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Sabah to use technology,
innovation to solve problems
KOTA KINABALU: S a b a h w o u l d like t o see t h e u s a g e of t e c h n o l o g y a n d i n n o v a t i o n t o solve p r o b l e m s in t h e s t a t e .
P e r m a n e n t S e c r e t a r y of t h e S a b a h Science, T e c h n o l o g y a n d I n n o v a t i o n M i n i s t r y , D a t u k Z a i n u d i n Aman, said t h e s t a t e is i n d e e d f a c i n g d i f f e r e n t challenges as c o m p a r e d t o o t h e r s t a t e s .
"But, it is f o r t h a t r e a s o n t h a t w e w o u l d like t o see h o w t h e u s a g e of t e c h n o l o g y a n d i n n o v a t i o n a p p r o a c h c o u l d solve o u r p r o b l e m s in S a b a h .
"It is n o t i m p o s s i b l e b u t it c a n o n l y be d o n e w i t h t h e c o o p e r a t i o n of everyone,"
h e said in a p r e s s s t a t e m e n t r e g a r d i n g t h e i n i t i a t i v e b y t h e g o v e r n m e n t in o r g a n i s i n g t h e t h r e e - d a y B o r n e o T e c h S u m m i t w h i c h s t a r t e d o n T u e s d a y .
Z a i n u d i n a d d e d t h a t t o close t h e t e c h n o l o g y g a p i n S a b a h , h u m a n c a p i t a l c a p a c i t y d e v e l o p m e n t p r o g r a m m e s n e e d t o b e d o n e f r o m t i m e t o t i m e
Datuk Zainudin Aman m o r e organically a n d n o t "one- t i m e off".
B o r n e o T e c h S u m m i t is a n a d d i t i o n a l p r o g r a m m e t o p r e v i o u s p r o g r a m m e s t h a t h a v e b e e n c r e a t e d f o r e x a m p l e Sandbox, Toon Boom Animation, STEM, M a k e r s p a c e Day, a n d m a n y more.
"We h a v e also invited i n d u s t r y e x p e r t s f r o m P e n i n s u l a r Malaysia, S a r a w a k a n d t h e n e i g h b o u r i n g P h i l i p p i n e s t o s h a r e t h e l a t e s t o n t e c h n o l o g y d e v e l o p m e n t s a n d h o w S a b a h can b e s t u s e t h e b e n e f i t s of t h i s p a r t n e r s h i p .
"KSTI h o p e s t h a t o u r s t a r t u p s t a k e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y f r o m t h e B o r n e o T e c h S u m m i t as m u c h
as possible t o n o t only l e a r n a n d gain n e w k n o w l e d g e b u t t o build c o l l a b o r a t i o n n e t w o r k s w i t h o t h e r s t a r t u p s .
"We h o p e t h a t S a b a h can p r o d u c e as m a n y s t a r t u p s as p o s s i b l e a n d in a d d i t i o n we will p r o v i d e a p r o g r a m m e t h a t c a n h e l p t h e i r s t a r t u p journey."
S a b a h C r e a t i v e E c o n o m y a n d I n n o v a t i o n C e n t r e {SCENIC) g e n e r a l m a n a g e r Viviantie S a r j u n i said t h e p a n d e m i c h a d t a u g h t a l e s s o n t h a t t h e r e is a n e e d t o d i v e r s i f y t h e e c o n o m y , especially l e v e r a g i n g o n t e c h n o l o g y t o a c c e l e r a t e t h e e c o n o m y of Sabah.
"What if u s i n g A u g m e n t e d R e a l i t y / V i r t u a l Reality t e c h n o l o g y t o build a t o u r i s m b a s e d b u s i n e s s m o d e l t h a t is p r o o f of a p a n d e m i c ? M a y b e t h a t is t o o a m b i t i o u s b u t w e c a n a l w a y s s t a r t w i t h s i m p l e t e c h n o l o g y t h a t n o t o n l y a c c e l e r a t e s t h e i n c o m e of b u s i n e s s o w n e r s b u t solves p r e s s i n g i s s u e s in Sabah.
"All of t h e s e i n i t i a t i v e s will
t h e n o p e n j o b o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r t h e g r a s s r o o t s . I a m so h o p e f u l f o r t h i s e c o s y s t e m t o grow," s h e said.
As a n o t h e r c o - o r g a n i s e r f o r t h e s u m m i t , S a b a h N e t Sdn Bhd chief e x e c u t i v e officer C h i n Kah Yi said t h e y w i s h t o see all p l a y e r s in t h e e c o s y s t e m c o n n e c t w i t h one a n o t h e r a n d l e v e r a g e o n e a c h o t h e r ' s s t r e n g t h t o g r o w t h e local digital e c o n o m i c capacity.
"With s u c h a n e l e v a t e d e n v i r o n m e n t , t e c h n o l o g y a d o p t i o n a n d i n n o v a t i o n c r e a t i o n s shall be m o r e t r a n s p a r e n t , inclusive a n d competitive.
"This, in t u r n , s h o r t e n s t h e l e a r n i n g curve, a n d t h u s e x p e d i t e s t h e g o - t o - m a r k e t p l a n s of local s t a r t u p s . "
Earlier, t h e s u m m i t also s a w t h e signing of t h r e e M e m o r a n d u m s of U n d e r s t a n d i n g b e t w e e n KSTI a n d AirAsia Academy;
KSTI a n d M e r e k a I n n o v a t i v e E d u c a t i o n S d n Bhd; a s well a s F a r m T o k o u a n d MSD I n n o v a t i o n .
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24 NOV, 2022
Sabah to use technology, innovation to solve problems
Borneo Post (KK), Malaysia
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KOTA KINABALU: Sabah would like to see the usage of technology and innovation t o solve problems in the state. Permanent Secretary of the Sabah Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry, Datuk Zainudin Aman, said the state is indeed facing different challenges as compared to other states."But, it is for that reason t h a t we would like to see how the usage of technology and innovation approach could solve our problems in Sabah.
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