KUCHING: Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak is suspending all its political activities involving human contact with effect from Friday until Oct 18, in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases. Its chairman Chong Chieng Jen said that walkabouts in public places, public talks, and gatherings (be they small or large)
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg symbolically launched 42 Digital Community Centres (DCCs) virtually today in conjunction with the International Digital Economy Conference Sarawak (IDECS) held on Oct 7 and 8 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching here. At the same time yesterday several elected representatives also
KUCHING: Sarawak must push ahead in new digital and data science research areas so that the state is on par with developed countries. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said these research areas included artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, among others. “To
KUCHING: More than 600 programmes have been conducted through seven innovation hubs and five private sector partner hubs across Sarawak to date. These are impacting entrepreneurs and innovators from students to adults. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said these hubs included those in partnership with Facebook and
KUCHING: Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be applied to analyse and monetise data, which in turn will drive Sarawak’s economy, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “From Sarawak’s perspective, we have a lot of geological data. We have a lot of natural data, but we are lacking in
KUCHING: The state government will concentrate on facilitating a regulatory environment that will allow a level playing field to bring about successful economic transformation. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said they will also make available seed funding and invest in critical infrastructure, research, and talent development. He
KUCHING: To further enhance data-driven economic growth, the state government will continue to develop policies for public and private sector data access, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He added that they would also continue to enhance data centres which would include meeting data hosting requirements, government
KUCHING: Human capital development is vital in achieving a digital economy while holistic initiatives are required to equip the current workforce with the necessary skills. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said that such initiatives would require shared responsibility between corporations, government and education providers. “When it comes
KUCHING: The state government’s stance is that while it is mandatory to implement Bahasa Malaysia (BM) in schools as the national language, the younger generation must also be encouraged to master English, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “We cannot deny the fact that the language of
KUCHING: Five memorandums of understanding (MoU) and four memorandums of agreement (MoA) were exchanged during the International Digital Economy Conference Sarawak (Idecs) 2020. The exchanges were witnessed by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, who officiated at the opening ceremony at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) here today. In
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