KUCHING: Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg is encouraging foreign innovators and experts to share their expertise and new ideas with Sarawak to produce hydrogen at a cheaper price.
The Premier said his government welcomes any experts and innovators to come over to Sarawak and present their perspective and knowledge on hydrogen production.
“If you have certain new ideas on how to produce hydrogen at an affordable cost, please come over … let us produce that hydrogen,” he said.
He also said they are welcome to the state to exchange views in technology and “move together for the benefit of the world and mankind”.
“As we are facing world crisis on climate change, I hope we can find technology that will cool the world and mitigate the emission of carbon,” he said.
He was speaking during the 27th World Congress on Innovation and Technology (WCIT) and the 6th International Digital Economy Conference Sarawak (IDECS) gala dinner at Pullman Hotel here last night (Oct 5).
Earlier, Abang Johari invited biodiversity researchers to Sarawak, particularly in the realm of life sciences to do research on its richness in flora and fauna.
“And this research should be undertaken through the proses of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Perhaps they can do biological research on our rich biodiversity in terms of flora and fauna.
“And perhaps with their finding, we can conserve the world richest rainforest in Sarawak,” he said.
During the gala dinner, the prestigious Sarawak Digital Economy Awards (SDEA) 2023 was given out to seven outstanding organisations and agencies which were instrumental in driving digital transformation in Sarawak.
For the Premier’s Award, NEOUN AI Sdn Bhd was the recipient. They also awarded the Research & Development and Commercialisation Award.
Meanwhile, SiliconNet Technologies Sdn. Bhd. also brought home two awards, namely the Digital Technology Transformation Award and Digital Leadership Award.
Other winners were Hornbill Networks Consortium Sdn Bhd (Entrepreneurship and Startup Award), Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (Digital Inclusivity Award), Forest Department Sarawak (Digital Government Award), MyContent Distribution Sdn Bhd (Digital Creative Content Award) and Sinisana Technologies Sdn Bhd (Environmental Sustainability Award).
