MoUs pave way for fast digitalisation process
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg on Thursday witnessed the signing of two memorandums of understanding ( MoUs) in San Jose, US which would pave the way for the accelerated process of Sarawak’s digitisation.
San Jose, near San Francisco, is known as the economic, cultural and political centre of Silicon Valley in the US.
The first MoU was signed between a Sarawak-based company PPTelekom and Cisco, a global leader in data centre technology at the conglomerate’s headquarters in San Jose.
“The MoU is a private initiative between PPTelekom and Cisco to accelerate the development of a Mega Data Center ( MDC) Hub in Sarawak by banking on the state’s strategic advantages, namely the abundance of hydro power, safe and stable climate and strategic location in the centre of Asia,” said a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office.
Meanwhile, the second MoU was signed between Sarawak Information System ( Sains) and also Cisco to expedite Sarawak’s transformation from an economy heavily dependant on non- renewable resources to one that would be powered by digitisation.
“The collaboration would help to build a secure intelligent platform as the foundation for the state’s digital transformation as well as developing a leading cybersecurity capabilities to safeguard Sarawak’s citizens, digital assets and businesses,” the statement added.
The Chief Minister, in his brief address after the signing ceremonies expressed confidence that a secured big data system
The MoU is a private initiative between PPTelekom and Cisco to accelerate the development of a Mega Data Center (MDC) Hub in Sarawak by banking on the state’s strategic advantages, namely the abundance of hydro power, safe and stable climate and strategic location in the centre of Asia.
would become an engine of growth for Sarawak in the decades ahead.
“Digitisation would be the way forward for Sarawak in line with world trend towards the realisation of an economy based on digital technologies,” he pointed out.
The statement further said the Chief Minister and members of his delegation arrived in San Francisco on Wednesday on the second leg of his working visits overseas.
The delegation earlier visited the research and innovation facilities at Stanford University Campus where they were briefed on education, research and innovation at the university before being taken on a conducted tour of labs, research and education facilities at the campus in south of San Francisco.
M e a nwh i l e , a t C i s c o headquarters the delegation was given presentations on the future of technology and its impact, country and government digitisation and also an insight into secured intelligent network platform for government services.
Chief Minister's Office