20 Aug 2018
By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin
MoU To Empower Businesses, Entrepreneur Devt In Borneo

MoU To Empower Businesses, Entrepreneur Devt In Borneo

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Farming & Agriculture, Industry 4.0, Kalimantan, Our Community, Sarawak, Smart City, Upcoming Programs & Events
MoU to empower businesses, entrepreneur devt in Borneo Figure 1: Abang Karim (third left) together with other guests look at one of the inventions pitched at the event. KUCHING (July 18): Startup Borneo and Himpunan Pengusaha Muda Indonesia Kalimantan Barat (HipmiKalbar) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to empower businesses and entrepreneur development on the Borneo island. The exchange of MoU ceremony which saw Startup Borneo represented by chairman Abdul Qaiyum Alidin and HipmiKalbar represented by Denia Yuniarti Abdusamad, was held in conjunction with Startup Borneo’s second series of its Pre Pitching event. Present to witness the exchange of…
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08 Jul 2018
By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin
1st StartUp Borneo Pre-Pitching Hosted at International College of Advanced Technology Sarawak

1st StartUp Borneo Pre-Pitching Hosted at International College of Advanced Technology Sarawak

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Farming & Agriculture, Fishing, Industry 4.0, Our Community, Renewable Energy, Sarawak, Smart City, StartUp Borneo Committee
KUCHING (1 July 2018): On June 30th, StartUp Borneo held its first pre-pitching session of startups or a brief oral description of projects for investors. It is being set up as a startup community platform and a chance for startups to: Pitch new ideas and showcase innovative solution to specialists in Sarawak especially for digital technology applications. Receive constructive feedback from Ministry such as Ministry of International Trade and e-Commerce (MITeC), International College of Advanced Technology Sarawak (ICATS) as a Higher Education institution, industry players such as Digital Economy Hub and others. To match potential partners and obtain financing or matching…
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01 Jul 2018
By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin
New Joint Venture Set To Boost Tech-Transformation In S’wak

New Joint Venture Set To Boost Tech-Transformation In S’wak

Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Industry 4.0, Sarawak, Smart City
New joint venture set to boost tech-transformation in S’wak KUCHING (1 July 2018): Sarawak will see about US$25 million (over RM100 million) in investment following the setting up of Andasar Bhd, a locally-incorporated consortium. Figure 1: Uzlov with the ‘uprail’ model, featured during a recent exhibition. The company, a joint venture (JV) between MHN Ventures Sdb Bhd of Sarawak and Adgex Ltd, which is a public-listed company from Australia that is looking into turning Sarawak as its regional base for Asean. Andasar, through expertise from Adgex, is looking at transferring four of its core technologies here — the ‘Uprail’ high-speed…
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26 Jun 2018
By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin
Dr M: Govt aiming to have new national car company

Dr M: Govt aiming to have new national car company

Industry 4.0
Dr M: Govt aiming to have new national car company TOKYO (11 Jun 2018): The new Government aims to have a new national car company now that Proton has been bought over by China’s Geely. Speaking during a dialogue at the 24th Nikkei Conference on the Future of Asia, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said now that Proton was owned by Geely, it was no longer considered a national car. We are thinking of starting another national car - maybe with an Asian country,” he said here on Monday (June 11). Pressed on the country in mind, Dr Mahathir…
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24 Jun 2018
By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin
MITeC Steps Up Activities To Promote Digitalisation and Digital Economy

MITeC Steps Up Activities To Promote Digitalisation and Digital Economy

Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Industry 4.0, Sarawak, Smart City
MITeC steps up activities to promote digitalisation and digital economy MIRI (31 May 2018): The Ministry of International Trade and eCommerce (MITeC) is intensifying its activities this year to enhance the state’s efforts to embrace digitalisation and embark on the digital economy. MITeC assistant secretary Catherine Lee said they are targetting 24 programmes for eCommerce programmes alone to benefit 5,000 people. Figure 1: Lee (back row centre) poses with speakers, participants and organising committee members at the conclusion of the seminar. These included programmes and training, courses, workshops and incubators, National and International Conference on e-Commerce, local and International expo…
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21 Jun 2018
By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin
Singapore Pledges to Cut Cash, Checks on Path to Digital Economy

Singapore Pledges to Cut Cash, Checks on Path to Digital Economy

Digital Economy, Industry 4.0, Smart City
Singapore pledges to cut cash, checks on path to digital economy  SINGAPORE (20 June 2018): Singapore is accelerating the shift toward digital payments by pledging to eliminate check usage by 2025 and slash cash withdrawals from automated telling machines. Both payment methods are declining in popularity, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung, who sits on the Monetary Authority of Singapore board, said in a speech on Wednesday night. To promote electronic fund transfers, the government-endorsed payments platform, called PayNow, will be extended to companies starting Aug. 13. Figure 1: Singapore is embracing technology to enhance its status as a regional financial hub…
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21 Jun 2018
By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin
Sarawak, Singapore Ink MOU For Mobile Digital Payment Collaboration

Sarawak, Singapore Ink MOU For Mobile Digital Payment Collaboration

Digital Economy, Industry 4.0, Sarawak, Smart City
Sarawak, Singapore ink MOU for mobile digital payment collaboration SINGAPORE (6 March 2018): Sarawak and Singapore this morning signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pave the way for collaboration in the mobile digital payment platform. Figure 1: Abang Johari and entourage in a group photograph with PM Lee at the Istana. Seen at right is Dato’ Zulkifli.. Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg who is currently leading a state delegation on a two-day working visit to Singapore witnessed the signing ceremony at leading hotel here. Also present at the signing ceremony were Singapore Minister In-Charge of…
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21 Jun 2018
By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin
Sarawak Inks Deal With S’pore Entities For Mobile Digital Payment Platform

Sarawak Inks Deal With S’pore Entities For Mobile Digital Payment Platform

Digital Economy, Industry 4.0, Sarawak, Smart City
Sarawak inks deal with S'pore entities for mobile digital payment platform KUCHING (8 March 2018): Sarawak has signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore to pave the way for collaboration in a mobile digital payment platform. The MOU was inked by the Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) and Network for Electronic Transfers (Singapore) Pte Ltd, which were represented by its general manager Dr Zaidi Razak and group chief executive Jeffrey Goh respectively. Figure 1: (From left) Dr Zaidi, Abang Johari, Dr Balakrishnan and Goh at the MOU signing ceremony. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, who led a state…
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20 Jun 2018
By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin
M’sia Has Strong Potential As Data Centre Hub

M’sia Has Strong Potential As Data Centre Hub

Digital Economy, Industry 4.0, Smart City
M’sia has strong potential as data centre hub KUALA LUMPUR (20 June 2018): Malaysia has a strong potential to become a regional hub for data centres as well as co-location (CoLo) providers on a myriad of factors including cheaper land, lower electricity cost and skilled workforce. Vertiv Malaysia Sdn Bhd country manager Hitesh Prajapati said Malaysia has been rated as one of the top locations for data centres in Southeast Asia and it was also leading in terms of cloud technology adoption. According to Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), the data industry in Malaysia is expected to more than double to…
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