Padawan police more prepared to handle cases involving autistic individuals
KUCHING: Padawan District Police are now more prepared to handle cases involving autistic individuals a er a ending an awareness talk yesterday.
The talk was officiated by Padawan District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan, who said the talk was delivered by representatives from Sarawak General Hospital, Kuching Autistic Association and the Sarawak Social Welfare Department.
“This programme will enable police officers to understand autism and provide them a clearer guideline on how to deal and communicate with autistic individuals,” said Aidil in a statement yesterday.
Also delivering a talk was Insp Nyaum Ringkai from the Padawan Criminal Investigations Department (CID), who explained the work procedures and investigation workflow when dealing with an autistic individual.
Held from 8am to 1pm, the talk was a ended by 20 senior officers and 65 officers of different ranks from the district police headquarters. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia aims to become the preferred destination for hightech investment through Industry4WRD, says Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Dr Ong Kian Ming.
He said the government also aims to be a comprehensive total solutions provider for advanced technology in the region.
“With proper implementation, the government is confident that by 2025, we will be able to achieve improved labour productivity, increase manufacturing’s contribution to gross domestic product ( GDP), enhance innovation capacity and create more high-skilled jobs,” he said in his speech at the launch of the Smart Manufacturing Expo 2019 (SMEX 2019) here yesterday.
Ong said the government has outlined Industry4WRD’s broad strategies and action plans in order to support the transformation of the manufacturing sector.
He said the policy aims to provide a holistic ecosystem that facilitates digital transformation through the five strategic enablers of funding, infrastructure, regulatory framework, skills and talent as well as technologies.
“Malaysia will continue to work with many countries in adopting and advancing smart manufacturing.
“The benefits of smart manufacturing have far-reaching implications as they have the potential to make manufacturing more agile and responsive, reduce equipment downtime and achieve greater operational and cost efficiencies,” he said.
SMEX 2019, which ends on Aug 30, showcases innovation across all areas of manufacturing and trade in machine tools and metalworking, robotics and industrial automation. - Bernama