KUCHING: Sarawak Energy has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Sarawak State Library, formalising a two-year collaboration to develop a digital resource centre for Sarawak Energy through a specific URL called PUSTAKA@SARAWAKENERGY while also developing mutually beneficial programmes and fostering a closer working relationship.
According to a press statement by Sarawak Energy, the signing ceremony between both parties took place virtually and was attended by heads of department, senior management team and staff from Sarawak Energy and Sarawak State Library yesterday.
Signing on behalf of Sarawak Energy was its Senior Vice President for Corporate Services, Siti Aisah Adenan, while the Sarawak State Library was represented by its Acting Chief Executive Officer, Japri Bujang Masli.
The MoU signing was witnessed by Sarawak Energy Senior Vice President for Land, Legal and Company Secretary, James Paul and Sarawak State Library Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Wan Mazli Wan Razali.
During her speech Siti said Sarawak Energy was pleased to signed the MOU with PUSTAKA to formalise their joint development of an e-Resource Centre, named PUSTAKA@SARAWAKENEGRY, for their employees.
“Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Sarawak Energy has transformed the way we learn by moving from conventional classroom-based events to online self-studies and subscriptions courses.
“With the establishment of this e-resource centre, our people will be able to access vast collections of digital content and information with ease to enhance their knowledge in line with our progressive digital and online learning culture and talent management excellence key focus area,” she said.
She also emphasised that digital standard engineering materials will be made available to public by the state library, aligned to Sarawak Energy’s Corporate Social Responsibility social investment pillar of education and young people.
Meanwhile, also spoke, Japri said by developing a digital resource centre, PUSTAKA can contribute towards building a more informed and knowledge-based society by creating a place where mind meets, ideas interact and also provides a platform for accessible information, knowledge, cultures and technologies are not restricted by geographical boundaries.
He also expressed his hope for Sarawak Energy employees to take advantage of and fully capitalise on the digital resource centre as well as any services that can be offered by the State Library to develop their self-knowledge.
