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. Al-Khalid Othman said the inaugural award would be one of the most important activities of this upcoming event.
It serves to recognise and reward the contributions of Sarawakians who have championed and participated continuously in digital economy initiatives across various sectors respectively.
“By embracing the use of digital technologies, this award can be the motivation to the stakeholders to further execute the digital initiatives with a high impact on society” he told a press conference held at the Sarawak Centre of Performance Excellence, Bangunan Yayasan Sarawak here yesterday.
Al-Khalid said various organisations including those from the public and private sectors, industries, government-linked companies (GLCs), universities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and individuals would be recognised and honoured for their talents in transforming Sarawak into a remarkably digitalized society that embraced the use of digital technologies.
Another highlight of the 5th IDECS will be the Digital Satellite Programme (DSP), where a total of 160 programmes will be implemented from May 20 till June 20 throughout Sarawak.
They include 16 academic workshops, 49 digital programmes by six public sector agencies, two start-up programmes and 93 digital community centre (DCC) programmes.
They will be organised by higher education institutions such as Curtin University, Swinburne University, UITM, UNIMAS, agencies such as TEGAS, private agencies like StartUp Malaysia, PetroSar Academy, CENTEXS, Cats, Pustaka, Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Sarawak, SDEC, SMA and many others.
The DSP was implemented with the objectives of connecting academia, industry, and community in digital economy through seminars, increasing awareness and fostering participation opportunities for community (in digital economy) as well as improving digital literacy and reducing digital divide amongst the community.
