For some time now, very low numbers of students enter the science stream at secondary schools in the country compared to the arts. Universiti Penguruan Sultan Idris (UPSI) deputy vice-chancellor (research and innovation) Professor Datuk Dr Noraini Idris said that only 23 per cent of those in upper secondary school study pure science, indicating a persistent trend. This figure hardly …
On March 8, 2018, we would be celebrating International Women’s Day all across the world. The theme “#PressforProgress” for this year’s event aptly fits the situation of women in this modern age. Women still face gender discrimination in many walks of life, especially in science. With this in mind, we push for more gender equality to women in science, research …
By: Fatin Asmida Asman Cyberjaya, 27 February – The Malaysian Technology Strategic Outlook (MTSO) was launched today- a biennial publication that aims to inform and promote awareness on the latest development as well as challenges that are shaping the local and global high technology landscapes. The launching was performed by Minister in Prime Minister’s Department, who is also the minister …
By Prof Tan Sri Zakri Abdul Hamid February 26, 2018 @ 11:10am SOME exciting news about our local aerospace industry was shared this month at the Singapore Airshow 2018. International Trade and Industry Ministry deputy secretary general Datin K. Talagavathi revealed a forecast that Malaysia’s aerospace sector this year would rake in RM1 billion in new investments and generate about …
The S2A Talk Series is an open platform for anyone from any discipline to give a talk about S&T. It is hoped this series will help the various target groups including the community to love and understand science that possibly will change our future. The agenda is to make people believe and love science, as well as to reduce the …
By Prof Tan Sri Zakri Abdul Hamid February 19, 2018 @ 10:30am GLOBALLY, 800 million out of 7.6 billion people suffer from hunger. Although the number has decreased in recent decades, roughly one in 10 people goes to bed hungry every day, many of them from developing countries. In a tragic irony, an estimated 30 to 40 per cent of …
By Prof Tan Sri Zakri Abdul Hamid February 12, 2018 @ 11:07am IT was one of those tragic news moments forever remembered — I was at a conference in Hawaii on Dec 8, 1980 when a bulletin came in from New York that John Lennon had died, shot at the entrance to his Manhattan apartment building. TIME magazine’s headline said …
By Prof Tan Sri Zakri Abdul Hamid February 5, 2018 @ 11:19 am RECENTLY, there was an uproar in the news about rice production woes faced by local farmers. Two rice varieties, named MR220 CL1 and MR220 CL2, were introduced about seven years ago to control the menace of weedy rice or padi angin. The two varieties are unique because …
By Prof Tan Sri Zakri Abdul Hamid January 29, 2018 @ 10:59am IN an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world, changes are happening at an unprecedented speed. Therefore, public and private organisations are employing approaches to understand and plan for the future. This ability to explore the future with imagination and wisdom can be achieved through a structured approach …
By Prof Tan Sri Zakri Abdul Hamid January 22, 2018 @ 11:28am BIOECONOMY refers to the production of renewable biological resources for food, feed, chemicals, energy and healthcare wellness products via innovative and efficient technologies. And, in 2005, Malaysia began a drive to make bio-based industry a key economic driver, launching the National Biotechnology Policy (NBP) under the stewardship of …
