KUCHING: Sarawak reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing talent development and strengthening industry-academia partnerships through the Industry Connect @ Sarawak 2025 collaboration with Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad (TalentCorp).
Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Datuk Seri Roland Sagah said the commitment reflects the urgent need for upskilling and reskilling to prepare Sarawak’s workforce for the rapidly changing world of work.
“The professions that exist now may be different in the future. Therefore, our people must go through the upskilling and reskilling process to be suitable for future jobs,” he said.
“With age of digitalisation and AI is moving faster than us, society must start early to master new knowledge beyond traditional school syllabuses,” he said in a press conference after officiating the Industry Connect @ Sarawak 2025 here Wednesday (Sept 24).
Earlier, he also stressed that the state government is committed to ensuring its economic aspirations are matched with the right talent strategies.
“Under the Post COVID-19 Development Strategy 2030 (PCDS 2030), our goal is to transform Sarawak into a high-income and advanced state by 2030.
“This vision is bold which is to create 500,000 skilled jobs, to raise the median household income to RM15,049, and to ensure that every Sarawakian has access to meaningful employment across diverse industries,” he said.
To achieve this, Sarawak is prioritising innovation, inclusivity, and sustainability while keeping pace with global shifts, particularly in AI and digitalisation.
A key target, he added, is to establish Sarawak as Malaysia’s leading AI hub by 2027.
Through partnerships with the Centre for Technology Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) and Amazon Web Services (AWS), the state is accelerating AI adoption while cultivating a future-ready talent pool under the Sarawak Digital Economy Blueprint 2030 (SDE 2030).
“Achieving this ambition requires collaboration between the government, academia, industry, and agencies like TalentCorp to co-create solutions that prepare Sarawak’s workforce,” he added.
Industry Connect @ Sarawak 2025, organised by the Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development (MEITD) and TalentCorp in collaboration with Sarawak Skills and Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (PETROS), brought together more than 200 participants including SMEs, employers, academia, and government agencies.
The half-day programme focused on closing skills gaps by aligning education, training, and hiring with industry needs to empower Sarawakians for high-value opportunities in clean energy, semiconductors, and green data centres.
It featured a fireside chat on “Sarawak Talent 2030: Shaping the Next Generation Workforce”, alongside presentations on AI, digital and green skills, workforce transformation, and TalentCorp’s initiatives such as MyMahir and MyCOL.
