By Aina Azizah Yasmin
KUCHING: Seventeen students of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Service Learning programme have jointly created a community website for Kampung Sedegup at the village’s community hall.
The Service Learning programme is a degree programme of Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FCSIT) in Unimas. It emphasises on giving services and fulfilling people’s request through technology.
The Kampung Segedup community website project started early this year in line with Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s vision of making Kampung Sedegup a ‘Modern Village Hub’.
Dean of FCSIT Unimas, Assoc. Prof. Dr Johari Abdullah commended the students who were involved for the project at Kampung Sedegup and how they managed to understand the solved “what Kampung Sedegup wants for the community”.
“Service Learning programme is not just about fulfilling the request from the people, but also to understand and finding solutions that could help your future clients as you pursue your career in this field,” he said.
Johari added that the creation of the website and the content was not limited to exposing the villagers to ICT but also to understand the rise of digital economy in Sarawak.
“As everyone knows, digital economy is on the rise in Sarawak. This website is about the essence of digital economy that could help market products from the village,” he explained.
Village headman Sulaiman Alwi, said the website would help the villagers’ market traditional recipes and produce to the outside world.
