RM200 mln for Sarawak Rural Broadband Network at 150 sites
BARAM: A fund of RM200 million has been allocated for the Sarawak Rural Broadband Network (MYSRBN) to be implemented by the Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) at 150 locations. In pointing out that the state government is using this to bridge the rural-urban digital development gap, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said […]
Agencies main catalysts for state digital development
KUCHING: Sarawak has a bright future in digital economy with the existence of Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) and the Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak (Centexs). Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the two agencies under the state government are the main catalysts for […]
Free co-working pass for startups
KUCHING: Sarawakian entrepreneurs and startups will be able to enjoy a six-month free co-working pass from January to June which is provided by Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (Tegas) Digital Innovation Hub (DIH). “This is following the announcement made by the chief minister on the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang 5.0 (BKSS) aid package,” said Tegas […]
Inviting artists to join virtual art residency
KUCHING: Haus Kch will host virtual art residency programme to help Malaysian artists that have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The creative community hub’s “K[otak]ku” programme is to encourage experimentation and innovation in artistic creation and support career sustainability through capacity-building in self-management and documentation skills. The programme is supported by the Cultural Economy […]
MyHackathon winners receive RM55k incentive
KUCHING: The winners of MyHackathon Sarawak received additional prizes amounting to RM50,000 and RM5,000 respectively from Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC). The presentation of prizes to the winners for the marathon and sprint categories was presented by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg in a simple ceremony in his office at Wisma Bapa […]
MYHackathon is happening tomorrow
KUCHING: MYHackathon 2020 — an initiative under the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) and Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) with Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle) as the main secretariat — will take place at 2.30pm Monday (Dec 7) via Zoom. At the Kuching round, under the theme ‘Bina Negara’, the participants have to […]
Accelerating 2030 economic agenda
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 said that in order to […]
Five MoUs, four MoAs exchanges at IDECS
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 light of the Covid-19 pandemic, […]
e-residency concept under study
KUCHING: The Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) is studying the e-residency concept, which allows digital entrepreneurs to manage their business from anywhere. “This is an area which could be way to increase and catapult our economic growth,” said its chairman Tan Sri Mohamad Morshidi Abdul Ghani during a panel discussion session at the International Digital […]
Six social enterprises join programme
KUCHING: Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (Tegas) welcomed six social enterprises to its first batch of Social Impact Accelerator (SIA). It is a six-month programme which aims to accelerate the growth of Sarawak-based, early-stage social enterprises (SE) in order to effectively deliver good to great impact for Sarawak and beyond. The accelerator programme is organised […]
