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22 Oct 2020

Virtual Hackathon Provides Affordable Inventions For SMEs Of The Electronic And Electrical (E&E) Sub-sector

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Farming & Agriculture, Industry 4.0, Our Community, Sabah, Sarawak, Smart City, Upcoming Programs & Events

Leveraging on Industry 4.0 in age of technologies, Electrical & Electronics Productivity Nexus (EEPN) supported by the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) has organised Virtual Hackathon (East Malaysia) to encourage universities students to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Machine Vision System to be used by businesses. Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports in The Cabinet of Sarawak, Yang Berhormat Datuk Snowdan Anak Donald Lawan said besides providing the opportunities for universities students to be exposed to the real issues that the industry is facing based on the real case studies, Virtual Hackathon (East Malaysia) also helps to shape the students skills in…

19 Oct 2020

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

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Inisiatif baik promosi AI

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Industry 4.0, Our Community, Sabah, Sarawak, Smart City, Social Innovation

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Hackathon Maya pertama di Malaysia yang dianjurkan oleh Perbadanan Produktiviti Malaysia (MPC) dan Nexus Produktiviti Elektrik & Elektronik (ESPN) adalah satu inisiatif yang baik untuk mempromosikan kecerdasan buatan (AI) yang berasaskan kepada Sistem Penglihatan Mesin kepada pelajar universiti di negara ini. Menteri Muda Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Snowdan Lawan berkata, ini adalah salah satu daripada usaha kerajaan untuk menggalakan penglibatan pelajar dari universiti bagi membangunkan penyelesaian Bukti Konsep (POC) mesin yang berasaskan AI kepada syarikat tempatan terutamanya Syarikat Perusahaan Industri Kecil dan Sederhana (PKS). Katanya, objektif program tersebut adalah untuk meningkatkan produktiviti syarikat dengan menyediakan penemuan yang berpatutan…

19 Oct 2020

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

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UMS group wins Virtual Hackathon

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

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)’s HappyGoLucky group emerged champion of the Industry 4.0 (I4.0) Virtual Hackathon East Malaysia 2020. The group participated in the hackathon with their project titled ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) Defective Global Tracker’ and went home with RM5,000. The prize was presented by Youth and Sports Assistant Minister Datuk Snowdan Lawan at the Hackathon’s closing ceremony held at D-Virtual Park in Jalan Meranek here on Sunday (Oct 18). Meanwhile, first runner-up was Hozatech group from University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) who won RM3,000 for their project titled ‘AI-SCAN4GUD’. The second runner-up was WILL group, also from…

19 Oct 2020

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

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Happy Go Lucky juara Pertandingan Virtual I4.0 Hackathon Malaysia Timur 2020

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Industry 4.0, Our Community, Sabah, Sarawak, Smart City, Social Innovation

KOTA SAMARAHAN, 18 Okt: Pasukan Happy Go Lucky muncul juara Pertandingan Virtual I4.0 Hackathon Malaysia Timur 2020 bertempat di Taman D-Virtual Kota Samarahan di sini, hari ini. Membentangkan Projek ‘A.I. Defective Glove Tracker’, wakil Universiti Malaysia Sabah itu mengalahkan 13 pasukan lain. Dengan kejuaraan itu, Pasukan Happy Go Lucky merangkul hadiah wang tunai RM5,000 yang telah disampaikan Menteri Muda Belia Dan Sukan Datuk Snowdan Lawan secara maya. Pada ucapannya, Snowdan yakin program Virtual Hackathon menyediakan peluang kepada pelajar universiti untuk mendalami isu sebenar yang dihadapi pihak industri berdasarkan kajian kes. “Ini akan mengasah bakat para pelajar di dalam aspek penyelesaian…

11 Jul 2020

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

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Sabah to churn out skilled manpower in aircraft maintenance at KKIP

Aviation and Aerospace, Industry 4.0, Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is set to produce skilled manpower in the nation's aviation industry as the Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP) Aerospace Training Centre collaborates with big companies on aircraft maintenance training and anchor vendor initiatives. The companies are MASwings Sdn Bhd, Layang-Layang Aerospace, Mega Aerospace Sdn Bhd and CAAC Malaysia Sdn Bhd for on-the-job training; as well as Bataras Sdn Bhd and the Department of Industrial Research and Development for anchor-vendor development programmes. Located within KKIP, about 30 minutes from the state capital, the training centre is expected to secure a significant share of revenue from the aerospace industry…

11 Jul 2020

By Abdul Qaiyum Alidin

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Sabah’s only innovation and creativity centre on track to shape resilient community

Community Initiative, Creative Arts & Design, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Our Community, Sabah, Smart City, Social Innovation

KOTA KINABALU: Having only begun operating for four months, the Sabah Creative Economy and Innovation Centre has achieved several accomplishments in fostering an innovative and resilient community despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Highlights include the concept of Augmented Reality (AR) or Virtual Reality (VR) in tourism, pushing for innovation among locals, and establishing a partnership with the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC). The centre's general manager Viviantie Sarjuni said the AR/VR Tourism idea was picked to be among the top 10 in the Startup Weekend online organised by Techstar - an American seed accelerator founded in 2006 in Boulder,…

06 Jun 2020

By Mohamad Fikrullah

Kerajaan benar pemegang status MM2H terkandas kembali ke Malaysia

Aviation and Aerospace, Sabah, Sarawak#kotasamarahan #communitybuildup #smartcity #innovationhub

Source: Published by FMT Reporters on May 16,2020 at 11:28 AM Kerajaan berkata terdapat 253 pemegang status MM2H yang terkandas di luar negara sejak PKP berkuat kuasa pada 18 Mac. PETALING JAYA: Kerajaan membenarkan ekspatriat dan ahli keluarga mereka di bawah program Malaysia Rumah Keduaku (MM2H) yang terkandas di luar negara kembali ke negara ini bermula esok. Seramai 253 pemegang status MM2H dan tanggungan mereka terkandas di pelbagai negara berikutan pelaksanaan perintah kawalan pergerakan (PKP) pada 18 Mac. Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian dan Kebudayaan, Nancy Shukri berkata, susulan PKP diganti dengan perintah kawalan pergerakan bersyarat (PKPB) mulai 13 Mei sehingga 9…

06 Jun 2020

By Mohamad Fikrullah

Wujudkan usaha kolektif, bina semula industri pelancongan

Creative Arts & Design, Digital Economy, Sabah, Sarawak, Smart City, Social Innovation#KotaSamarahan #SmartCity #SmartCommunityBuildup #StartupBorneo

Source: Published by Media Baharu from Nasional on Mei 15, 2020. KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Mei - Semua pihak termasuk kerajaan, sektor swasta dan pemain industri pelancongan perlu mewujudkan usaha kolektif bagi membina semula industri pelancongan negara. Menteri Pelancongan, Kesenian dan Kebudayaan, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri berkata, langkah tersebut bagi memastikan industri pelancongan terus berdaya tahan dan Malaysia kekal sebagai destinasi pilihan utama. Beliau turut menggariskan 10 langkah yang boleh dilaksanakan termasuk mengubahsuai strategi pemasaran dan promosi, memanfaatkan teknologi dan menjalin kerjasama serta membentuk persaingan sihat. Tambahnya, negara juga perlu mengamalkan pelancongan bertanggungjawab dengan menerapkan kebiasaan baharu dalam aktiviti perniagaan harian.…

13 Mar 2020

By Mohamad Fikrullah

US$5 bil oil refinery, airport in Lawas to be game changer

Brunei, Renewable Energy, Sabah, Sarawak#smartcity #sarawaksmartcommunity #innovationhub #smartcommunitybuildup

Source: Published by Lim How Pim from Borneo Post Online on November 30, 2019, Saturday at 5:07 PM. Abang Johari (front row, fourth right) and other members of his delegation pose for a group photo. KUCHING: The proposed US$ 5 billion oil refinery in Lawas would be a game changer for development in the northern region of Sarawak and Sarawak economy as a whole once completed, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. Abang Johari said the refinery complex should be completed by 2022 if the current negotiation and preparations were proceeding as scheduled. He made these remarks…

13 Mar 2020

By Mohamad Fikrullah

Perpindahan ibu negara Indonesia beri impak besar kepada Sarawak – Awang Tengah

Brunei, Kalimantan, Sabah, Sarawak, Smart City, Social Innovation#innovationhub #sarawaknewdevelopment #smartcity #smartcommunitybuildup

Source: Published by Suara Sarawak on March 9th, 2020. KUCHING: Perpindahan ibu negara Indonesia dari Pulau Jawa ke Kalimantan bakal memberikan impak besar khususnya dalam perdagangan merentasi sempadan melibatkan Sarawak, kata Timbalan Ketua Menteri negeri itu, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. Beliau yang juga Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Terminal Perindustrian dan Pembangunan Usahawan Sarawak berkata, rancangan negara jiran itu bakal memberikan kesan besar khususnya di kawasan utara negeri ini. “Banyak lagi peluang yang harus kita fikirkan, dari segi perdagangan sempadan akan menjadi lebih besar,” katanya ketika berucap pada Majlis Makan Malam dan Pelancaran Logo Agensi Pembangunan Wilayah Utara…