Swinburne, Unimas, UiTM, Curtin sign MoA on IoT ecosystem
KUCHING: Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus yesterday signed a memorandum of agreement ( MoA) with several universities for the exploration and collaboration partnership in research and development projects in the Internet of Things ( IoT) ecosystem.
Aimed at establishing smart cities in Sarawak, the project would involve Curtin Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (Unimas) and Universiti Teknologi Mara ( UiTM) Sarawak.
The MoA signing was part of the three- day Industry 4.0 Awareness Programme, organised by Swinburne Innovation Malaysia (SWIM) Sdn Bhd and Swinburne School of Information, and Communication Technologies Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science.
The awareness programme aims to encourage Sarawak manufacturers to leverage on the latest Industry 4.0 technology in order to achieve competitiveness, with focus on timber and food manufacturing.
The MoA outlines the engagement of the four top universities in Sarawak to design, build and deploy a minimum IoT ecosystem in an existing city using low- cost, off-the- shelf components.
The ecosystem would be developed around pilot locations namely Swinburne Campus in Kuching, Unimas campuses in Kuching and Kota Samarahan, UiTM campuses in Kota Samarahan and Mukah, and Curtin Malaysia campus in Miri.
In his opening speech, Swinburne Sarawak deputy vicechancellor and chief executive officer Professor John Wilson said continuous leaning was the new norm as part of the Industry 4.0 revolution.
“The fourth industrial revolution is about sharing of the economy and data, for the good and the bad,” he said.
Swinburne Sarawak students received top-notch Australian education and also awarded the same Australian qualification that allows for broader recognition around the world.
Moreover, the university has a culturally diverse and colourful campus community, which is home to about 3,500 students from 45 countries.
Deputy Chief Minister, who is also Minister of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development and Second Minister of Urban Development and Natural Resources, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan witnessed the signing ceremony.
The programme is supported by Ministry of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development and Sarawak Multimedia Authority.
Assistant Minister of Industries and Investment Malcolm Mussen Lamoh and permanent secretary to the Ministry of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development, Datu Liaw Soon Eng were also present.
For more information, members of the public may visit Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus website (www.swinburne. edu.my), Facebook page (@ swinburnesarawak), Instagram (@ swinburnesarawak), Twitter page (@ Swinburne_ Swk) and YouTube channel ( Swinburne Sarawak).