Miri teams dominate in BugCrusher 2022
KUCHING: Miri teams defeated other schools in both the senior and junior categories of BugCrusher 2022 held at the Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) Creative Heritage Innovation Centre recently. In a press release yesterday, 10 teams across Sarawak competed in senior and junior categories to “debug” or fix bugs found in the website or software as […]
MSCA keen to establish ties via SMA
KUCHING: Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) has received a courtesy visit from the Malaysia Smart Cities Alliance Association (MSCA). The delegation that was led by chairman of MSCA and senior vice president of Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) Dr Raslan Ahmad shared that they are keen to establish cooperation with Sarawak through SMA to […]
Keen to learn more about digital economy from SMA
KUCHING: Terengganu is keen to learn more about the digital economy from the Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) on how it has assisted the Sarawak government’s efforts to implement its digitalisation policy. Terengganu’s Executive Committee (exco) Chairman for Tourism, Culture and Digital Economy Ariffin Deraman made this remark during his visit to SMA yesterday (June 23). […]
Mission to produce 10,000 certified technologists by 2025
KUCHING: Sarawak aims to have 10,000 certified technologists (Ts) by 2025. In revealing this, Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) general manager Ts Dr Zaidi Razak said Sarawak needed as many certified technologists in order to attract more investors to help its economy flourish to achieve developed status by 2030. “We want to be the first to […]
iCATS, maritime academy in Sibu now under Yayasan Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak Foundation has taken over i-CATS University College (iCats) and Sarawak Maritime Academy (SMA), Sibu. According to its director Mersal Abang Rosli, to date, the foundation has taken over four private higher education institutions (IPTS) throughout the state. “Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), Curtin University Malaysia and Laila […]
Inaugural Digital Economy Award to honour Sarawakians
KUCHING: The forthcoming 5th International Digital Economy Conference Sarawak (IDECS) 2022 marks the fifth year of inception and realisation of the Sarawak Digital Economy Strategy (2018-2022). There will be two highlights, namely, the inaugural Digital Economy Award 2022 (DEA 2022) and Digital Satellite Programme (DSP).Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) Deputy Chief Scientist Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. […]
SMA, LSD to create big data for state’s land
KUCHING: The Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) is collaborating with the Land and Survey Department (LSD) to create big data for Sarawak’s land. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg stated that the state’s topography and soil structure would be analysed, and that the information gathered would assist in future development. “For example, there […]
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 […]
Shopee keen to work with Sarawak on e-commerce
KUCHING: Shopee, widely regarded as Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce platform, is eager to work with Sarawak to boost e-commerce among local technopreneurs. Mistika Idris, Shopee’s Marketing Specialist (Public Policy and Government Affairs), said this when her delegation paid a courtesy call on the Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) at its office, yesterday. “There are a lot […]
Sarawak Skills’ launches initiatives for state’s transformation
KUCHING: The Sarawak Skills Development Centre (Sarawak Skills) has launched several initiatives as part of its role as a stakeholder in the transformation of the state’s socio-economic landscape. The initiatives include the establishment of the Sarawak Skills Industry Driven and Consultative Services Committee with key industry players as exco members. They are Federation of Malaysian […]
