Coding! A necessary 21st-century skill

The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is the lawgiver. No playwright, no stage director, no emperor, however powerful, has ever exercised such absolute authority to arrange a stage or field of battle and to command such unswervingly dutiful actors or troops. ― Joseph Weizenbaum, German-American computer scientist Coding a […]

58 teachers complete Raspberry Pi course

KUCHING: Fifty-eight teachers from primary schools in and around Kuching received certificates of completion after finishing Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus’ Raspberry Pi training programme recently. The course was organised by the Ministry for Education, Innovation and Talent Development (MEITD) to train more than 1260 teachers across the state with the knowledge to engage […]

25 participate in holiday programmes

SARIKEI: A total of 25 students participated in two school holiday programmes — Youth Maker’s Hack and Robotics Workshop: Youth Edition — last weekend (Dec 7 and 8). Both programmes were organised by Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA), Sarikei Innovation Centre (SiC) and powered by iCube Innovation (iCube). The programmes were conducted by Chumbaka Sarikei trainer […]