Kota Kinabalu — The Sabah Economic Development and Investment Authority (SEDIA) today held the ‘Future Talent Connect’ Sharing Session Series 1.0 which took place at Azman Hashim Gallery, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). This event recorded as many as 125 participants consisting of prospective graduates, alumni and academicians from institutes of higher education.

The objectives for organising the sharing session are as follows:

1. To inspire and nurture interest in career paths related to the shared topics among the target groups, consisting of the younger generations and teenagers;
2. To build and establish close relationships with the target groups and the invitees who are also career leaders in the related shared topics; and
3. To collect and analyse relevant data and information to be used at the relevant opportunity and on the appropriate agenda for the benefit of human capital development.

Carrying the theme of ‘Agro-technology and Bioeconomy’, the programme focuses on the future workforce through the transition of conventional operations towards modern systems in agriculture and food industries. The use of technologies such as smart farming, system integration, and agricultural drones is fast becoming widely used. Additionally, this transition will see higher-yielding food crops and promote sustainable production in the context of the bioeconomy. This is made possible through the development of operations system technology that allows farmers to easily conduct agriculture activities that used to be done manually.

In delivering his opening remarks, SEDIA Chief Executive Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hashim bin Paijan said ‘SEDIA is confident that using an approach that combines Agro Technology and Bioeconomy will be able to bring Sabah’s agricultural sector to a higher, competitive and sustainable level. The younger generation also plays an important role in this change, we need to give them support and opportunities to become game changers’. These sharing sessions therefore serve as an ideal platform for career leaders in agro-technology and bioeconomy services to build career opportunities for the younger generations and teenagers, as well as to increase the country’s agricultural and food production for food security.

The guest speakers who shared topics throughout the inaugural session consisted of representatives of various agencies including Matthew Johnny Kulai (CEO of AgriData Portal Sdn. Bhd), Cornelius Chong (Founder of A Leaf), Christabel Loni Jiram (Senior Manager of Malaysia Bioeconomy Development Corporation Sdn Bhd), Mohd Ridwan bin Amirudin (Chief Executive Officer of AnginDotCom UAS Training & Services Sdn Bhd), and Siti Zuriani Zakaria from REDtone IoT of the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Sdn Bhd (MDEC).

Several initiatives under the Sabah Development Corridor (SDC) — as outlined in the SDC Blueprint 2.0 — are closely related to the shared topics, particularly:

• _{^{Initiative #4: Knowledge Hubs;}}
• ^{_{Initiative #14: Green Technology Development Centre;}}
• _{^{Initiative #20: Workforce of the Future}}
• _{^{Initiative #22: Workforce expansion; and}}
• _{^{Initiative #27: Next Gen Farmer-entrepreneurs}}.

From these sharing sessions, it is hoped that interest and positive impact can be fostered among the younger generations towards meeting the criteria of their future careers that may be oriented towards the use of smart technology in line with the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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“FUTURE TALENT CONNECT memupuk generasi muda kepada peluang kerjaya“

Kota Kinabalu — Pihak Berkuasa Pembangunan Ekonomi dan Pelaburan Sabah (SEDIA) pada hari ini telah menganjurkan Sesi Perkongsian ‘Future Talent Connect’ Siri 1.0 yang bertempat di Galeri Azman Hashim, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). Acara ini telah dihadiri oleh seramai 125 peserta terdiri daripada bakal graduan, alumni dan ahli-ahli akademik institut pengajian tinggi.

Antara objektif bagi penganjuran sesi perkongsian berkenaan adalah seperti:

1. Memberi inspirasi serta memupuk minat kumpulan sasaran yang terdiri daripada generasi muda dan remaja dengan laluan kerjaya yang berkaitan dengan topik perkongsian;
2. Membina dan menjalin perhubungan rapat dengan kumpulan sasaran dan para jemputan yang juga peneraju bidang kerjaya berkaitan dengan topik perkongsian; dan
3. Mengumpul dan menterjemah data dan maklumat yang berkaitan untuk digunakan di masa dan pada agenda yang bersesuaian bagi kepentingan pembangunan modal insan.

Dengan bertemakan Agro Teknologi dan Bioekonomi, program ini memfokuskan kepada tenaga kerja masa hadapan melalui peralihan sistem daripada operasi konvensional kepada sistem yang moden dalam industri pertanian dan makanan. Penggunaan teknologi seperti kaedah penanaman pintar, pengintegrasian sistem dan dron pertanian semakin meluas penggunaannya pada masa kini. Di samping itu, ia juga dapat menghasilkan pengeluaran tanaman makanan yang lebih tinggi serta menggalakkan pengeluaran yang mampan melalui konteks bioekonomi. Hal ini kerana perkembangan dalam teknologi sistem operasi kini banyak membantu bagi memudahkan para petani melakukan aktiviti pertanian yang dahulunya dilakukan secara manual.

Dalam menyampaikan kata alu-aluan, Ketua Eksekutif SEDIA Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hashim bin Paijan berkata ‘SEDIA yakin dengan menggunakan pendekatan yang menggabungkan Agro Teknologi dan Bioekonomi akan dapat membawa sektor pertanian Sabah ke tahap yang lebih tinggi, berdaya saing dan mampan. Generasi muda juga memainkan peranan penting dalam perubahan ini, kita perlu memberikan mereka sokongan dan peluang untuk menjadi game changer’. Sesi perkongsian ini menjadi ruang terbaik kepada para peneraju bidang kerjaya dalam perkhidmatan agro teknologi dan bioekonomi untuk membina peluang kerjaya bagi generasi muda dan remaja, serta meningkatkan hasil pengeluaran pertanian dan makanan negara bagi keterjaminan makanan.

Para penceramah jemputan yang telah memberi perkongsian topik di sepanjang program berjalan terdiri daripada wakil pelbagai agensi termasuklah Matthew Johnny Kulai (Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif AgriData Portal Sdn. Bhd), Cornelius Chong (Pengasas A Leaf), Christabel Loni Jiram (Pengurus Kanan Malaysia Bioeconomy Development Corporation Sdn Bhd), Mohd Ridwan bin Amirudin (Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif AnginDotCom UAS Training & Services Sdn Bhd), dan juga Siti Zuriani Zakaria dari REDtone IOT oleh Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Sdn Bhd (MDEC).

Beberapa inisiatif di bawah Koridor Pembangunan Sabah yang digariskan dalam Rangka Tindakan SDC 2.0 adalah berkait rapat dengan topik perkongsian semasa program ini, khususnya:

• _{^{Inisiatif 4#: Hub Pengetahuan;}}
• ^{_{Inisiatif 14#: Pusat Pembangunan Teknologi Hijau;}}
• ^{_{Inisiatif #20: Tenaga Kerja Masa Hadapan;}}
• _{^{Inisiatif #22: Perluasan Tenaga Kerja; dan}}
• ^{_{Inisiatif #27: Usahawan-petani Gen Baharu.}}

Semoga sesi perkongsian yang diadakan ini dapat melahirkan minat serta memberi impak positif kepada generasi muda bagi memenuhi keperluan dalam kerjaya masa hadapan yang berorientasikan penggunaan teknologi pintar seiring dengan revolusi industri 4.0.