (fourth left) pose for a photo with the Friendly Neighbourhood Award winners. KUCHING: Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) is currently holding various activities till March 31 to commemorate the launching of its Old Kuching Smart Heritage Agenda. Datuk Bandar of Kuching North Datuk Abang Abdul Wahap Abang Julai said among the activities are ‘Malam Kebudayaan Warisan’ and exhibitions involving government and private agencies as well as communities involved in DBKU’s ‘Friendly Neighbourhood’ initiative. “There are many other beneficial activities like sports, entertainment, e-contest, Kuching Got Talent and Heritage Kitchen,” he said at the launch of DBKU Old Kuching Smart Heritage Agenda at Kuching Waterfront on Wednesday night. Abang Abdul Wahap added that the agenda is a symbol uniting Sarawakians towards digital economy…

30Mar 2019 by Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

TUTOR KAMEK PERINTIS PEMBELAJARAN DIGITAL DI SARAWAK

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Our Community, Sarawak, Smart City

Isnin, 25hb Mac 2019 – Kuching: Bersempena Old Kuching Smart Heritage (OKSHe) Agenda 2019, Anak Sarawak Digital Media (ASDM) secara rasminya telah melancarkan sistem aplikasi pembelajaran digital yang diberi nama ‘TUTOR KAMEK’. Pelancaran aplikasi ‘TUTOR KAMEK’ telah dirasmikan oleh Ybhg. Datu Dr. Sabariah Putit, Timbalan Setiausaha Negeri Sarawak, ditemani oleh Datuk Haji Abang Abdul Wahap Bin Haji Abang Julai, Datuk Bandar Kuching Utara dan En. Abdul Qaiyum Alidin, Pengerusi StartUpBorneo.MY (StartUp Borneo). "Thank you, Old Kuching Smart Heritage Agenda!! #StartUpBorneo#Fund4Borneo" - StartUp Borneo Anak Sarawak Digital Media merupakan salah satu Startup di dalam platform komuniti StartUp Borneo yang telah berjaya mengeluarkan produk mereka sendiri dan seterusnya bersedia untuk menembusi pasaran tempatan dan global. “Kita telah mengambil masa bertahun-tahun untuk mengenal pasti masalah yang dihadapi oleh para guru dan murid sekolah.…

30Mar 2019 by Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

The Pitch, an initiative to support local SMEs

Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Sarawak

Posing at a photocall are (from left), Philip Goettfert, Sam, Lim and Angelld Quah (COO of FundedbyMe). KUCHING: Through The Pitch, Amelia Lim, the founder of Aquavermiponic Sdn Bhd, succeeded tremendously in her company’s equity crowd funding and Peer to Peer (P2P) nancing exercises with platforms FundedByMe and AlixCo P2P to scale and grow her business effectively, according to JW Sam, marketing director of RH Vision, a Rimbunan Hijau Property Development arm. The success in obtaining the funds demonstrates the capacity of entrepreneurs in Kuching and the potential that they have in the Sarawak economic landscape. In a press statement, Sam explained that The Pitch is an initiative from RH Park that supports local SMEs through effective mentorship, alternative financing and more. Businesses which have passed the selection process will…

30Mar 2019 by Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

Serba Dinamik scores RM313 mln worth of contracts

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Industry 4.0, Our Community, Sarawak, Smart City

Abang Johari (fifth left) witnesses the exchange of the MoU documents between Serba Dinamik Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Awang Daud Awang Putera (third left) and Petronas vice president for Group Procurement Project Delivery and Technology Shamsudin Miskon (fourth right). Others in the picture are (from left) Serba Dinamik Sdn Bhd vice president (Supply Chain Management) Mohd. Izham Abdullah, State Speaker Datuk Amar Mohamad Asa Awang Nassar, Petronas president and Group CEO Tan Sri Wan Zulkiee Wan Arifn, Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad Group CEO Datuk Dr Mohd Abdul Karim Abdullah, Petronas head of Procurement, Group Procurement Project Delivery and Technology Noor Mohamad Taj Mohammed and State Secretary Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Morshidi Ghani. KUCHING: Serba Dinamik Sdn Bhd has landed contracts worth RM313 mln for onshore maintenance construction and…

28Mar 2019 by Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

Songket Dan Keringkam

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Our Community, Sarawak, Smart City

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28Mar 2019 by Naziatul Assiqin

E-Sports Games next boost in state’s socio-economy

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Industry 4.0, Our Community, Smart City

KUCHING: The E-Sports (Electronic Sports) Games may very well be a huge boost to Sarawak’s socio-economy in line with the state’s digital platform initiative.A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was yesterday signed between Sarawak E-sports Association (Sesa) and StartUpBorneo.MY (StartUp Borneo) on the sidelines of the Sarawak Career and Training Fair (SCAT Fair) 2019. Sesa president Afiq Fadhli Narawi said the initiative is to empower the StartUp Borneo and E-sports committee as an ongoing effort to inspire the community, especially the youths of Sarawak who need exposure to the digital world. “This move is in line with the state government initiatives to speed up the state’s development plan via digital economic transformation and the involvement of the youths. “This collaboration, as an ongoing process, could draw the interest of the public…

21Mar 2019 by Naziatul Assiqin

SEVEN SPACE AGENCIES PRESENTED SPACE SPIN-OFF POTENTIALS

Aviation and Aerospace, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Industry 4.0, Smart City

27 FEBRUARY 2019 Master students and others got an extraordinary insight into how advanced space technologies can provide innovative strong solutions and new business on Earth, through presentations by seven world-leading space agencies at the International Space University last week. Organised by ESA, the 2019 annual meeting of the Space Agencies Technology Transfer Officers (SATTO) group was hosted by the International Space University (ISU) in Strasbourg. The President of ISU Juan de Dalmau opened the day with a warm welcoming note highlighting the importance of technology transfer and innovation from the space sector to our societies and the importance of a international, intercultural and interdisciplinary perspective to optimize the benefits. This was followed by officers from JAXA, ESA, NASA, CNES, CSA, ASI and ISA presenting insight and exchanged knowledge and…

16Mar 2019 by Naziatul Assiqin

New cargo complex to be built soon

Aviation and Aerospace, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Industry 4.0, Sarawak, Smart City

Dr Jerip (front row, third left) being briefed by Raya Airways East Malaysia manager Koruthu Thomas (front row, fourth left) during his visit to its warehouse at the cargo terminal. KUCHING: A new cargo complex will soon be established here to replace the present cargo terminal which is currently at overcapacity. Assistant Minister of Transportation Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said a 43-acre land near Kuching International Airport (KIA) has been identified by Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB) for the new complex which is expected to have better facilities. “The facilities at the current 35-year-old cargo terminal is outdated and less than satisfactory. This hampers the growth of cargo movement in terms of import and export. “Seeing that the volume of cargo has increased over the years, we need better facilities and…