Tourism operators can apply for funds
KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) is assisting tourism operators by providing funds through the Sarawak Tourism Online Ecosystem Fund programme from July 1 to Dec 31. STB communication manager Gustino Basuan said entrepreneurs registered with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC) could apply for the funds for website development, online services as […]
Bridging the rural-urban digital gap
Public libraries have been around forever. The Roman Empire was the first to establish them in the western world. Then Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (whose reign across parts of North Africa spanned from 996–1021) financed and established libraries open to the public to access books and even get them copied free of charge. No […]
Reviving tourism amid Covid-19
DUE to the Covid-19 pandemic, tourist travel and arrivals were halted temporarily throughout the MCO period. Going into RMCO, the state Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) has had to lower its targeted arrivals to two million instead of its original 5 million with its focus changing to domestic tourists with its intra-state ‘Sia […]
From brick-and-mortar to click-and-mortar
With brick-and-mortar businesses forced to close during the movement control order (MCO), the business of selling and buying had to go online. On top of financial assistance through Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang, the Sarawak government was quick to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or sellers who, as MCO was extended through the Ramadan season, […]
Exploring the new frontier of digital governance
Covid-19 delayed the daily activities of Sarawakians, providing a harsh reality about the number of things needed to carry out in person. Digital government apps and services suddenly became very crucial to the continuation of Sarawakians’ daily lives, with services as such Sarawak ID and Sarawak Pay. With Sarawak Pay, it became possible during the […]
Connecting Sarawak in the new normal
Due to its terrain which varies from coastal lowlands to mountainous hinterland, Sarawak has long presented challenges to connectivity in terms of building roads and providing internet access. Throw in the delay brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, and it’s a big challenge for Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) to achieve state-wide connectivity in under-served areas […]
How digital helps with the new norm
In addition to unveiling Sarawak Economic Action Council (SEAC) to facilitate the state government’s post-Covid-19 exit economic strategy up to 2030, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg launched on June 9 a webinar series called ‘Sarawak Productive’ to boost the participation of businesses and start-ups in e-commerce which, pre-Covid-19, was targeted to make […]
Joint awareness campaign on radio stations
KUCHING: Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) together with Angkatan Zaman Mansang Sarawak (Azam Sarawak) have launched a public awareness campaign across various radio stations to further empower and brace Sarawakians against the economic backlash resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement issued by Azam, it said that the public awareness campaign themed ‘Normal Baru Serba […]
D-Virtual Park an ecosystem to channel creativity
KUCHING: In line with Sarawak’s Digital Economy strategy, virtual reality (VR) technology will become an increasingly important and accessible tool in various industries as we move towards realising Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0), according to Angkatan Zaman Mansang Sarawak (Azam Sarawak). In an effort to become familiarised with the potentials of this technology in realising Sarawak’s […]