MUKAH: The Sarawak government remains committed to developing SME’s human capital by adopting technologies.
Education and Technological Research Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee said with technology rapidly evolving and converging, there is a stronger urgency for SMEs to leverage on new developments in Sarawak to enhance efficiency and increase productivity to better compete and grow.
“The adoption of new technologies, human capital development, promotion of entrepreneurship, innovation and Research & Development will help to create a comprehensive ecosystem covering human capital development for state’s growth in new era.
“There are a lot of related technologies like artificial intelligence and Internet of Things that SMEs need to adopt before they can be a smart manufacturing entity. This involves the various sectors including agriculture, forestry, tourism and health to ensure solutions to SMEs are valuable, accessible and more effective,” he said in his speech at the opening ceremony of Sarawak Innovation, Invention and Design Expo (SIIDEx) 2019 at Balau Council of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) here in Mukah.
He expressed confidence that the state is primed for the move to high-tech industries, with the government putting in place all the necessary infrastructure support.
