Indian delegation in town to explore collaborations
KUCHING: A delegation from the Indian High Commission in Malaysia will be in Sarawak until Sept 21. The delegation led by the High Commissioner B.N. Reddy arrived on Sept 18. During their visit, they are scheduled to pay a courtesy call to the Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, Premier Datuk Patinggi […]
Rural products commercialised thanks to improved telco facilities
KUCHING: Katibas constituents are pleased with the efforts by the state government and federal government in equipping the constituency with an improved telecommunication network. Katibas assemblyman Lidam Assan stated that there are many food products such as dabai fruit, empurau fish and tengadak fish in Song area that can be commercialised to the urban areas. […]
Workshop on venture capital ecosystem
KUCHING: Sarawak-established companies, investment bodies and start-ups recently attended a Venture Capital Ecosystem workshop facilitated by the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC). This workshop was held in partnership with Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation Berhad (SDEC), Ficus Group Capital, Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) and Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN). The workshop is part of the kick-off […]
State sets target of 7,000 telco towers
KAPIT: Sarawak is targeting 7,000 telecommunications towers to be built in populated areas of the state. Utilities and Telecommunications Minister Datuk Julaihi Narawi said the government is very proactive in the implementation of this project to ensure the needs of the people are prioritised. “We already have a clear agenda … we don’t want any […]
600 SMART sites to bridge digital divide
KAPIT: Efforts to bridge the digital divide between rural and urban areas will take a giant leap forward with 600 Sarawak Multimedia Authority Rural Telecommunication (SMART) sites to be completed by 2024. It is ultimately aimed at giving rural residents equal access to participate in the digital economy. Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) chairman Tan […]
Landowners briefed on telco initiative
SARIKEI: The Sarawak government through the ‘Sarawak Multimedia Authority Rural Telecommunication Tower’ (SMART) initiative needs an estimated 700 telecommunication towers. This will help to ensure that the people in the state have access to the network and have internet access which forms the basis of the digital economy. According to a news report from Sarawak […]
SDEC wins gold at Digital Economy Awards
KUCHING: Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) won gold for the Premier’s Digital Economy Award at the Digital Economy Awards 2022 (DEA 2022) in conjunction with the International Digital Economy Conference Sarawak (IDECS) 2022 yesterday. They took home cash prizes worth RM20,000. In addition, they also won the Digital Technology Transformation Award, with their project entitled […]
Four more Digital Innovation Hubs by year end
KUCHING: Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) is expected to complete four more Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) in the state which will be fully operational by the fourth quarter of this year. SDEC chairman Datuk Amar Mohamad Morshidi Abdul Ghani said with these, there would be 13 DIHs available in the state for the people to […]
Song tracking system on the horizon
KUCHING: A monitoring system to track the airing of ethnic songs may be music to the ears of local artistes. The idea was suggested by Music Right Sarawak Berhad (MRSB) and Persatuan Armada Anak Seni Sarawak (ARAS) during a meeting with the Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) recently. MRSB Managing Director Juliet Tan and ARAS […]
Better 4G coverage in Song
THE 4G coverage for populated areas in Song district had improved to 32.04 percent in the first quarter of 2022 from the previous 26.02 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021. Deputy Minister of Telecommunication of Sarawak, Datuk Liwan Lagang said further improvement is expected after the completion of various coverage expansion programmes under Sarawak […]
